[HTML][HTML] An exploration of the preferences and mode choice behavior between autonomous demand-responsive transit and traditional buses

H Li, Z Jin, H Cui, H Tu - … Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing advancement in autonomous driving techniques, autonomous demand-
responsive transit (ADRT) is a newly emerging sustainable transport mode for the future …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding users' willingness to travel on autonomous buses: The moderating effect of experience

S Molinillo, L Caballero-Galeote… - Journal of Retailing and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this research is to analyse the factors that influence users' willingness to travel on
an autonomous bus (AB). This analysis adopted a mixed-methods approach. The findings …

[HTML][HTML] Automated bus services–To whom are they appealing in their early stages?

A Fonzone, G Fountas, L Downey - Travel Behaviour and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Amidst a period of operational and financial challenges for the bus industry, the advent of
Automated Buses (ABs) could be an opportunity to boost the attractiveness of public …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change concern as driver of sustainable mobility and reduced car use

K Mouratidis, P Næss - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change concern has been linked to climate-friendly behavior, but little is known on
whether and how it may promote sustainable mobility. This paper investigates how worry …

[HTML][HTML] Shaping a new level of bus service under a novel concept of bus interaction: a meta-review

V Van-Huy, M Kikuchi, H Kubota - Journal of Transportation Technologies, 2023 - scirp.org
Public transport services, particularly bus services, play an important role in a sustainable
transportation system. However, despite various efforts, bus ridership has decreased. The …

Robust safety driver scheduling for autonomous buses

M Wang, S Chen, Q Meng - Transportation research part B: methodological, 2024 - Elsevier
Autonomous buses offer a promising solution to the first-and last-mile problems, but their
initial deployment requires safety drivers to supervise bus operations. Compared to …

[HTML][HTML] What factors determine the intention to use and recommend public autonomous shuttles in a real-life setting?

M Quinones, J Romero, A Schmitz… - European Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose User acceptance is a necessary precondition to implementing self-driving buses as
a solution to public transport challenges. Focusing on potential users in a real-life setting …

[HTML][HTML] “Robots taking over the world… fantastic!” Understanding social representations, familiarity and visions of experiments with autonomous public transportation

TE Julsrud, M Aasen - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Autonomous public transport (APT) represents a potentially important innovation in the
transition to a low-carbon transport system. Niche operators around the world are currently …

[HTML][HTML] Autonomous shuttles contribution to independent mobility for children–a qualitative pilot study

K Larsson, A Anund, S Pettigrew - Journal of Urban Mobility, 2023 - Elsevier
Children's mobility and the opportunity to get around the city on their own has decreased
and is today limited to a large extent by unsafe traffic situations. Due to their limited …

Exploring users' preferences for automated minibuses and their service type: a stated choice experiment in the Netherlands

M Öztürker… - Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we study the deployment potential of automated minibuses (AmBs) on the first‐
mile part of public transport (PT) trips or short (sub) urban commutes by comparing …