Impact of Prior Knowledge about Autonomous Vehicles on the Public Attitude

Q3 Engineering

Open Civil Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI:10.28991/cej-2023-09-04-017

Kareem Othman

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Abstract

It is anticipated that AVs will offer multiple benefits, such as an improvement in the level of mobility, increasing the level of comfort, and reducing the number of traffic accidents. However, the public attitude is the main determinant factor that will face the deployment of AVs and in turn affect their implications. Over the last few years, there was a debate on the impact of the level of knowledge about AVs on public attitudes. While some studies show that people with higher levels of knowledge about AVs are the most optimistic, some other studies show that the public attitude moves in the negative with an increase in the level of knowledge. Thus, this study focuses exclusively on quantifying and understanding the impact of the level of knowledge and the public attitude in the US. A questionnaire survey was designed and conducted between June and November, 2022. A total of 5778 complete responses were received from all over the US and the analysis was conducted to estimate the public attitude and level of knowledge by region. The results show that there is a negative shift in public attitude with the increase in the level of knowledge about AVs. In addition, the results show that 1% increase in the level of knowledge about AVs is associated with 0.65%, 0.68%, and 2466 (USD) $ decrease in the level of interest, trust, and willingness to pay for AV and 0.56% increase in the level of concern about traveling in AVs. Moreover, the results are discussed in light of both the diffusion of innovation theory and the Gartner Hype curve. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2023-09-04-017 Full Text: PDF

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自动驾驶汽车的先验知识对公众态度的影响

预计自动驾驶汽车将提供多种好处，例如提高机动性水平，提高舒适度，减少交通事故数量。然而，公众的态度是自动驾驶汽车部署面临的主要决定因素，进而影响其影响。在过去的几年里，关于自动驾驶汽车的知识水平对公众态度的影响一直存在争论。虽然一些研究表明，对自动驾驶汽车了解程度较高的人最乐观，但其他一些研究表明，公众的态度随着知识水平的提高而向负面转移。因此，本研究专注于量化和理解美国知识水平和公众态度的影响。在2022年6月至11月期间设计并进行了问卷调查。在美国各地共收到了5778份完整的回复，并进行了分析，以估计各地区的公众态度和知识水平。结果表明，随着自动驾驶汽车知识水平的提高，公众对自动驾驶汽车的态度呈负向转变。此外，研究结果表明，自动驾驶汽车知识水平每提高1%，其对自动驾驶汽车的兴趣、信任和支付意愿分别下降0.65%、0.68%和2466(美元)美元，对自动驾驶汽车旅行的关注程度增加0.56%。此外，本文还结合创新扩散理论和Gartner Hype曲线对研究结果进行了讨论。Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2023-09-04-017全文:PDF

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Open Civil Engineering Journal Engineering-Civil and Structural Engineering

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期刊介绍： The Open Civil Engineering Journal is an Open Access online journal which publishes research, reviews/mini-reviews, letter articles and guest edited single topic issues in all areas of civil engineering. The Open Civil Engineering Journal, a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in civil engineering. The topics covered in the journal include (but not limited to) concrete structures, construction materials, structural mechanics, soil mechanics, foundation engineering, offshore geotechnics, water resources, hydraulics, horology, coastal engineering, river engineering, ocean modeling, fluid-solid-structure interactions, offshore engineering, marine structures, constructional management and other civil engineering relevant areas.