Mobility and healthy ageing in the city: Exploring opportunities and challenges of autonomous vehicles for older adults' outdoor mobility

Zandieh, Razieh; Acheampong, Ransford A.

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2021.103135

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“…The transition to a non-driving status leads to a sense of loss of independence and the feeling of depression [66,67]. The emergence of fully-autonomous or driverless vehicles may be a solution to offer stress-free door-to-door mobility and increase travel opportunities for older adults, but the popularity of this emerging transport technology depends on its accessibility, reliability and affordability [68,69].…”

Section: Age-friendly Transportationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Age-Friendly Built Environment

Chau

Jamei

2021

Encyclopedia

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Age-friendly built environments have been promoted by the World Health Organisation (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland) under the Global Age-friendly Cities (AFC) movement in which three domains are related to the built environment. These are: housing, transportation, outdoor spaces and public buildings. The aim is to foster active ageing by optimising opportunities for older adults to maximise their independent living ability and participate in their communities to enhance their quality of life and wellbeing. An age-friendly built environment is inclusive, accessible, respects individual needs and addresses the wide range of capacities across the course of life. Age-friendly housing promotes ageing in familiar surroundings and maintains social connections at the neighbourhood and community levels. Both age-friendly housing and buildings provide barrier-free provisions to minimise the needs for subsequent adaptations. Age-friendly public and outdoor spaces encourage older adults to spend time outside and engage with others against isolation and loneliness. Age-friendly public transport enables older adults to get around and enhances their mobility. For achieving an age-friendly living environment, a holistic approach is required to enable independent living, inclusion and active participation of older adults in society. The eight domains of the AFC movement are not mutually exclusive but overlap and support with one another.

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Section: Age-friendly Transportationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Age-Friendly Built Environment

Chau

Jamei

2021

Encyclopedia

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“…An elderly driver using his or her car only for short shopping trips might not see this new technology as necessary as being as someone with high mileage in various conditions. Since it can be expected that income is related to willingness to pay for ADS (Kyriakidis et al, 2020 ; Zandieh and Acheampong, 2021 ), in this study, the cost of ADAS and ADS features were defined as “cost-free” in order to eliminate the effect of socio-economic background. While this constraint might be theoretically sound, it is still possible that the cost of new technology plays a role in preferences.…”

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“…Vehicle automatization can lead to the transformation of transportation from individually owned vehicles to the development of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) approach in which the aim is efficient, environmentally sustainable mobility for all citizens, including such groups as the elderly who might have reduced mobility due to impaired driving ability. A recent interview study conducted in the Greater Manchester region (U.K.) by Zandieh and Acheampong ( 2021 ) showed that older adults perceive that automated vehicles can enhance their physical activity, promote social interaction and offer stress-free door-to-door mobility, which underlines the role of automated vehicles in MaaS for providing higher mobility for the elderly. Finally, it is also expected that there will be significant reductions in congestion due to improvements in traffic flow and several other potential changes in the pattern of vehicle use (Fagnant and Kockelman, 2014 ; Greenblatt and Saxena, 2015 ; Bajpai, 2016 ).…”

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“…The cost of automatization also seems to concern older people. In addition to concerns for safety, elderly citizens are less willing to pay for automatization or worried about the cost (Kyriakidis et al, 2020 ; Zandieh and Acheampong, 2021 ). In a telephone survey study among 501 older (≥65 years) adults, 78.2% of the respondents stated that they would not pay any additional amount for the driverless features (Oxley et al, 2019 ).…”

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Attitudes Toward Four Levels of Self-Driving Technology Among Elderly Drivers

Lajunen

Sullman

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Automatization and autonomous vehicles can drastically improve elderly drivers' safety and mobility, with lower costs to the driver and the environment. While autonomous vehicle technology is developing rapidly, much less attention and resources have been devoted to understanding the acceptance, attitudes, and preferences of vehicle automatization among driver groups, such as the elderly. In this study, 236 elderly drivers (≥65 years) evaluated four vehicles representing SAE levels 2–5 in terms of safety, trustworthiness, enjoyment, reliability, comfort, ease of use, and attractiveness, as well as reporting preferences for vehicles employing each of the four levels of automation. The results of a repeated-measures ANOVA showed that the elderly drivers rated the SAE level 2 vehicle highest and the fully automated vehicle (SAE 5) lowest across all attributes. The preference for the vehicle declined as a function of increasing automatization. The seven attributes formed an internally coherent “attitude to automatization” scale, a strong correlate of vehicle preference. Age or annual mileage were not related to attitudes or preferences for automated vehicles. The current study shows that elderly drivers' attitudes toward automatization should be studied further, and these results should be taken into account when developing automated vehicles. The full potential of automatization may not be realized if elderly drivers are ignored.

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“…They also show the ability to cut travel expenses and better accessibility and provide more mobility options for those who do not have driving licenses [3]. AVs can make traveling more accessible and less stressful in certain conditions, including night trips, bad weather, and long journeys because these vehicles do not have to drive under harsh conditions [36]. AVs will also make it easier for drunk people to drive [12].…”

Section: Perceived Advantagementioning

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Do People Prefer Cars That People Don’t Drive? A Survey Study on Autonomous Vehicles

Meidutė‐Kavaliauskienė

Yıldız

Çiğdem

et al. 2021

Energies

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Only recently, smart cities are taking shape, thanks to the rapid development of Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and other similar technologies. Given the high demands placed on advanced technologies such as autonomous driving, cloud data services, and high-precision sensors, smart cities are creating an intelligent transportation environment conducive to the introduction of autonomous vehicles (AVs). In this context, the use of AVs in transportation is also considered a form of transportation innovation. As a result, AVs are considered more favorable to people interested in new technologies because they appear to be technologically superior. Their association with the most up-to-date technology can serve as a symbol for those who wish to demonstrate their interest in new technologies through their appearance. The positive image of technological innovation projected by AVs may influence their acceptance among technology enthusiasts to a significant degree. In this context, this study investigates the effects of perceived advantage, perceived risk, and perceived safety on the intention to use autonomous vehicles. For this purpose, data were collected from vehicle users living in Turkey by survey method. Secondly, factor analyses and regression analyses were performed with the data set obtained from 611 participants. As a result of the analyses, it has been determined that the perceived advantage and perceived security increase the intention to use autonomous vehicles. In contrast, the perceived risk reduces this intention to use. According to these results, recommendations were made to the companies about the level of acceptance of this technology by the users to assess their investments in autonomous vehicles better.

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Mobility and healthy ageing in the city: Exploring opportunities and challenges of autonomous vehicles for older adults' outdoor mobility

Cited by 36 publications

References 47 publications

Age-Friendly Built Environment

Age-Friendly Built Environment

Attitudes Toward Four Levels of Self-Driving Technology Among Elderly Drivers

Do People Prefer Cars That People Don’t Drive? A Survey Study on Autonomous Vehicles

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