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Vehicle automation aims to improve driving safety and reduce the workload and stress of a human driver by transferring the driving task from the driver to control devices. As all automated vehicle control systems have limitations, improper expectations and trust can decrease the effectiveness and safety benefits of an automated system. If a driver over-trusts the system, he or she may use the automation when conditions exceed the capacity of the system, compromising safety. Although previous studies suggest that providing accurate knowledge to users may help train them to establish appropriately calibrated trust of automated systems, limited effort has been done to examine how training can improve drivers’ understanding of the systems, and to develop appropriate training programs for this purpose. The main objective of this study is to develop and evaluate the efficacy of different training methods to promote a …