Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve (i) obtaining data that characterizes a current scenario being faced by a vehicle that is operating in an autonomous mode while in a real-world environment, (ii) based on the obtained data that characterizes the current scenario being faced by the vehicle, determining that the current scenario being faced by the vehicle warrants presentation of scenario-based information to a user (e.g., an individual tasked with overseeing operation of the vehicle), and (iii) in response to the determining, presenting a given set of scenario-based information to the user via one or both of a heads-up-display (HUD) system or a speaker system of the vehicle.