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Publicly available project results and Deliverables are available here for download:

Hi-Drive Deliverable D1.5 Final Project Results 31.07.2026 8.55 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D2.3 Outlook of Future Enablers KPIs for AD_CAD 31.07.2026 5.08 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D3.1 Use Cases Definition and Description 06.08.2026 4.69 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D3.2 Logging Tools Recommendations 05.07.2023 4.36 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D3.3 Description of Vehicles 06.08.2026 2.88 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D4.1 Research Questions 25.05.2023 2.30 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D4.2 Data for Evaluation 25.05.2023 2.00 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D4.3 Experimental Procedure 04.07.2023 2.67 MB
Hi-Drive-SP4-D4.4-User-Evaluation-Methods-v1.0 31.07.2026 3.70 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D4.5 Effects Evaluation Methods 20.10.2023 4.73 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D5.1 Description of Operations 05.07.2023 3.48 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D6.1 User Acceptance and Awareness Results 01.10.2025 3.87 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D6.2 Human-like Driving and User Comfort 31.07.2026 8.80 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D6.3 User Monitoring and Related HMI 25.11.2025 5.69 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D6.4 Interactions with Other Road Users 25.11.2025 7.41 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D7.2 Effects 11.11.2025 2.87 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D7.3 Effects on Safety 05.11.2025 7.46 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D7.4 Effects on Mobility, Efficiency and Environment 24.11.2025 9.44 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D7.5 Socioeconomic Effects 25.11.2025 1.81 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D7.6 Driving Scenario Database 31.07.2026 7.43 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D8.3 Report on Public Awareness and Demonstration Campaign 25.11.2025 10.85 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D8.4 Minimum Set of Standards Applicable to Hi-Drive 25.05.2023 2.37 MB
Hi-Drive Deliverable D8.7 Information Toolkit for Social Media Campaign and Curriculum for Driver Training 31.07.2026 12.53 MB

Project related scientific papers and publications: 

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

CONFERENCE PAPERS

  • Explicit and Implicit Communication for Automated Vehicles.
    Reschke, J., Klaußner, M. (2022)
    Darmstädter Lichttechnik, vol. 19, Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Automotive Lighting: ISAL 2021, T. Q. Khanh, Ed., Munich: utzverlag, 2022, pp. 483–492.
    https://zenodo.org/records/11548362
  • Communication with Exterior Lighting through High-Definition Front & Rear Signalling functions
    de Lamberterie, A., Moisy., E., Planche., G., Afonso, J., Mezari, R., Puscasu, O. (2022)

    SIA Vision 2022
    https://zenodo.org/records/11549362
  • Creating a Framework for the Representativeness Assessment of Automated Driving Safety Assurance.
    Hiller, J., Kalyagina, S., Eckstein, L. (2022)
    28th ITS World Congress, Los Angeles (USA)
    https://zenodo.org/records/11549114
  • Operating scenarios for testing Automated Driving Systems in challenging conditions
    Bolovinou, A., Anagnostopoulou, C., Weber, H., Satu, I.,  Hiller, J., Amditis, A., & Sauvaget, J-L. (2022)

    31st Aachen Colloquium Sustainable Mobility, Aachen (Germany)
    https://zenodo.org/records/11573616
  • What leads drivers to illicitly nap during conditionally automated driving?
    Wörle, J., and Metz, B. (2022)
    8th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention: DDI 2022, Gothenburg, pp. 85 -88
    https://zenodo.org/records/11576173
  • Runtime Monitoring for Out-of-Distribution Detection in Object Detection Neural Networks
    Hashemi, V., Křetínskỳ, J., Rieder, S., Schmidt, J. (2023)
    In: Chechik, M., Katoen, JP., Leucker, M. (eds) Formal Methods. FM 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14000. Springer, Cham.
    https://zenodo.org/records/11612648
  • Methodische Implikationen zur Herstellung von Motion Sickness im Realfahrzeug – Evaluation eines standardisierten Fahrprofils im öffentlichen Verkehr
    Metzulat, M., Metz, B. & Landau, A. (2023)
    VDI-Berichte 2411
    https://zenodo.org/records/11614562
  • Local and Global Contextual Features Fusion for Pedestrian Intention Prediction
    Azarmi, M., Rezaei, M., Hussain, T., Qian, C. (2023)
    In: Ghatee, M., Hashemi, S.M. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Smart Vehicles. ICAISV 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1883. Springer, Cham.
    https://zenodo.org/records/11616593
  • Bayesian Integrity Monitoring for Cellular Positioning – A Simplified Case Study
    Ding, L., Seco-Granados, G., Kim, H. et al (2023)
    2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2023: 1050-1056
    https://zenodo.org/records/11617336
  • A Systematic Approach Towards the Definition of the Terms Edge Case and Corner Case for Automated Driving
    L. Vater, M. Sonntag, J. Hiller, P. Schaudt and L. Eckstein (2023)
    2023 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 2023, pp. 1-6
    https://zenodo.org/records/11638750
  • C-TAR: A Compositional Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment Method for Infrastructure-Based Autonomous Driving
    M. Abdelsalam, S. Greiner, O. Aktouf, A. Mercier (2023)
    6th International Workshop on Attacks and Defenses for Internet-of-Things, Sep 2023, The Hague, Netherlands
    https://zenodo.org/records/11654062
  • Trajectory prediction with observations of variable-length for motion planning in highway merging scenarios
    Mozaffari, S., Alipour Sormoli, M., Koufos, K., Lee, G., Dianati, M. (2023)
    26th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems ITSC 2023, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain, 24-28 Sep 2023
    https://zenodo.org/records/11657166
  • Using V2X Communications for Smart ODD Management of Highly Automated Vehicles
    Schulte-Tigges, J., Rondinone, M., Reke, M., Wachenfeld, J., Kaszner, D., (2023)
    26th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems ITSC 2023, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain, 24-28 Sep 2023
    https://zenodo.org/records/12941700
  • Matching Function and Technology: Communication for Safety Applications and Superior User Experience
    J. Reschke, V. Schmidt, J. Frederking (2023)
    International Symposium on Automotive Lighting (ISAL), 27-28 September, Darmstadt, Germany
    https://zenodo.org/records/16685216
  • Visually Induced Motion Sickness Correlates with On-Road Car Sickness 
    T. Irmak, K. de Winkel, R. Happee(2023) 
    https://zenodo.org/records/16942681
  • Detecting Edge Cases from Trajectory Datasets Using Deep Learning Based Outlier Detection
    Sonntag, M., Vater, L., Vuskov, R., & Eckstein, L. (2024)
    Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems, 31–39
    https://zenodo.org/records/11115131
  • An online-survey on user expectations and mental model of automated driving:
    The Effects of Automation Description and Technology Readiness

    Metz, B., Wörle, J., Neukum, A. (2024)
    Gesa Praetorius, Charlotte Sellberg and Riccardo Patriarca (eds) Advances in Human Factors of Transportation. AHFE (2024) International Conference
    https://zenodo.org/records/13120833
  • A Synthetic Dataset Generator for Automotive Overtaking Maneuver Detection
    L. Forneris, R. Berta, A. Capello, M. Cossu, M. Fresta, F. Tango, F. Bellotti (2024)
    Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2023. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol.1110. Springer Cham.
    https://zenodo.org/records/12093184
  • YoloP-Based Pre-processing for Driving Scenario Detection
    M. Cossu, R. Berta, L. Forneris, M. Fresta, L. Lazzaroni, JL. Sauvaget, F. Bellotti (2024)
    Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2023. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol.1110. Springer Cham.
    https://zenodo.org/records/12091763
  • Automated Parking in CARLA: A Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Approach
    L. Lazzaroni, A. Pighetti, F. Bellotti, A. Capello, M. Cossu, R. Berta (2024)
    Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2023. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol.1110. Springer Cham.
    https://zenodo.org/records/12090735
  • Engaging in Activities while in an Automated Car Increases the Willingness to Tolerate Longer Travel Times
    Esko Lehtonen, Fanny Malin, Elina Aittoniemi, Satu Innamaa (2024). 12th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART)https://zenodo.org/records/16420714    
  • Improving takeover performance during cognitive distraction with an adaptive gaze-based HMI
    L. Lazzaroni, A. Pighetti, F. Bellotti, A. Capello, M. Cossu, R. Berta (2024)
    Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2023. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol.1110. Springer Cham. https://zenodo.org/records/16632005                                           
  • Model-Based Security Analysis of Interconnected Subsystems: A Methodology for Security Compatibility Evaluation 
    M. Abdelsalam, I. Mpidi Bita, S. Greiner, O. El-Kheir Aktouf, A. Mercier (2024)
    21st Annual International Conference on Privacy Security and Trust (PST), Sydney, Australia https://zenodo.org/records/16637908   
  • Still fit to drive?  How car sickness affects takeover and driving performance  
    M. Metzulat, B. Metz, W. Kunde (2024)
    9th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention (DDI 2024), October 22-24, Michigan, USA
    https://zenodo.org/records/16631502
  • Assessing Situation Awareness while Driving with Automation   
    Metzulat, B. Metz, J. Wörle (2024)
    9th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention (DDI 2024), October 22-24, Michigan, USA
    https://zenodo.org/16632612
  • Assisting the Remote Assistant: Augmenting Degraded Video Streams with Additional Sensor Data to Improve Situation Awareness in Complex Urban Traffic  
    A. Schrank, N. Wendorff, M. Oehl (2024)
    In Stephanidis, C. Antona M., S. Ntoa, G. Salvendy (eds) HCI International 2024 Posters. HCII 2024, Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 2118. Springer, Cham.
    https://zenodo.org/records/16947855
  • Determining the Tactical Challenge of Scenarios to Efficiently Test Automated Driving Systems   
    L. Vater, S. Tarlowski, M. Schuldes, L. Eckstein (2024)
    2024 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), Jeju Island, Korea, 2024, pp. 1266-1271
    https://zenodo.org/records/16636052
  • A Conceptual model for assessing mode shift impacts on road fatalities and injuries      
    I. Maasalo, E. Lehtonen, F. Malin, A. Fadel da Costa, S. Innamaa (2024)
    International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety ICTCT 2024, The Hague, The Netherlands, 17-18 October 2024    
    https://zenodo.org/records/16636533
  • Age-based Differences in Pedestrian’s Feeling of Trust and Safety when Crossing in Front of a Real Communicating Self-Driving Car during Daytime or Nighttime      
    A. Sahai, O. Puscasu, N. Métayer (2024)
    In Tareq Ahram, Luca Casarotto, Pietro Costa (eds), Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies, (IHIET 2024, AHFE International Conference, AHFE Open Access, vol.1, USA     
    https://zenodo.org/records/16636889
  • NordicDat: A Cross-Border Predictive QoS Dataset       
    T. Miekkala et. al (2025) 
    Globecom 2024, IEEE Global Communication Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 2024, pp. 1281 – 1286      
    https://zenodo.org/records/16942344
  • Automated vehicles with communication capabilities: Is there an added impact on traffic efficiency at yield-sign controlled intersections?        
    N. Georgiou, E. Portouli, A. Amditis (2025) 
    In Alexandra Medina-Borja and Krystyna Gielo-Perczak (eds) Human Factors in Robots, Drones and Unmanned Systems. AHFE (2025) International Conference, AHFE Open Access, vol. 179, AHFE International, USA       
    https://zenodo.org/records/16941927
  • A Unified Generative Framework for Realistic Lidar Simulation in Autonomous Driving Systems
    H. Haghighi, M. Dianati, V. Donzella, K. Debattista (2024)
    In Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Canada

    https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.15817
  • Review of the Learning-based Camera and Lidar Simulation Methods for Autonomous Driving Systems    
    H. Haghighi, X. Wang, H.Jing, M.Dianati (2025)
    In Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, USA

    https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10079
  • Instrument for the assessment of road user automated vehicle acceptance: A pyramid of user needs of automated vehicles
    S. Nordhoff, M. Hagenzieker, E. Lehtonen et.al (2023)
    https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.10559
  • MATE-AV: A VR-based training environment to teach occupants’ how to adopt a comfort-oriented postural control in a vehicle
    C. Croucher, F. Pauwels, R. P. Xuan et.al (2025)
    https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5879902/v1
  • Drivers’ Attention to Dash-based Human-Machine Interfaces: The Effect of Partial Automation and Cognitive Load
    H. Qin, R. C. Goncalves, C. M. Goodridge, N. Merat (2025)
    https://doi.org/10.1145/3744333.3747829
  • Exploring user comfort in automated driving: A qualitative study with younger and older users using the Wizard-Of-Oz method
    C. Peng, I. Öztürk, S. Nordhoff, R. Madigan et. al (2023) Automotive UI 2023, 15th International Conference on Automotive Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications
    https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3581961.3609853
  • Pedestrian Intention Prediction via Vision-Language Foundation Models
    M. Azarmi, M. Rezaei, H. Wang (2023)
    IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium

    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11097349
  • Comparison of measurement models for acceptance of the driver monitoring systems (DMS)
    I. Öztürk, E. Lehtonen, R. Madigan et. al (2025)
    37th conference on International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety (ICTCT), 23-24 October 2025, Berlin, Germany

    https://www.ictct.net/wp-content/uploads/37-Berlin-2025/BoA_final.pdf
  • Do Drivers have Preconceived Ideas about an Automated Vehicle’s Driving Behaviour?
    Y. Li, Y. M. Lee, Y, Yang, K. Tian et. al (2023) Automotive UI 2023, 15th International Conference on Automotive Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications
    https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3580585.3607155
  • Improving takeover performance during cognitive distraction with an adaptive gaze-based HMI
    G. Merlhiot (2024)
    9th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention, 22-24 October 2024, Michigan, USA

    https://zenodo.org/records/16632005
  • Assessment and Prediction of Remote Operators’ Mental Workload Through AoI Data in AV Scenar
    A. Valerio, H. P. Nguyen, K. Ihme, F. Walocha (2025)
    MUC 2025, Proceedings of the 2025 Mensch und Computer, 31.8 – 3.09.2025

    https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3743049.3748583
  • Older passengers’ expectations about highly automated driving: Implications for inclusive designs
    C. Peng, I. Öztürk, R. Madigan et. al (2025)
    Adjunct Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (pp. 177-182)

    https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3744335.3758501
  • Working Hours and Automated Driving: Effects on Acceptance and Purchase
    F. da Costa, A. Lehtonen, E. Aittoniemi, R. Madigan et. al (2025)
    Abstract from Humanist Virtual Centre of Excellence Conference 2025, Chemnitz, Germany
    https://cris.vtt.fi/en/publications/working-hours-and-automated-driving-effects-on-acceptance-and-pur/
  • Behind the wheel and under observation: A cross-cultural examination of concerns over driver monitoring systems
    I. Öztürk, R. Madigan, Y. M. Lee, E. Aittoniemi, N. Merat (2025)
    Road Safety on Five Continents, Lees, United Kingdom
  • An investigation of how drivers’ knowledge and use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) varies between countries
    I. Öztürk, R. Madigan, N. Merat (2025)
    National Road Safety Conference. Wyboston Lakes, United Kingdom
  • Cross-country variation in the acceptance of automated driving:
    A study based on 51,813 survey respondents
    E. Lehtonen, A. Costa, I. Öztürk et. al (2026)
    TRA 2026 Conference Proceedings, 18-21 May, Hungary, Budapest
  • Working While Commuting in an Automated Vehicle: Impact on Acceptable Travel Times
    A. Costa, E. Lehtonen, I. Öztürk et. al (2026)
    TRA 2026 Conference Proceedings, 18-21 May, Hungary, Budapest

PHD THESES

 

MASTER’S THESIS

  • The Influence of Initial Overtrust on Pedestrian Behaviour in Response to Incongruent Behaviour of Connected and Automated Vehicles
    Veldhuis, Shawn (2023)
    Utrecht University
    https://elib.dlr.de/196249
  • Influence of an Additional Pedestrian and an External Human-Machine Interface on one‘s Crossing Behavior in front of an Automated Vehicle in a Shared Space Environment
    Stelter, Sarah (2024)

    Technische Universität Berlin
    https://elib.dlr.de/204135
  • Analyzing Spatial Eye-Tracking Data of Teleoperators to Assess Workload in Automotive Fleet Management
    Valerio, Andrea (2025)

    University of Trento
    https://elib.dlr.de/213522/

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Data

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1_ 3DHD CityScenes: High-Definition Maps in High-Density Point Clouds

Available here: https://zenodo.org/record/7085090 [External link]
Applications: 3D Object Detection, Map Deviation Detection
Description : 3DHD CityScenes is the most comprehensive, large-scale high-definition (HD) map dataset to date, annotated in the three spatial dimensions of globally referenced, high-density LiDAR point clouds collected in urban domains. Our HD map covers 127 km of road sections of the inner city of Hamburg, Germany including 467 km of individual lanes. In total, our map comprises 266,762 individual items.
The corresponding DevKit is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/volkswagen/3DHD_devkit. [External link]


 

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