Users’ acceptance of private automated vehicles: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This research systematically reviewed relevant studies on users’ acceptance of conditional (Level 3) to full (Level 5) automated vehicles when such vehicles are to be used privately (herein referred to as ‘private automated vehicles or private AVs). The search followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, and was undertaken in three databases: APA PsycINFO, Transport Research International Documentation, and Web of Science. Articles were required to focus on individuals’ acceptance of private SAE Level 3–5 AVs. Acceptance was defined as individuals’ attitudes towards or intentions and/or willingness to use AVs in the future. A total of 2,354 articles were identified in the database search. Thirty-five articles were included in the review, six of which included multiple studies and/or comparison groups. Most studies (n = 31) applied self-reported measures to assess user acceptance together with a range of psychosocial factors predicting such acceptance. The meta-analytic correlations revealed that perceived behavioral control, perceived benefits/usefulness, perceived ease of use, and subjective/social norms had significant positive pooled relationships with attitudes and intentions. Trust and sensation seeking also had significant positive pooled correlations with intentions, while knowledge of AVs had a significant and negative pooled correlation with intentions. Age did not show any significant pooled relationship with attitudes, intentions, or willingness. The findings obtained from the systematic review and meta-analysis provide support for psychosocial models to aid understanding of users’ acceptance of private AVs. Examining acceptance of AVs after participants have experienced these vehicles on closed tracks or open roads would advance contemporary knowledge of users’ intentions to use these vehicles in the future. Further, experiencing these vehicles firsthand may also help with addressing any perceived barriers reducing acceptance of future use of private AVs.
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Supplemental Notes:
- © 2021 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Kaye, Sherrie-Anne
- 0000-0002-2709-3345
- Somoray, Klaire
- Rodwell, David
- Lewis, Ioni
- Publication Date: 2021-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 352-367
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Serial:
- Journal of Safety Research
- Volume: 79
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0022-4375
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceptance; Attitudes; Autonomous vehicles; Level 3 driving automation; Level 4 driving automation; Level 5 driving automation; Private passenger vehicles
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01788793
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 18 2021 12:12PM