Towards anthropomorphising autonomous vehicles: speech and embodiment on trust and blame after an accident

Wallbridge, Christopher D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9468-122X, Marcinkiewicz, Victoria, Zhang, Qiyuan and Morgan, Phil ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5672-0758 2022. Towards anthropomorphising autonomous vehicles: speech and embodiment on trust and blame after an accident. Presented at: Robot Trust for Symbiotic Societies (RTSS) at IROS 2022, Kyoto, Japan, 23-27 October 2022.

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Abstract

A novel experiment is presented of our research on the effects of anthropomorphism on trust and blame after an accident involving an Autonomous Vehicle (AV). We presented 147 –out of an expected 300 based on power calculations participants simulation software generated animations of a hypo- thetical accident involving an AV, with manipulation of presence of a humanoid robot, and different conversation styles. So far we have found no direct effect on trust, but we have found promising results on factors that correlate with trust; measures of competence and discomfort, and a potential effect on blame.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item - unpublished
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Schools > Psychology
Date of Acceptance:	6 September 2022
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2026 14:34
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/152790

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