Determinants of the acceptability of autonomous (cargo) mobility
The transformation of the mobility sector is underway, and technological innovations such as autonomous driving are showing a way to set the future of mobility. In the implementation of new mobility offers, it is essential to consider aspects of acceptability research, as their use may directly depend on acceptability. In this study, determinants of the acceptability of autonomous mobility were investigated using both a comprehensive questionnaire and a virtual reality study. The questionnaire results show that assessments of acceptability of autonomous driving, in general, are lower than the acceptability of specific autonomous vehicles, in this case, autonomous cargo bikes. For both, acceptability increases if (1) the object of acceptability is also expected to be highly beneficial, (2) environmentally friendly values or (3) an intention to use sustainable means of transport exist and (4) discomfort towards innovations such as digitalization is low. Furthermore, the assessment of acceptability varies depending on groups, e.g., between men and women, or between cyclists and car drivers. The virtual reality study showed that the possibility to experience interaction with autonomous vehicles has a positive effect on their acceptability and related variables.
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- © 2021 Karen Kastner, et al. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Kastner, Karen
- Gehlmann, Franziska
- Salzer, Sigrid
- Kastner, Ingo
- Matthies, Ellen
- Publication Date: 2021-9
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- Volume: 11
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 2590-1982
- Serial URL: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation-research-interdisciplinary-perspectives
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Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceptance; Autonomous vehicles; Cargo handling; Freight traffic; Trucks; Virtual reality
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;
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- Accession Number: 01783439
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 28 2021 11:30AM