Investigating Public Opinion Regarding Autonomous Vehicles: A Perspective from Chiang Mai, Thailand

Current technological developments allow the testing of shared autonomous electric vehicles in real-life conditions. Consequently, we can evaluate how users react and if these developments might lead to more sustainable transport behaviour in the future. The purpose of this study was to capture public opinion regarding autonomous vehicles in terms of user experience and intended future use. Autonomous shuttles were operated in the Brussels Capital Region in a mixed traffic situation, allowing interaction with other road users. We compared the results of two pilots with different target groups in the same city. Public opinion was captured through an online survey after passengers had experienced a ride. Our results showed that more than 70% of the passengers expressed no concerns with regards to autonomous vehicles. The majority had a positive experience with the shuttle and evaluated the shuttle positively in terms of driving behaviour, entry and exit and comfort. The regression analysis indicated that enjoyment of the ride is an important factor that contributes to the intention to use autonomous shuttles in the future.

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How Important are Ethical Dilemmas to Potential Adopters of Autonomous Vehicles?

10.31234/osf.io/6vh8k ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tripat Gill

Keyword(s):

Public Opinion ◽

Ethical Dilemma ◽

Autonomous Vehicles ◽

Large Scale ◽

Ethical Dilemmas ◽

The Other ◽

Ethical Challenges ◽

Ethical Decisions ◽

Machine Experiment

The Moral Machine Experiment (MME) reported large-scale public opinion about how AVs should make ethical decisions (e.g., how should AVs choose between protecting passengers vs. pedestrians if harm was unavoidable). But several academics and industry practitioners have decreed that such trolley-type dilemmas are essentially a distraction and should not be used as design inputs or for making policy about AVs. While both sides of this debate have speculated upon the usefulness of AV dilemmas, the opinion of the potential adopters has been ignored. In two studies it is found that people consider the AV ethical dilemma as significantly more important to address as compared to the other technical, legal, and ethical challenges facing AVs. This suggests that the skepticism about the MME and related approaches to gauge public opinion about AV ethics may be unwarranted.

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US fatality could slow down self-driving car testing

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db230720 ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Public Opinion ◽

San Francisco ◽

Autonomous Vehicles ◽

Ethical Dilemmas ◽

The United States ◽

Content Type ◽

Slow Roll ◽

Self Driving Cars ◽

Roll Out

Significance This comes a week after an autonomous Uber vehicle killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona on March 18. Uber had already suspended its testing there (and in Pittsburgh, Toronto and San Francisco) but presumably now it will not be able to restart testing in Arizona until it receives state permission, even if it restarts testing elsewhere. The United States has been leading the push for effective and ubiquitous self-driving vehicles. The fatality raises ethical and policy questions. Impacts The incident may slow roll-out of testing without a safety driver, scheduled to start in California on April 2. This may also bring to the forefront the ethical dilemmas for self-driving cars, which have yet to be settled. Further such fatalities and widespread reporting could shift public opinion against autonomous vehicles.

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Statistical Modeling of Cultural Differences in Adopting Autonomous Vehicles

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11199030 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (19) ◽

pp. 9030

Author(s):

Yongdeok Yun ◽

Hyungseok Oh ◽

Rohae Myung

Keyword(s):

Public Opinion ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Autonomous Vehicles ◽

Prediction Models ◽

Autonomous Driving ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Automated Vehicles ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Cross Cultural Differences ◽

The U.S

As autonomous driving technology develops, the advantages and disadvantages of autonomous vehicles emerge. In order for automated vehicles to find a place in society, public opinion and acceptance are important, and a number of studies about public opinion and acceptance are underway. In this paper, we investigated the relation between cross cultural differences and public opinion on automated vehicles. Through a literature review, public opinion in various countries, including China, India, Japan, the U.S., the U.K., and Australia, was collected. Through these data, the influence of cross cultural differences in public opinion was identified, and statistical models for predicting public opinion about autonomous vehicles were developed. In addition, the prediction models were validated through the results of the survey conducted in this paper. As a result, the influence of cross cultural differences on public opinion about automated vehicles was confirmed.

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