Automation Error Bias, Trust, and Dependence Behaviors in a Simulated Drone Collision Avoidance Task

Austin Jackson, Tetsuya Sato, Jeffrey Glassman, Michael S. Politowicz, Eric T. Chancey, Yusuke Yamani, Old Dominion University, Wichita State University, NASA Langley Research Center

Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Published online on February 14, 2026

Abstract

Human Factors, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveThis experiment examined how error biases of an imperfect automated decision aid system impacted trust and dependency behaviors in a simulated drone collision avoidance task.BackgroundPrior work on human-automation interaction indicates ...