Autonomous vehicles can be shared, but a feeling of ownership is important: Examination of the influential factors for intention to use autonomous vehicles

Autonomous vehicles are expected to be commercialized within a few years, and researchers have investigated various factors that influence their adoption. However, only a few studies have considered comparative and psychological perspectives that can affect user-vehicle relationships. Focusing on this limitation, this study investigates influential factors on the use of autonomous vehicles in terms of a technology acceptance model (which considers perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and intention to use) and factors for autonomous vehicle use (e.g., perceived risk, relative advantage, self-efficacy, and psychological ownership (i.e., feeling of ownership)). The authors' results show that self-efficacy positively affects the perceived ease of use and intention to use, while the relative advantage affects perceived usefulness. Psychological ownership affects the intention to use but not the perceived usefulness. This implies that encouraging a consumer to form a psychological bond (i.e., psychological ownership) with an autonomous vehicle may be an effective strategy for promoting the use of autonomous vehicles.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2019.08.020
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0968090X19301895
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  • © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Lee, Jihye
  • Lee, Daeho
  • Park, Yuri
  • Lee, Sangwon
  • Ha, Taehyun
• Publication Date: 2019-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 411-422
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
  • Volume: 107
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0968-090X
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0968090X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance; Attitudes; Automobile ownership; Automobile travel; Autonomous vehicles; Consumer behavior; Psychological aspects; Technology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01717448
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 19 2019 3:07PM