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Title: Factors influencing public awareness of autonomous vehicles: Empirical evidence from Brisbane.
Authors: Butler, Luke1 (AUTHOR) luke.butler@hdr.qut.edu.au, Yigitcanlar, Tan1 (AUTHOR) tan.yigitcanlar@qut.edu.au, Paz, Alexander1,2 (AUTHOR) alexander.paz@qut.edu.au
Source: Transportation Research: Part F. Oct2021, Vol. 82, p256-267. 12p.
Subjects: Middle-aged persons, Logistic regression analysis, Autonomous vehicles, Driverless cars, Awareness
Geographic Terms: Brisbane (Qld.)
Abstract: • Investigates factors influencing public awareness of autonomous vehicles (AVs). • Discloses awareness is correlated with age, income, disability, public transport, and safety. • Reveals awareness is negatively correlated with increase in the number of household vehicles. • Provides insights into public awareness towards the potential benefits of AVs. • Emphasises opportunities and challenges associated with the public's expectations from AVs. Growing concerns, regarding transport disadvantage and increased socioeconomic disparities, demand innovative ways to improve equity and make transportation systems smarter. One of the most anticipated developments within the field of smart mobility is driving automation systems. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the potential to improve accessibility, affordability, safety and efficiency of transport systems, but come with risks including the intensification of private vehicle travel. Understanding public awareness is an important step to determine whether motivation and intention to use AVs will impact on its potential. This paper aims to investigate factors influencing public awareness of AVs as a solution to transport disadvantage. The study applies an ordinal logistic regression analysis to analyse survey data collected from the residents of Brisbane (Australia). Our findings reveal that awareness is positively correlated within young and middle-aged adults, low-income residents, disability, public transport users, and those who feel unsafe on public transport, while an increase in the number of household vehicles is negatively correlated. The study provides insights into public awareness towards the potential benefits of AVs, and highlights potential opportunities and challenges associated with these expectations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:• Investigates factors influencing public awareness of autonomous vehicles (AVs). • Discloses awareness is correlated with age, income, disability, public transport, and safety. • Reveals awareness is negatively correlated with increase in the number of household vehicles. • Provides insights into public awareness towards the potential benefits of AVs. • Emphasises opportunities and challenges associated with the public's expectations from AVs. Growing concerns, regarding transport disadvantage and increased socioeconomic disparities, demand innovative ways to improve equity and make transportation systems smarter. One of the most anticipated developments within the field of smart mobility is driving automation systems. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the potential to improve accessibility, affordability, safety and efficiency of transport systems, but come with risks including the intensification of private vehicle travel. Understanding public awareness is an important step to determine whether motivation and intention to use AVs will impact on its potential. This paper aims to investigate factors influencing public awareness of AVs as a solution to transport disadvantage. The study applies an ordinal logistic regression analysis to analyse survey data collected from the residents of Brisbane (Australia). Our findings reveal that awareness is positively correlated within young and middle-aged adults, low-income residents, disability, public transport users, and those who feel unsafe on public transport, while an increase in the number of household vehicles is negatively correlated. The study provides insights into public awareness towards the potential benefits of AVs, and highlights potential opportunities and challenges associated with these expectations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:13698478
DOI:10.1016/j.trf.2021.08.016