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Who is willing to share their AV? Insights about gender differences among seven countries

Polydoropoulou, Amalia; Tsouros, Ioannis; Thomopoulos, Nikolas; Pronello, Cristina; Elvarsson, Arn�r; Sig��rsson, Haraldur; Dadashzadeh, Nima; Stojmenova, Kristina; Sodnik, Jaka; Neophytou, Stelios; Eszterg�r-Kiss, Domokos; Hamadneh, Jamil; Parkhurst, Graham; Etzioni, Shelly; Shiftan, Yoram; Di Ciommo, Floridea

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Authors

Amalia Polydoropoulou

Ioannis Tsouros

Nikolas Thomopoulos

Cristina Pronello

Arn�r Elvarsson

Haraldur Sig��rsson

Nima Dadashzadeh

Kristina Stojmenova

Jaka Sodnik

Stelios Neophytou

Domokos Eszterg�r-Kiss

Jamil Hamadneh

Shelly Etzioni

Yoram Shiftan

Floridea Di Ciommo



Abstract

The introduction of shared autonomous vehicles into the transport system is suggested to bring significant impacts on traffic conditions, road safety and emissions, as well as overall reshaping travel behaviour. Compared with a private autonomous vehicle, a shared automated vehicle (SAV) is associated with different willingness-to-adopt and willingness-to-pay characteristics. An important aspect of future SAV adoption is the presence of other passengers in the SAV—often people unknown to the cotravellers. This study presents a cross-country exploration of user preferences and WTP calculations regarding mode choice between a private non-autonomous vehicle, and private and shared autonomous vehicles. To explore user preferences, the study launched a survey in seven European countries, including a stated-preference experiment of user choices. To model and quantify the effect of travel mode attributes and socio-demographic characteristics, the study employs a mixed logit model. The model results were the basis for calculating willingness-to-pay values for all countries and travel modes, and provide insight into the significant heterogeneous, gender-wise effect of cotravellers in the choice to use an SAV. The study results highlight the importance of analysis of the effect of SAV attributes and shared-ride conditions on the future acceptance and adoption rates of such services.

Citation

Polydoropoulou, A., Tsouros, I., Thomopoulos, N., Pronello, C., Elvarsson, A., Sigþórsson, H., …Di Ciommo, F. (2021). Who is willing to share their AV? Insights about gender differences among seven countries. Sustainability, 13(9), Article 4769. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094769

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 14, 2021
Online Publication Date Apr 23, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date May 6, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Sustainability
Print ISSN 2071-1050
Electronic ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher MDPI
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Issue 9
Article Number 4769
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094769
Keywords Autonomous Vehicles; Shared Autonomous Vehicle (SAV); willingness-to-pay (WTP); willingness-to-adopt; gender; cross-national comparison
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7341498
Publisher URL https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/4769
Additional Information This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability of Automated and Connected Transport - The User Perspective

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