Are parents ready to use autonomous vehicles to transport children? Concerns and safety features

YC Lee, SH Hand, H Lilly - Journal of safety research, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction: This study addressed a gap in the literature–the potential of using autonomous
vehicles (AV) to enhance children's mobility. Prior studies documented the perceived …

Parents' perspectives on using autonomous vehicles to enhance children's mobility

YC Lee, JH Mirman - Transportation research part C: emerging …, 2018 - Elsevier
Prior research has estimated the impact of an autonomous vehicle (AV) environment on the
mobility of underserved populations such as adult non-drivers. What is currently unknown is …

Factors that influence parents' intentions of using autonomous vehicles to transport children to and from school

P Jing, L Du, Y Chen, Y Shi, F Zhan, J Xie - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2021 - Elsevier
High-level autonomous vehicles (AVs) are likely to improve the quality of children's travel to
and from school (such as improve travel safety and increase travel mobility). These expected …

Who would put their child alone in an autonomous vehicle? Preliminary look at gender differences

S Hand, YC Lee - Proceedings of the Human Factors and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
While previous studies have examined public opinions of autonomous vehicles, there is a
distinct gap in the literature concerning opinions of the use of AVs to transport children. This …

Transporting children in autonomous vehicles: An exploratory study

PD Tremoulet, T Seacrist, C Ward McIntosh… - Human …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Identify factors that impact parents' decisions about allowing an unaccompanied
child to ride in an autonomous vehicle (AV). Background AVs are being tested in several US …

[HTML][HTML] Perception of people from educational institution regarding autonomous vehicles

MR Islam, M Abdel-Aty, J Lee, Y Wu, L Yue… - Transportation research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the general public will play a central role in the evolution of AVs, research has been
performed to assess their perception and acceptance of AVs. Nevertheless, the most …

Small and rural towns' perception of autonomous vehicles: insights from a survey in Texas

M Usman, W Li, J Bian, A Chen, X Ye, X Li… - Transportation …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
People's perceptions of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are critical to understanding the role of
AVs in future transportation systems. Most previous work on AVs perceptions is based on …

Key factors associated with Australian parents' willingness to use an automated vehicle to transport their unaccompanied children

S Koppel, YC Lee, JH Mirman, S Peiris… - … research part F: traffic …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to identify the key factors associated with Australian parents' willingness to
use an automated vehicle to transport their unaccompanied child (ren). Seven hundred and …

Autonomous vehicles and mobility for people with special needs

E Kassens-Noor, M Cai… - … research part A: policy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large mobility gaps exist between people with and without disabilities. People with special
needs are heavily dependent upon public transportation for their essential needs …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions and expectations of autonomous vehicles–A snapshot of vulnerable road user opinion

P Penmetsa, EK Adanu, D Wood, T Wang… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2019 - Elsevier
Public perceptions play a crucial role in wider adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs). This
paper aims to make two contributions to the understanding of public attitudes toward AVs …