Print Email Facebook Twitter Identifying user classes for shared and automated mobility services Title Identifying user classes for shared and automated mobility services Author Winter, M.K.E. (TU Delft Transport and Planning) Cats, O. (TU Delft Transport and Planning) Martens, Karel (Technion) van Arem, B. (TU Delft Transport and Planning) Date 2020 Abstract New forms of shared mobility such as free-floating car-sharing services and shared automated vehicles have the potential to change urban travel behaviour. In this paper, we identify potential user classes for these new modes. For this, a stated choice experiment on mode choice among a sample of the Dutch urban population has been conducted, which features free-floating car-sharing and shared automated vehicles next to private vehicles, bus, and taxi. The experimental design allows disentangling the effects of vehicle ownership, vehicle sharing and vehicle automation on the perceived utility of these modes. Further contributions lie in the identification of user classes for shared and automated mobility services and their potential migration from their current modes to the these services. Latent class choice models were estimated to capture the heterogeneity in these preferences among the respondents. The most explanatory mode choice model is obtained by estimating a 3-class nested logit model capturing the impact of vehicle ownership. The results show that higher educated and more time-sensitive respondents are more inclined than others to favour the (automated) car-sharing options. By simulating a scenario that directly compares car with free-floating car-sharing and taxi with shared automated vehicles, a migration analysis has been performed. This analysis shows that the preferences towards shared automated vehicles and free-floating car-sharing is highest for those currently combining car and public transport for their commute. Commuters using the car showed a high preference towards free-floating car-sharing, in particular as for the latter no parking fees are issued. Respondents currently commuting by public transport showed the lowest preference for the new modes. Subject Free-floating Car-sharingLatent-class choice ModellingShared automated vehiclesStated choice To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:50b541ac-344a-442e-8fb6-0ad8de9ebf8f DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-020-00420-y ISSN 1867-0717 Source European Transport Research Review, 12 (1) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2020 M.K.E. Winter, O. Cats, Karel Martens, B. van Arem Files PDF s12544_020_00420_y.pdf 1.75 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:50b541ac-344a-442e-8fb6-0ad8de9ebf8f/datastream/OBJ/view