Needs & motivations of senior travelers for AAL

In this paper, we present the results of two focus groups (9 seniors) from a European Project (STIMULATE), in the area of mobility and travel planning support for older people and people with special needs. The overall user studies were conducted in two countries (Austria and France), included 51 individuals (including experts), of which 31 were older adults (age between 55-92), other 8 were experts working with people with special needs. The findings from the first two focus groups (include 9 seniors) show four extended categories of requirements for the adoption of such travel assistance systems among older people, that are not yet fully addressed in the area of travel assistance and ambient assisted living. These can be summarized as non-reductive, personalised-in-context, aligned with non-functional, accompanying.