User acceptance of mixed-traffic autonomous shuttles in Gothenburg, Sweden
2020 (English)In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 588, no 4, article id 042002Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Description
Abstract [en]
A user acceptance questionnaire study was carried out during the first phase of the Shared Shuttle Services (S3) pilot project in Gothenburg Sweden. Autonomous vehicles in the form of shuttle buses (AV shuttles) embody three major developments in transportation: mobility solutions that are electrified, shared, and automated. The adoption of these three developments is closely connected to the UN SDG (11) Sustainable cities and communities and in order to achieve any broader societal benefits, it is crucial to understand and address user acceptance and adoption of these services in real-life settings. The questionnaire included attitudinal and context specific questions, resulting in overall high ratings except for perceived speed and comfort. Still, the main reasons for not wanting to use the AV shuttle services could be linked to performance expectancy, route reasons and effort expectancy. Future implementations of AV shuttles will need to address this in order to expect any widespread adoption.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IOP Publishing Ltd , 2020. Vol. 588, no 4, article id 042002
Keywords [en]
Surveys, Mixed traffic, Mobility solutions, Pilot projects, Questionnaire studies, Shuttle services, Societal benefits, Sustainable cities, User acceptance, Sustainable development
National Category
Natural Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-51197DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/588/4/042002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85097173824OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-51197DiVA, id: diva2:1516031
Conference
World Sustainable Built Environment - Beyond 2020, WSBE 2020, 2 November 2020 through 4 November 2020
Note
Funding text 1: The research is made possible with the support from the Swedish Government's innovation partnership program, ?The next generation's travel and transport?, through the Swedish innovation agency Vinnova and collaboration platform Drive Sweden. In addition, the authors also want to thank all the project partners in the S3 - Shared, Shuttle, Services project.
2021-01-112021-01-112023-10-30Bibliographically approved