Autonomous vehicles, human agency and the potential of urban life

Yeo, Si Jie Ivin; Lin, Weiqiang

doi:10.1111/gec3.12531

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“…Research on driverless vehicles is relatively well developed within the technological field, whilst social science research on the likes of users' experiences with driverless vehicles and the societal opportunities and risks of the technology are limited (Yeo and Lin, 2020). Existing studies that investigate user perspectives often focus on "user acceptance" (see Nordhoff et al, 2017).…”

Section: Engagement In Urban Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking engagement in urban design: reimagining the value of co-design and participation at every stage of planning for autonomous vehicles

Belkouri,

Khairy,

Laing

et al. 2023

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PurposeThe practical demonstrations and research which led to the preparation of this paper involved a combination of stakeholder engagement, policy debate and the practical demonstration and testing of autonomous vehicles. By adhering to a design approach which in centred on participation and human-centred engagement, the advent of autonomous vehicles might avoid many of the problems encountered in relation to conventional transport.Design/methodology/approachThe research explored how a new and potentially disruptive technology might be incorporated in urban settings, through the lens of participation and problem-based design. The research critically reviews key strands in the literature (autonomous vehicles, social research and participatory design), with allusion to current case study experiments.FindingsAlthough there are numerous examples of autonomous vehicles (AV) research concentrating on technical aspects alone, this paper finds that such an approach appears to be an unusual starting point for the design of innovative technology. That is, AVs would appear to hold the potential to be genuinely disruptive in terms of innovation, yet the way that disruption takes place should surely be guided by design principles and by issues and problems encountered by potential users.Practical implicationsThe research carries significant implications for practice in that it advocates locating those socio-contextual issues at the heart of the problem definition and design process and ahead of technical solutions.Originality/valueWhat sets this research apart from other studies concerning AVs was that the starting point for investigation was the framing of AVs within contexts and scenarios leading to the emergence of wicked problems. This begins with a research position where the potential uses for AVs are considered in a social context, within which the problems and issues to be solved become the starting point for design at a fundamental level.

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Section: Engagement In Urban Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking engagement in urban design: reimagining the value of co-design and participation at every stage of planning for autonomous vehicles

Belkouri,

Khairy,

Laing

et al. 2023

ARCH

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“…For instance, letting the user know the systems’ intentions ( Le Goff et al, 2018 ), giving the user the ultimate decision on what to do ( Heer, 2019 ) or regulating the level of assistance ( Berberian et al, 2012 ). Some examples of intelligent systems that preserve the user’s SoA are cars, machinery and aircrafts that allow the operator to choose whether to take control or delegate it to the system ( Yeo and Lin, 2020 ). Indeed the SoA has been suggested to objectively evaluate the quality of human-in-the-loop control for assistive technologies ( Endo et al, 2020 ).…”

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The sense of agency in emerging technologies for human–computer integration: A review

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Human–computer integration is an emerging area in which the boundary between humans and technology is blurred as users and computers work collaboratively and share agency to execute tasks. The sense of agency (SoA) is an experience that arises by a combination of a voluntary motor action and sensory evidence whether the corresponding body movements have somehow influenced the course of external events. The SoA is not only a key part of our experiences in daily life but also in our interaction with technology as it gives us the feeling of “I did that” as opposed to “the system did that,” thus supporting a feeling of being in control. This feeling becomes critical with human–computer integration, wherein emerging technology directly influences people’s body, their actions, and the resulting outcomes. In this review, we analyse and classify current integration technologies based on what we currently know about agency in the literature, and propose a distinction between body augmentation, action augmentation, and outcome augmentation. For each category, we describe agency considerations and markers of differentiation that illustrate a relationship between assistance level (low, high), agency delegation (human, technology), and integration type (fusion, symbiosis). We conclude with a reflection on the opportunities and challenges of integrating humans with computers, and finalise with an expanded definition of human–computer integration including agency aspects which we consider to be particularly relevant. The aim this review is to provide researchers and practitioners with guidelines to situate their work within the integration research agenda and consider the implications of any technologies on SoA, and thus overall user experience when designing future technology.

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“…For example, Horvarth examined how the rise in the automobile claimed much of our cities as "machine space," restricting access for nonmotorized vehicles (Horvath, 1974). Others have considered how "software-sorting" (Graham, 2005) and "automated management" (Dodge & Kitchin, 2007) have modulated activity inside and outside the vehicle, rendering and reinforcing existing social and geographical inequalities throughout the city (Yeo & Lin, 2020). Yet rather than a scalar, geographical perspective that considers the effect of the platformization of automobility on society at large, we consider here some key elements of what the ongoing process of platformization actually looks like as it is overcoming automakers and the automotive industry.…”

Section: Media and Automobilitymentioning

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Making the Car “Platform Ready”: How Big Tech Is Driving the Platformization of Automobility

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Kanderske

Vlist

2022

Social Media + Society

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“Big Tech” platform companies like Alphabet (Google), Apple, and Amazon are deeply invested in the future of automobility—from developing car-specific interfaces and self-driving technology to establishing business partnerships with automakers. Far from business-as-usual, we explain how Big Tech is reshaping the traditional automotive industry by making the car “platform ready,” as imposed on the web before it. The article considers how this novel transformation of automobility is increasingly significant for critical scholars of social media, platforms, and platformization, as bespoke forms of mediated, datafied, and platformized, sociality emerge. Specifically, we identify six levels upon which this platformization of automobility is unfolding and through which Big Tech is reorganizing the automotive industry according to platform logics concerning programmability, modularity, connectivity, data collection, and developmental partnerships. We do so by analyzing academic and technical literature, industry reports, and initiatives with a stake in platform automobility. Finally, we suggest directions for further research into Big Tech’s stake in the future of automobility, as these new dynamics begin to reshape the automotive industry at large.

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Autonomous vehicles, human agency and the potential of urban life

Cited by 8 publications

References 65 publications

Rethinking engagement in urban design: reimagining the value of co-design and participation at every stage of planning for autonomous vehicles

Rethinking engagement in urban design: reimagining the value of co-design and participation at every stage of planning for autonomous vehicles

The sense of agency in emerging technologies for human–computer integration: A review

Making the Car “Platform Ready”: How Big Tech Is Driving the Platformization of Automobility

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