Scientific Publications

Out-of-Distribution Object Detection in Street-Scenes via Synthetic Outlier Exposure and Transfer Learning

2026 | 03 | 17
S. Ilyas (1,3) , A. Mütze (2), K.Friedrichs (3), Th. Kurbiel (3), M. Rottmann (2)
(1)University of Wuppertal
(2) University of Osnabrück, Germany
(3) Aptiv Services Deutschland GmbH
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Pedestrian Interaction with Multiple Highly Automated Vehicles: Effects of LED- and AR-based eHMI communication in Complex Urban Environments.

2026 | 02 | 22
M. Wilbrink, M.Oehl - DLR
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour.
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Influence of Seating Orientation on Motion Sickness in Autonomous Vehicles

2026 | 01 | 01
L. Rottmann, A. Johannsen, M. Niedling, M. Vollrath - Hella
in Autonomous Vehicles. Appl. Ergonomics. January 2026, Volume 130, 104643.

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DenseBEV: Transforming BEV Grid Cells into 3D Objects

2025 | 12 | 18
M. Dähling, S. Krebs, J. M. Zöllner - Mercedes-Benz AG, accepted by WACV 2026
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Raising Awareness for Confusion - Stimulating the Discussion About Robustness of Mode Awareness Assessment in Automated Driving.

2025 | 12 | 08
L. Plum, E. Shi (2025) - Bundesanstalt für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen
in Automated Driving. Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE2025), Vol. 199, 2025, 2110–2119.
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Supporting Users' Understanding of Driving Automation Systems: The Effect of Meaningful System Names and Responsibility-Focused Textual Reminders.

2025 | 12 | 08
E. Czupi, E. Shi (2025) - Bundesanstalt für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen
In: Tareq Ahram, Waldemar Karwowski and Jay Kalra (eds) Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing. AHFE (2025) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 199. AHFE International, USA.
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IDEAL-M3D: Instance Diversity-Enriched Active Learning for Monocular 3D Detection

2025 | 11 | 24
J. Meier (1,2,3,4), F. Günther (3), R. Marin (3,4), O. Dhaouadi (1, 3, 4), J. Kaiser (1), D. Cremers (3, 4)

(1) DeepScenario. (2) ETH Zurich, ,(3) TU Munich, (4) MCML
WACV 2026
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Divide and Merge: Motion and Semantic Learning in End-to-End Autonomous Driving

2025 | 11 | 16
Y. Shen, O. Tas, K. Wang, R. Wagner, C. Stiller (2025) - Opel
In Transactions on Machine Learning Research (11/2025), 2025.
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Rearward Seating Orientation Decreases Trust and Increases Motion Sickness in Autonomous Vehicles

2025 | 11 | 12
L. Rottmann, A. Waldmann, A. Johannsen, M. Vollrath
- Hella
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(22), 12027
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Visualizing Driving Maneuvers Through Peripheral Displays: A Comparative Study of iHMI Design in Autonomous Vehicles

2025 | 11 | 12
L. Rottmann, A. Stang, A. Johannsen, A. Niedling, M. Vollrath,
- Hella
in Autonomous Vehicles. Appl. Sci. 2025, 15, 12044.
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Investigating the time required by remote drivers to get into the loop during event-based takeovers

2025 | 10 | 31
A. Reisinger (2025)
Master Thesis, University of Ulm
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TRUCE-AV: A Multi-modal dataset for Trust and Comfort Estimation in Autonomous Vehicles

2025 | 10 | 25
A. Bhalla, C. Hellert,E. Kasneci, N. Becker (2025)
Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH, Technical University of Munich
Proceedings of the 28th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2025), 25.-28.10.2025, Bologna, Italy, Volume 413, 2690–2697
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A VR Study: How Should an Automated Vehicle Communicate with Multiple Pedestrians?

2025 | 10 | 01
Y. Liu, N. Grabbe, K. Bengler - Technical University Munich, Chair of Ergonomics

In: Jin, S., Kim, J.H., Kong, YK., Park, J., Yun, M.H. (eds) Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Volume 4. IEA 2024. Springer Series in Design and Innovation, vol 56. Springer, Singapore.
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OrthoLoC: UAV 6-DoF Localization and Calibration Using Orthographic Geodata

2025 | 09 | 30
O. Dhaouadi (1,2,3), R. Marin (2,3), J. Meier (1,2,3), J. Kaiser (1), D. Cremers (2,3)
(1) DeepScenario, (2) TUM, (3) MCML
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A VR Study: How Should an Automated Vehicle Communicate with Multiple Pedestrians?

2025 | 10 | 01
Y. Liu, N. Grabbe, K. Bengler - Technical University Munich, Chair of Ergonomics

In: Jin, S., Kim, J.H., Kong, YK., Park, J., Yun, M.H. (eds) Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Volume 4. IEA 2024. Springer Series in Design and Innovation, vol 56. Springer, Singapore.
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A VR Study: How Should an Automated Vehicle Communicate with Multiple Pedestrians?

2025 | 10 | 01
Y. Liu, N. Grabbe, K. Bengler - Technical University Munich, Chair of Ergonomics

In: Jin, S., Kim, J.H., Kong, YK., Park, J., Yun, M.H. (eds) Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Volume 4. IEA 2024. Springer Series in Design and Innovation, vol 56. Springer, Singapore.
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How automated driving systems can show their behavior: System transparency for in-vehicle HMI of highly automated vehicles to improve user experience.

2025 | 09 | 10
Brandt, T.; Brandenburg, S.; Borchert, C.; Oehl, M. (2025) - DLR
Poster session at the AOWI Fachgruppentagung 2025, Lüneburg, Germany.
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CrowdQuery: Density-Guided Query Module for Enhanced 2D and 3D Detection in Crowded Scenes

2025 | 09 | 10
Dähling, Marius, et al - Mercedes-Benz AG

Dähling, Marius, et al. „CrowdQuery: Density-Guided Query Module for Enhanced 2D and 3D Detection in Crowded Scenes”. (accepted at IROS 2025).
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A Camera-Based Approach for Discomfort Detection in Highly Automated Driving

2025 | 08 | 27
S. Enhuber & K. Mößner. - Technical University Chemnitz
9th Humanist Virtual Centre of Excellence Conference 2025. Chemnitz, 27.-29. August 2025.
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Visualizing detection algorithms of highly automated vehicles: Creating transparency to support remote assistants’ understanding and predictability.

2025 | 08 | 27
Brandt, T., Brandenburg, S., Wilbrink, M., & Oehl, M. (2025) - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
In Proceedings of the 9th Humanist Conference. Chemnitz, Germany, August 27–29, 2025.

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Co-Creating Future Autonomous Vehicle HMIs: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Passenger Information Needs

2025 | 08 | 27
L. A. Flohr, E.-M. Burg, C. F. Osthelder, S. Schulz - Ergosign

The 9th Humanist Conference, Chemnitz, Germany, 27-29 August 2025
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Trust and Driving Experience during Urban Highly Automated Driving: Impact of Driving Styles

2025 | 08 | 27
C. Hollander, M. Beggiato, G. Jahn, P. Roßner, M. Hentschel & A. Bullinger-Hoffmann - Technische Universität Chemnitz

The 9th Humanist Virtual Centre of Excellence Conference 2025. Chemnitz, 27.-29. August 2025
https://doi.org/10.60687/2025-0197
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Long-term is no term: A systematic review of learning effects and the understanding of “long-term” in the context of driver-vehicle interaction

2025 | 07 | 01
E.M. Nkusi, N. Grabbe, K. Bengler - Technical University Munich, Chair of Ergonomics

In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 112, S. 111–137. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.03.027.
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Navigating informal shared spaces: AV strategies for joint behavior among multiple pedestrians

2025 | 06 | 22
Y. Liu, K. Bengler - Technical University Munich, Chair of Ergonomics,

Proceedings of the 36th IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV 2025), 22.-25.06.2025, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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Highly Accurate and Diverse Traffic Data: The DeepScenario Open 3D Dataset

2025 | 06 | 22
O. Dhaouadi, J. Meier, L. Wahl, J. Kaiser, L. Scalerandi,
N. Wandelburg, Z. Zhou, N. Berinpanathan, H. Banzhaf - DeepScenario
Daniel Cremers, Technical University Munich

36th IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV 2025), 22.-25.06.2025, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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STADT:up – Intuitive and understandable HMI for autonomous vehicles

2025 | 06 | 12
L. Flohr, E. Barra, P. Shardt, T. Demesmaeker - Ergosign GmbH

Ergosign Insights Blog

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Conception and Interview-Based Evaluation of an External Human-Machine Interface to Promote Prosocial Beahvior in Urban Mixed Traffic

2025 | 05 | 30
F. Friedrich, R. Eychmüller, S. Schwindt-Drews, B. Abendroth - Technische Universität Darmstadt

Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S., Salvendy, G. (eds) HCI International 2025 Posters. HCII 2025. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2525. Springer, Cham.
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Harmonization of Shared Control Within SAE International J3016 Standard and Dimensioning of Haptic Shared Control in Automated Driving

2025 | 05 | 25
L. Zeitler, S. Schwindt-Drews, B. Schreiner, B. Abendroth - Technische Universität Darmstadt

In H. Krömker (Ed.), HCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems, HCII 2025, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 15817 (pp. 114-129). Cham: Springer.
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MonoCT: Overcoming Monocular 3D Detection Domain Shift with Consistent Teacher Models

2025 | 05 | 23
J. Meier, L. Inchingolo, O. Dhaouadi, Y. Xia, J. Kaiser, D.Cremers
DeepScenario GmbH; TU Munich ; Munich Center for Machine Learning

IEEE ICRA 2025, IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation, 19–23 May, Atlanta, USA

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Untersuchungen zum prosozialen Fahrerverhalten beim Fahrstreifenwechsel im städtischen Mischverkehr

2025 | 03 | 25
F. Friedrich, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Friedrich, F. (2025). Untersuchungen zum prosozialen Fahrerverhalten beim Fahrstreifenwechsel im städtischen Mischverkehr. 71. GfA-Frühjahrskongress, Aachen, 25.-27.03.2025, (S. 583-588).
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Gestaltung und Evaluation eines Haptic Shared Control Konzepts in der automatisierten Fahrzeugführung im Kontext Stadt

2025 | 03 | 25
L. Zeitler, Technische Universität Darmstadt

In Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.V. (Hrsg.), Arbeit 5.0: Menschzentrierte Innovationen für die Zukunft der Arbeit, Bericht zum 71. Arbeitswissenschaftlichen Kongress, Aachen, 25.-27.03.2025 (S. 904-908). Sankt Augustin: GfA-Press.
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Assessing the Changes in Driver Acceptance through the Experience of Consecutive Partially Automated Drives: A Simulator Study.

2025 | 03 | 25
Wiegand, M., von Dewitz, E. M., Schneider, J. & Bengler, K. (2025) - Technical University Munich, Chair of Ergonomics

In Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.V. (Hrsg.), Arbeit 5.0: Menschzentrierte Innovationen für die Zukunft der Arbeit, Bericht zum 71. Arbeitswissenschaftlichen Kongress, Aachen, 25.-27.03.2025 (pp. 654-659). Sankt Augustin: GfA-Press.
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Wer hat Angst vorm automatisierten Fahren?

2025 | 03 | 19

Kamerabasierte Emotionserkennung in potenziell unkomfortablen automatisierten Fahrmanövern

M. Beggiato, C. Hollander, M., Hentschel, P. Roßner, A.C. Bullinger, G. Jahn - Technische Universität Chemnitz

erschienen in T. Petzoldt, M. Baumann, V. Schmidt, & F. W. Siebert (Eds.), Book of Abstracts - 5. Kongress der Fachgruppe Verkehrspsychologie (pp. 10–11). Technische Universität München

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Analyzing Usage Behavior and Preferences of Drivers Regarding Shared Automated Vehicles: Insights from an Online Survey

2024 | 12 | 11
V. Pongratz, L. Steckhan, K. Bengler - Chair of Ergonomics, Technical University Munich

HCII International 2024 - International Conference on Human-Computer interaction, 29.06.-04.07.2024, Washington DC

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The work organization in teleoperated driving – a human reliability and socio-technical systems perspective

2024 | 11 | 28
N. Grabbe, S. Brettschneider, K. Bengler - Chair of Ergonomics, Technical University Munich

at - Automatisierungstechnik (De Gruyter), Volume 72 Issue 12

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Towards the acceptance of facing rearward in autonomous vehicles

2024 | 11 | 28
L. Rottmann - Hella

In Proceedings of the 6th Human Factors Summer School 2024 2024, pp. 40–41.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14236694.

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DeepUrban: Interaction-aware Trajectory Prediction and Planning for Automated Driving by Aearial Imagery

2024 | 09 | 24
C. Selzer, F. Flohr – Hochschule München

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2024, September 24 - 27

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Externe Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstellen für die Interaktion von Fußgängern mit autonomen Fahrzeugen in komplexeren Straßenverkehrsszenarien: Können AR-basierte Schnittstellen unterstützen?

2024 | 09 | 16
M. Oehl, M. Nuttelmann, M. Wilbrink - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

53rd DGPs Congress / 15th ÖGP Conference, Abstracts (pp. 1330-1331). 16.-19.09.2024, Vienna, Austria
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Typologie emotionaler und Verhaltensreaktionen auf automatisierte knappe Auffahrten.

2024 | 09 | 16
M. Beggiato, C. Hollander, J. Krems, G. Jahn - Applied Geropsychology and Cognition, Chemnitz University of Technology

53rd DGPs Congress / 15th ÖGP Conference, 16.-19.09.2024, Vienna, Austria (pp. 1572-1573).
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CARLA Drone: Monocular 3D Object Detection from a Different Perspective

2024 | 09 | 10
J. Meier, L. Scalerandi, O. Dhaouadi, J. Kaiser, N- Araslanov, D. Daniel Cremers
DeepScenario, TU Munich, Munich Center for Machine Learning

The German Conference on Pattern Recognition (GCPR), September 10-13, Munich, Germany
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Aspects for User Group-specific Bicycle Network Planning to Increase Active Mobility Users’ Acceptance

2024 | 09 | 04
L. Kessler, A. Keler, K. Bogenberger - Technische Universität München

Conference: 26th Euro Working Group on Transportation Meeting (EWGT 2024)At: Lund, Sweden
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Radar-Based Approach for Side-Slip Gradient Estimation

2024 | 07 | 02
L. Diener, J. Kalkkuhl (Mercedes-Benz AG)
Th. Schirle (Hochschule Esslingen)

2024 Stuttgart International Symposium on Automotive and Engine Technology, 02./03. July 2024

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Typology of Behavioral and Emotional Reactions to Uncomfortable Automated Driving Operations

2024 | 06 | 30
M. Beggiato, C. Hollander, G. Jahn - Applied Geropsychology and Cognition, Chemnitz University of Technology
S. Enhuber, K. Mößner - Communication Engineering, Chemnitz University of Technology

Advances in Human Factors of Transportation. AHFE (2024) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 148. AHFE International, USA.

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What makes drivers (not) stop at pedestrian crossings? Findings from a distributed pedestrian-driver simulation study

2024 | 06 | 11
M. Theisen, M. Bergen, D. Martinez Garcia, V.-M. Virta, M.J. Rehm, K. Gröne, M. Zhang – Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.

3rd Human-Centered VRU Simulation Workshop, 2024-06-11, Leeds, United Kingdom

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CGAN-based System Approach for Mapless Driving on Highways

2024 | 06 | 02
T. Michalke, S. Krauss: - Robert Bosch GmbH

2024 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), 1308–1315


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Walk-the-Talk: LLM driven pedestrian motion generation

2024 | 06 | 02
M. Ramesh and F. B. Flohr - Hochschule München

2024 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), Jeju Island, Korea, pp. 3057-3062


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Absicherung der kamerabasierten Bewegungs- und Gestenerkennung von vulnerablen Verkehrsteilnehmern in hochautomatisierten Fahrzeugen

2024 | 05 | 14
Ch. Schyr, A. Hartwecker - AVL GmbH

17. Tagung Diagnose in mechatronischen Fahrzeugsystemen (Dresden 2024)

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Influence of seating orientation on motion sickness

2024 | 04 | 16
L. Rottmann, A. Johannsen, M. Niedling, M. Vollrath - Hella

In Abstracts 4. Kongress der Fachgruppe Verkehrspsychologie Mobilität der Zukunft: Stuttgart, Germany, 2024. https://doi.org/10.24355/dbbs.084-202404160846-0.


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Requirements for safe and satisfactory use of partially automated driving systems in urban environments: An expert field study

2024 | 03 | 06
E. M. von Dewitz, N. Grabbe, K. Bengler - Chair of Ergonomics, Technical University Munich

GfA, Sankt Augustin (Hrsg.): Frühjahrskongress 2024, Stuttgart
„Arbeitswissenschaft in-the-loop:
Mensch-Technologie-Integration und ihre Auswirkung auf Mensch, Arbeit und Arbeitsgestaltung“

ISBN 978-3-936804-34-8
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Gestaltung von prosozialen Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstellen zur Förderung der Kooperation im städtischen Mischverkehr

2024 | 03 | 06
F. Friedrich - Technische Universität Darmstadt

GfA, Sankt Augustin (Hrsg.): Frühjahrskongress 2024, Stuttgart
„Arbeitswissenschaft in-the-loop:
Mensch-Technologie-Integration und ihre Auswirkung auf Mensch, Arbeit und Arbeitsgestaltung“

ISBN 978-3-936804-34-8
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Sprachassistenz bei der automatisierten Fahrt

2024 | 01 | 01
V. Bach (Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH)
Bachelorarbeit; Universität Trier, Fachbereich I – Psychologie

External Human-Machine Interfaces for Automated Vehicles – Evaluating the Effects of Augmented Reality and External Human-Machine Interfaces on Vehicle-Pedestrian Interaction

2023 | 12 | 31
M. Nuttelmann (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.)
Masterarbeit; Technische Universität Berlin
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A Review of Trajectory Prediction Methods for the Vulnerable Road User

2023 | 12 | 19
E. Schütz, F. Flohr - Hochschule München
MDPI Journal "Robotics"
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First-Order Approximation of the Random Set Cluster Process for Extended Target Tracking

2023 | 11 | 27
J. Honer, H. Kaulbersch - Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
2023 IEEE Symposium Sensor Data Fusion and International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration
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Reducing Ghost Detections Through Uncertainty Modelling for Automated Driving

2023 | 10 | 24
A. Hammam (Opel Automobile GmbH; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie - Institut für Mess- und Regelungstechnik)
F. Bonarens (Opel Automobile GmbH)
S. Ghobadi (Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen)
C. Stiller (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie - Institut für Mess- und Regelungstechnik)

Uni-DAS e.V. Workshop Fahrerassistenz und automatisiertes Fahren (24. – 26.10.2023)
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Context-based prototyping of human-machine interfaces for autonomous vehicles

2023 | 10 | 13
L.A. Flohr (Ergosign GmbH)
Dissertation; Universität des Saarlandes, Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik
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Light-based solutions for the acceptance of facing rearward in autonomous vehicles

2023 | 10 | 13
L. Rottmann - Hella
Lux junior 2023: 16. Internationales Forum für den lichttechnischen Nachwuchs, 23. – 25. Juni 2023, Ilmenau : Tagungsband. Ilmenau, pp. 289–306, Oct. 13, 2023.
doi: 10.22032/dbt.58608.
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Driver Monitoring as an Essential Building Block for System Safety (of Level 2 and Level 3 Automation)

2023 | 10 | 09
D. Manstetten, M. Meyer - Robert Bosch GmbH
32. Aachener Colloquium Sustainable Mobility, 09.-11.10.2023

Identifying Out-of-Domain Objects with Dirichlet Deep Neural Networks

2023 | 10 | 02
A. Hammam (Opel Automobile GmbH; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie - Institut für Mess- und Regelungstechnik)
F. Bonarens (Opel Automobile GmbH)
S. Ghobadi (Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen)
C. Stiller (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie - Institut für Mess- und Regelungstechnik)

Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) Workshops, 2023
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RC-BEVFusion: A Plug-In Module for Radar-Camera Bird's Eye View Feature Fusion

2023 | 09 | 28
L. Stäcker (Opel Automobile GmbH; Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern)
S. Mishra ( Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern; Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz)
P. Heidenreich (Opel Automobile GmbH)
J. Rambach (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz)
D. Stricker ( Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern; Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz)

in Proc. DAGM German Conference on Pattern Recognition, 2023
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Cross-Dataset Experimental Study of Radar-Camera Fusion in Bird’s-Eye View

2023 | 09 | 27
L. Stäcker (Opel Automobile GmbH; Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern)
P. Heidenreich (Opel Automobile GmbH)
J. Rambach (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz)
D. Stricker ( Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern; Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz)

in Proc. European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO) 2023
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Prototyping Autonomous Vehicle Windshields with AR and Real-Time Object Detection Visualization: An On-Road Wizard-of-Oz Study

2023 | 07 | 10
L.A. Flohr, J.S. Valiyaveettil, D.P. Wallach - Ergosign GmbH
A. Krüger - Universität des Saarlandes

Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS ’23), July 10– 14, 2023, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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