71 research outputs found
Deliverable 1.2. Model and guidelines depicting key psychological factors that explain and promote public acceptability of CAV among different user groups
Get PDFIn this deliverable, we describe the development of the psychological acceptance model with the intention to explain public acceptability of CAV among different types of user groups within the EU. In order to develop this model, focus groups (N = 70) and a large scale survey (N = 3783) were conducted within multiple European countries. We first discuss the findingsof the focus groups, followed by the results of the large scale survey
Acceptability and Acceptance of Connected Automated Vehicles:A Literature Review and Focus Groups
Get PDFA lot of resources and manpower are being allocated to develop Connected Automated Vehicles (CAV). CAV are Automated Vehicles (AV) with vehicle connectivity abilities to further increase road safety and user convenience. For a successful implementation of CAV, the psychological factors that predict its acceptance have to be researched. The present paper provides a literature review of the individual differences and perceived characteristics that could influence CAV's acceptance. Additionally, we report the results of several focus groups that were held in 4 European countries to highlight additional factors not reported in the literature yet
Deliverable 1.5 First version of mitigation strategies and interventions to effectively stimulate people towards a higher acceptance of CAV
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Early Days of Autonomous Driving:Acceptability and Acceptance of Connected Automated Vehicles
Get PDFConnected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) may offer benefits, such as fewer traffic accidents and a lower environmental impact, but they also raise concerns about issues such as liability in case of an accident. This dissertation explores which psychological factors influence the overall evaluation of CAVs, and intention to use CAVs.We found that people evaluate CAVs more favourably when they more strongly believe CAVs are safe, can meet their mobility needs, and are environmentally friendly. Additionally, people evaluate CAVs more favourably the more they believe that many close others will use CAVs, and when they feel better able to use CAVs.The intention to use CAVs is higher when people more strongly believe CAVs are enjoyable to drive, safe, trustworthy, and able to meet their mobility needs. After experiencing a CAV in a driving simulator, people believe CAVs are safer and more trustworthy than before the experience. Complexity of the driving environment does not influence intention to use CAVs, meaning that intention to use CAVs is similar for both urban (complex) and clear motorway (easy) situations.How a CAV is presented affects people’s perceptions of the vehicle. When a CAV is presented as more humanlike, rather than machine-like, people evaluate CAVs and different characteristics of CAVs, such as safety, more positively. Both the evaluation and intention to use of CAVs may be enhanced or decreased by addressing the characteristics of CAVs that we discussed above
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