Riding a self-driving bus to work

Investigating how travellers perceive ADS-DVs on the last mile

Master thesis (2017)

Authors

Contributors

B. van Arem (mentor)
D. Milakis (mentor)
E.J.E. Molin (mentor)
L. Lacroix (mentor)
Department
Transport & Planning (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2017 Dekker, M.J.
Automated vehicle ADS-DV Discrete choice modelling Feasibility User perspective Experience with ADS-DVs
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Published Date

15-05-2017

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Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Department

Transport & Planning

Abstract

Research in the field of automated vehicles focuses primarily on technological developments and interactions of the system with other roads users, leaving a knowledge gap of actual user demand for automated vehicles. This study investigates the development of Automated Driving Systems - Dedicated Vehicles (ADS-DVs) from the perspective of the user. By means of a stated preference survey and discrete choice model analysis insight is derived in the preferences for ADS-DVs on last mile locations. The influence of several vehicle attributes, the level of experience that an individual has with ADS-DVs and the perception of trust in ADS-DVs are taken into account to give an indication of the feasibility of ADS-DVs as last mile transportation solution from the perspective of the traveller.