ABSTRACT

Automated Vehicle (AV) buses hold great potential, yet it is not clear if Americans will choose to ride them. Trust and attitudes, often influenced by individual differences, are vital predictors of technology acceptance and AVs are no exception. To deepen our understanding of individual differences as they pertain to AV buses, this paper presents the results of a national survey of 401 participants located in the United States of America. Findings from this survey indicate that individual differences influenced trust, attitude, and intention to ride AV buses. Specifically, trust in AV buses differed by individual’s age and bus riding frequencies while attitude toward AV buses differed by individual’s age, ethnicity, and bus riding frequency. Finally, intention to ride an AV bus differed by age, gender, ethnicity, and bus riding frequency. Based on these results, we propose a research agenda that seeks to inform future research on acceptance of AV buses.

摘要

自动驾驶汽车 (AV) 巴士具有巨大潜力，但尚不清楚美国人是否会选择乘坐它们。通常受个体差异影响的信任和态度是技术接受度的重要预测因素，自动驾驶汽车也不例外。为了加深我们对与 AV 巴士相关的个体差异的理解，本文介绍了对位于美国的 401 名参与者进行的全国性调查的结果。这项调查的结果表明，个体差异影响了乘坐 AV 巴士的信任、态度和意图。具体而言，对AV巴士的信任因个人年龄和乘车频率而异，而对AV巴士的态度因个人年龄、种族和乘车频率而异。最后，乘坐 AV 巴士的意图因年龄、性别、种族和乘坐巴士频率而异。