Autonomous Vehicles, Children’s Mobility, And Family Perspective

Abstract

This paper presents the current knowledge on ridership scenarios for autonomous vehicles and shuttles within the context of children’s mobility. Perspectives from parents, caregivers, and schools provide a unique use case that needs further attention from vehicle manufacturers and policy regulatory agencies. Social benefits of and barriers to adoption, willingness, and acceptance as well as hypothetical use scenarios are discussed from a family mobility perspective. Relevant accounts from other forms of automation are presented in parallel to highlight the challenges and opportunities for using autonomous and automated vehicles to enhance parent-child mobility practice. Future research opportunities are discussed to highlight the need to better understand barriers to adoption from parent, family, and school perspectives as well as potential practical contributions and real-world implications.

The Impact of Peer Influence on Parent Willingness to Transport Children in Autonomous Vehicles

“…Little research has been conducted regarding the use of AVs for transporting children. Previous research suggests that social factors influence parent's decisions regarding transportation for their children (Ayala & Lee, 2021). Many parents worry that they must make socially desirable decisions in this matter, as it is seen as evidence of "good mothering" (Dowling, 2000).…”

Parent Opinions of Automated Vehicles and Young Driver Mobility

“…Early adopter status did express more comfort with using the technology, parents would still like their children to learn to drive traditional vehicles. These findings contribute to our understanding of the perceived AV usage, willingness, and adoption [28], as well as, the unique barriers from a family perspective which are largely centered around concerns about the AVs ability to safely transport children [8,[18][19][20]. Based on the findings, several suggestions for future research can be made.…”

“…Additionally, issues of technological acceptance and social desirability may play a role in parents' standpoint on transporting their children in AVs [20,21]. Previous research suggests that children influence parent's decisions to adopt digital technologies [22].…”

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