A survey of public opinion on automated vehicles in Australia and New Zealand

This paper reports the findings of a large-scale, international, survey undertaken under the auspices of the Australian and New Zealand Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI), to gauge Australian and New Zealand public awareness, potential acceptance, and opinions towards automated vehicles (AVs), including driverless vehicles. The 90-item survey, developed by ADVI’s Survey Working Group, was administered to 5,102 Australian and 1,049 New Zealand (NZ) respondents through the online survey platform, Qualtrics. Key issues which the survey items sought community feedback on included (but were not limited to) (a) awareness of AV technology, (b) perceived benefits of AVs, (b) perceived concerns associated with AVs, and (c) willingness to pay for AVs and related technology. The findings from the survey reveal that Australians and New Zealanders display different levels of awareness of different AV technologies, and perceive a variety of different benefits and concerns regarding AVs. However, the majority of respondents in both countries are willing to pay more for an automated vehicle than for the same vehicle without automation. The implications of these findings are discussed.

• Record URL:
  https://arrbknowledge.com
• Authors:
  • Cunningham, M L
  • Ledger, S A
  • Regan, M A
• Conference:
  • ARRB International Conference, 28th, 2018, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Publication Date: 2018-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: Next generation connectivity: 28th ARRB International Conference, Brisbane, 29 April-2 May, 2018

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Driver information systems; Public opinion; Traveler information and communication systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: International comparison; Willingness to pay
• Geographic Terms: Australia; New Zealand
• ATRI Terms: Autonomous vehicle; Driver information; International comparison; Public opinion; Willingness to pay
• ITRD Terms: 8735: Intelligent transport system
• Subject Areas: Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01678420
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2018 2:31PM