Exploring the acceptance of connected and automated vehicles: Focus group discussions with experts and non-experts in transport
The successful deployment of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) will largely depend on public opinion. Expectations and concerns are essential components driving the speed of market uptake and final adoption of these technologies. The authors have studied user expectations and concerns, as well as their provenance, by conducting a series of Focus Group (FG) discussions with transport area experts and non-expert participants, in Italy, Germany, and Spain. Together with user acceptance, potential advantages and disadvantages that CAVs may bring at a societal level were explored. Results show that benefits like increased safety and accessibility and improved travel experience for both driver and passengers could support CAVs’ deployment. Nevertheless, a variety of concerns were raised during the discussions, related to privacy, responsibility in case of an accident, and increase in maintenance and repair costs. These aspects could significantly hamper or delay CAVs acceptability and need to be carefully considered by stakeholders. The reported insights from the FG discussions and the fact that some participants noted positive changes of their initial idea of CAVs due to their participation in the discussion, exemplify the importance of citizen engagement activities to address mobility challenges.
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- © 2022 Amandine Duboz, et al. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Duboz, Amandine
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0000-0003-4051-0163
- Mourtzouchou, Andromachi
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0000-0003-3350-1461
- Grosso, Monica
- Kolarova, Viktoriya
- Cordera, Rubén
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0000-0001-8272-6662
- Nägele, Sophie
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0000-0003-4999-6710
- Raposo, María Alonso
- Krause, Jette
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0000-0001-6768-6981
- Garus, Ada
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0000-0002-3732-387X
- Eisenmann, Christine
- dell'Olio, Luigi
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0000-0003-0919-7578
- Alonso, Borja
- Ciuffo, Biagio
- Publication Date: 2022-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 200-221
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
- Volume: 89
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1369-8478
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceptance; Autonomous vehicles; Connected vehicles; Public opinion
- Geographic Terms: Germany; Italy; Spain
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01851802
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 18 2022 4:50PM