Bike lanes and ability to summon an autonomous scooter can increase willingness to use micromobility

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Transportation Pub Date : 2024-04-05 DOI:10.1007/s11116-024-10478-5

Tianqi Zou, Don MacKenzie

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Abstract

This paper investigates factors affecting people’s preferences for shared micromobility when autonomous technology is available. Using combined stated and revealed preference data from an online choice experiment, focusing on vehicle availability, bike infrastructure, and first and last mile connection to transit, this study is one of the first explorations on the intersection of shared micromobility and autonomous technology. Results from a mixed logit mode choice model suggest that access and drop off walking time have higher disutility than micromobility riding time, and autonomous technology that allows riders to summon a micromobility vehicle has the potential to reduce that disutility. Model results also confirm that whether people choose to use micromobility modes depends strongly on bike lane coverage of the trip they are making. While there are still many uncertainties and concerns about autonomous technology, this study can serve as the foundation for analyzing autonomous shared micromobility demand and providing broader implications for service providers, transportation planners, and policy makers to define business models, design and implement infrastructure, and regulate system operations.

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自行车道和召唤自动踏板车的能力可提高使用微型交通工具的意愿

本文研究了在自主技术可用的情况下，影响人们对共享微型交通的偏好的因素。本研究利用在线选择实验中的陈述偏好和揭示偏好综合数据，重点关注车辆可用性、自行车基础设施以及与公交车的第一英里和最后一英里连接，是对共享微型交通与自动驾驶技术交集的首次探索之一。混合对数模式选择模型的结果表明，步行到达和下车的时间比乘坐微型交通工具的时间具有更高的不经济性，而允许乘客召唤微型交通工具的自动驾驶技术有可能降低这种不经济性。模型结果还证实，人们是否选择使用微交通模式，在很大程度上取决于他们出行时自行车道的覆盖范围。尽管自动驾驶技术仍存在许多不确定性和担忧，但这项研究可作为分析自动驾驶共享微型交通需求的基础，并为服务提供商、交通规划者和政策制定者提供更广泛的影响，以确定商业模式、设计和实施基础设施，并规范系统运营。

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Transportation 工程技术-工程：土木

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10.70

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4.70%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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