Autonomous driving has achieved significant milestones in research and development over
the last decade. There is increasing interest in the field as the deployment of self-operating …

In medicine, patients can obtain real benefits from a sham treatment. These benefits are
known as the placebo effect. We report two experiments (Experiment I: N= 369; Experiment …

Quality aspects such as ethics, fairness, and transparency have been proven to be essential
for trustworthy software systems. Explainability has been identified not only as a means to …

Passengers of automated vehicles will likely engage in non-driving related activities like
reading and, therefore, be disengaged from the driving task. However, especially in critical …

Automated navigation technology has established itself as an integral facet of intelligent
transportation and smart city systems. Several international technological organizations …

With modern infotainment systems, drivers are increasingly tempted to engage in secondary
tasks while driving. Since distracted driving is already one of the main causes of fatal …

AI explanations have been increasingly used to help people better utilize AI
recommendations in AI-assisted decision making. While AI explanations may change over …

With the level of automation increases in vehicles, such as conditional and highly automated
vehicles (AVs), drivers are becoming increasingly out of the control loop, especially in …

Explanations in automated vehicles help passengers understand the vehicle's state and
capabilities, leading to increased trust in the technology. Specifically, for passengers of SAE …

Inscrutable AI systems are difficult to trust, especially if they operate in safety-critical settings
like autonomous driving. Therefore, there is a need to build transparent and queryable …