# Situational Awareness, Drivers Trust in Automated Driving Systems and Secondary Task Performance

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.05251 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1903.05251/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 12 Mar 2019.

## Built on by (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [Situation Awareness for Driver-Centric Driving Style Adaptation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2403.19595/) (2024)
- [From the Head or the Heart? An Experimental Design on the Impact of Explanation on Cognitive and Affective Trust](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2110.03433/) (2021)
- [NARRATE: A Multimodal Real-World Australian Driving Dataset for Human-Centred Explanations in Automated Driving](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2608.14767/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Driver assistance systems, also called automated driving systems, allow drivers to immerse themselves in non-driving-related tasks. Unfortunately, drivers may not trust the automated driving system, which prevents either handing over the driving task or fully focusing on the secondary task. We assert that enhancing situational awareness can increase trust in automation. Situational awareness should increase trust and lead to better secondary task performance. This study manipulated situational awareness by providing them with different types of information: the control condition provided no information to the driver, the low condition provided a status update, while the high condition provided a status update and a suggested course of action. Data collected included measures of trust, trusting behavior, and task performance through surveys, eye-tracking, and heart rate data. Results show that situational awareness both promoted and moderated the impact of trust in the automated vehicle, leading to better secondary task performance. This result was evident in measures of self-reported trust and trusting behavior.