Due to potentially high initial purchase prices, automation is likely to hit the transportation
market as on-demand autonomous taxis for short-term rentals. In this study, welfare
measures associated with the use of autonomous taxis were estimated by conducting
discrete choice experiments (DCEs) in New York City. Aiming at more realistic choice
scenarios, a method for pivot-efficient designs is proposed and tested that exploits the
distribution of attribute levels; however, analysis suggests the use of a simpler pivot-efficient …

Due to potentially high initial purchase prices, automation is likely to hit the transportation
market as on-demand autonomous taxis for short-term rentals. In this study, welfare
measures associated with the use of autonomous taxis were estimated by conducting
discrete choice experiments (DCEs) in New York City. Aiming at more realistic choice
scenarios, a method for pivot-efficient designs is proposed and tested that exploits the
distribution of attribute levels; however, the analysis suggests the use of a simpler pivot …