A theoretical investigation of user acceptance of autonomous public transport

Achieving a critical mass in the acceptance of fully autonomous public transport (APT) is crucial for a society to effectively realise APT’s intended environmental, social and economic benefits. The current study analyses the determinants contributing to user acceptance of APT through three theoretical lenses, namely, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), Perceived Value Theory and Social Exchange Theory. Survey data were collected from 476 commuters in Beijing, China. The results reveal that the five dimensions of UTAUT (i.e. performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions and hedonic motivation) have positive influence on users’ value perception of APT. Consequently, users’ value perception of APT exerts both direct and indirect influences on users’ acceptance of APT via trust. A key contribution of this study is the combination and synthesis of several complementary behavioural theories to explain user acceptance of autonomous vehicles. In addition, the results offer important implications for transport policymakers and operators, in particular, pertaining to areas on resource allocation, marketing, communication and education to improve user acceptance of APT.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-021-10253-w
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021.
• Authors:
  • Yuen, Kum Fai
  • Choo, Ling Qian
  • Li, Xue
  • Wong, Yiik Diew
  • Ma, Fei
  • Wang, Xueqin
  • 0000-0001-9134-5327
• Publication Date: 2023-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 545-569
• Serial:
  • Transportation
  • Volume: 50
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISSN: 0049-4488
  • EISSN: 1572-9435
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/11116

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance; Attitudes; Autonomous vehicles; Expected value; Stated preferences; Transit riders
• Geographic Terms: Beijing (China)
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01881077
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 2023 9:49AM