Automated vehicles (AV) offer a unique opportunity to improve the safety and efficiency of
the transportation system and enhance the mobility of aging and transportation
disadvantaged populations simultaneously. However, before this potential can be realized, it
is important to develop a greater understanding of aging adults' travel behavior and attitudes
toward AVs to determine how AVs could best meet their travel needs. To this end, the Florida
Department of Transportation (FDOT) tasked a multidisciplinary team of researchers from …

Studies show that aging adults have travel needs that can be inadequately addressed by
today's transportation system. Automated vehicles (AVs), ranging from assistive
technologies to full automation, may offer a safe and efficient transportation option for aging
adults and other transportation disadvantaged populations.