Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are undergoing rapid worldwide development. They will only become a success if they are accepted by their users. Therefore, there is a need for user acceptance for these vehicles. Previous studies on acceptance of AV have identified several predictors. Inspired by these studies, the authors’ investigation is aimed at sociodemographic characteristics, including broader individual and societal acceptance, beyond technical issues to get a clear view of user acceptance. In this study, they surveyed 229 respondents, using a 46-item online questionnaire. Overall, the authors’ analysis revealed that the respondents are most concerned about crashing/malfunctioning, purchase price, liability for incidents, interaction with non-AV, performance in unexpected situations, hacking and safety. The results also revealed that the AV is perceived as ‘somewhat low risk’ to drive. Gender, age, education level and employment status had varied relationships with the perceived concerns and general attitude towards the AV. For instance, respondents with a university degree (Bachelor/Master/PhD) are less concerned about the liability of accidents and AV system failure than those without it. Similarly, respondents between 36 and 65 years of age are more concerned and even refused to drive AV in comparison to the age ranges of 18–35 years and 65 + years.

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现代社会对自动驾驶汽车的看法：一项调查

自动驾驶汽车（AVs）在世界范围内发展迅速。只有被用户接受，它们才会成功。因此，需要用户接受这些车辆。先前有关接受AV的研究已经确定了几种预测因素。受这些研究的启发，作者的调查旨在研究社会人口统计学特征，包括更广泛的个人和社会接受度，而不仅仅是技术问题，以便使用户清楚地了解用户接受度。在这项研究中，他们使用46项在线问卷调查了229位受访者。总体而言，作者的分析表明，受访者最担心的是坠机/故障，购买价格，事件责任，与非AV的交互作用，在意外情况下的性能，黑客行为和安全性。结果还显示，AV被认为是“有点低风险”驾驶。性别，年龄，受教育程度和就业状况与人们所关注的忧虑和对视听的总体态度有各种关系。例如，拥有大学学位（学士/硕士/博士学位）的受访者比没有事故的受访者更少担心事故和视听系统故障的责任。同样，与18-35岁和65岁以上年龄段相比，年龄在36至65岁之间的受访者更担心甚至拒绝驾驶AV。具有大学学位（学士/硕士/博士学位）的受访者对事故和视音频系统故障的责任要比没有事故的人少。同样，与18-35岁和65岁以上年龄段相比，年龄在36至65岁之间的受访者更担心甚至拒绝驾驶AV。具有大学学位（学士/硕士/博士学位）的受访者对事故和视音频系统故障的责任要比没有事故的人少。同样，与18-35岁和65岁以上年龄段相比，年龄在36至65岁之间的受访者更担心甚至拒绝驾驶AV。