… Both distrust and overtrust can be relevant barriers for the success of automated vehicle
technology; however, we expect changing priorities with increasing levels of automation. Dickie …

… Similarly, marketing and communication strategies could be tailored to highlight positive
testimonials and endorsements from early adopters. The gender-specific influence of HM …

… not possess a driving license and thus do not have kilometers driven”; and 22 had not heard
of automated vehicles before the survey. Thus, we considered these responses as invalid. …

… and other vehicles (3). Automated vehicles may be autonomous (ie, with vehicle sensors
only), or … NHTSA has defined five levels of automation, which start at Level 0 (ie, that of basic, …

… Also, early adopters tend to place more value than later adopters on the symbolic attributes
of an electric car. Additionally, Petschnig et al. (2014) develop an adoption model for AFVs in …

… Uncovering early adopter’s perceptions and purchase intentions of automated vehicles:
Insights from early adopters of electric vehicles in California. Transportation Research Part F: …

… With the exception of early adopters and technology enthusiasts, however, most people … It
was found that knowledge of automated vehicles, trust of automated vehicles, risk and benefit …

… play the greatest role (respectively) in spurring both early and late adopters to adopt
automobility, whereas middle-range adopters are most motivated by instrumental motivations. …

… automated 7 vehicles. The aim of this study is to identify plausible future development paths
of 8 automated vehicles … expected, automated vehicles users 23 (especially early adopters) …

… Parents were given a description of an early adopter of technology and then were asked if
they considered themselves to be an early adopter. A description of AVs was given to define …