The health benefits of autonomous vehicles: public awareness and receptivity in Australia

Pettigrew, Simone; Talati, Zenobia; Norman, Richard

doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12805

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“…Finally, people were found to be very concerned about legal issues, leaving decisions in others' hands, privacy issues, the risk of hacking, and lack of knowledge. These results are consistent with those found in Pettigrew, Talati & Norman (2018), suggesting that more positive attitudes toward AVs will be engendered by informing the public about the ways this transport innovation will improve the lives of individuals and enhance societal welfare. Results suggest that the public may be interested in information related to the individual and societal health benefits of autonomous vehicles, which in turn may increase overall support for this innovation.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Inadequate technological advancements may lead to serious consequences, especially in terms of loss of human life. This form of disruptive technology will need to be widely accepted by the community in order to facilitate the regulatory and behavioural adjustments required to achieve rapid adoption (Pettigrew, Talati & Norman, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In fact, 44 % of respondents indicated that they knew nothing about the subject, which clearly shows that awareness has not penetrated all corners of society. In a recent study, Pettigrew, Talati & Norman (2018) found that only about half of Australians (45% to 54%) believe that Automated Vehicles (AVs) would decrease traffic crashes, polluting emissions, stress, and road injuries, and enhance the safety of vulnerable users. This unsafe view of AVs has increased among the public, linked to -among others-ethical concerns about responsibility in case of an accident (Hevelke & Nida-Rümelin, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Beliefs and expectations of driving learners about autonomous driving

Martí-Belda¹,

Bosó²,

Lijarcio³

2020

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Autonomous driving is a topic that generates great interest and social debate in the field of transport and road safety. Professionals working on vehicle technologies, telecommunications engineers, and vehicle manufacturers say it is an imminent reality and that autonomous vehicles will be available in the near future. But there are still many issues to be resolved and many challenges to overcome. However, the opinion of end users has not been explored very much so far. This study aims to investigate the beliefs and expectations of 138 Spanish driving students about autonomous driving, through an online questionnaire designed "ad hoc". Descriptive statistics and frequencies were determined for appropriate demographic variables such as gender, age range, and study level, or employment status. An independent-samples t-test was conducted to compare how the students would feel if they used an autonomous vehicle, preference for using the autonomous vehicle in different situations, advantages and disadvantages of autonomous driving, and some concerns about autonomous driving by gender. Results showed that 77.5% of driving learners thought of an autonomous vehicle as a vehicle with a system that is able travel alone, but that the driver can drive manually at will; 39.9% thought that vehicles that do not need a driver are a very useful system; and 35, 5% believed that such cars would be available between 2017 and 2020, although 79% did not consider buying an autonomous vehicle. In the event of an accident, 50% of the students believed that the driver and the vehicle manufacturer should share the responsibility. Regarding preferences, 73.2% preferred to drive themselves rather than ride in an autonomous vehicle because driving is a pleasure for 51.4%, and they would only use it in case of alcohol, drug, or medicine consumption, or when fatigued, stressed, or in a monotonous driving situation. Public policies and manufacturers should take these results into consideration.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Beliefs and expectations of driving learners about autonomous driving

Martí-Belda¹,

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Lijarcio³

2020

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“…For these benefits to be optimized, it is important for the conversion process to be efficient and timely (Pettigrew, 2017). It is argued that public sentiment towards AVs will be critical in determining how quickly they are adopted and hence the timeframe in which the anticipated benefits can be achieved (Hohenberger, Spörrle, & Welpe, 2016;Menon, Pinjari, Zhang, & Zou, 2016;Pettigrew, Talati, & Norman, 2018b).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dimensions of attitudes to autonomous vehicles

Pettigrew

Worrall

Talati

et al. 2019

Urban, Planning and Transport Research

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For the benefits of autonomous vehicles (AVs) to be optimized, the fleet conversion process needs to be efficient and timely. This study explored public attitudes to AVs to inform strategies to increase receptivity to the wide-scale use of AVs. A national online survey was administered to a sample of 1,624 Australians aged 16+ years. The survey featured open-ended questions that scoped respondents' perceptions of AVs. A grounded, thematic analysis identified two primary dimensions in the data: response valence (how positive or negative the comments were about the advent of AVs) and response type (the extent to which the comments reflected a cognitive or emotional response). This resulted in a dimensional analysis featuring four quadrants that captured the topics that were most frequently raised spontaneously by respondents. The quadrant characterized by comments that were positive/neutral and cognitive in nature was the most substantial, indicating general acceptance. Where concerns were expressed, they typically related to perceived safety, trust, and control issues, and tended to be more emotional in nature. The results highlight the importance of providing the public with concrete information about AVs to address fear levels and to resolve trust and control issues.

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“…In addition, the planning and regulatory context, plus the lack of scientific evidence leaves urban planners-along with legislators, urban managers, administrators, and policymakers-unprepared to deal with the possible spatial reorganization and social disruption of AVs. Many scholars foresee that the widespread use of AVs will likely result in accident reduction, congestion improvement, flexibility of time spent travelling, and transport-related social inclusion [39][40][41]. Other scholars stay dubious about the outcome due to the restricted understanding of how AVs will work effectively inside the prior complicated transportation system [42].…”

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confidence: 99%

Disruptive Impacts of Automated Driving Systems on the Built Environment and Land Use: An Urban Planner’s Perspective

Yiğitcanlar

Wilson

Kamruzzaman

2019

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

100

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Cities have started to restructure themselves into ‘smart cities’ to address the challenges of the 21st Century—such as climate change, sustainable development, and digital disruption. One of the major obstacles to success for a smart city is to tackle the mobility and accessibility issues via ‘smart mobility’ solutions. At the verge of the age of smart urbanism, autonomous vehicle technology is seen as an opportunity to realize the smart mobility vision of cities. However, this innovative technological advancement is also speculated to bring a major disruption in urban transport, land use, employment, parking, car ownership, infrastructure design, capital investment decisions, sustainability, mobility, and traffic safety. Despite the potential threats, urban planners and managers are not yet prepared to develop autonomous vehicle strategies for cities to deal with these threats. This is mainly due to a lack of knowledge on the social implications of autonomous capabilities and how exactly they will disrupt our cities. This viewpoint provides a snapshot of the current status of vehicle automation, the direction in which the field is moving forward, the potential impacts of systematic adoption of autonomous vehicles, and how urban planners can mitigate the built environment and land use disruption of autonomous vehicles.

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The health benefits of autonomous vehicles: public awareness and receptivity in Australia

Cited by 62 publications

References 15 publications

Beliefs and expectations of driving learners about autonomous driving

Beliefs and expectations of driving learners about autonomous driving

Dimensions of attitudes to autonomous vehicles

Disruptive Impacts of Automated Driving Systems on the Built Environment and Land Use: An Urban Planner’s Perspective

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