Passengers from India and the United States Have Differential Opinions about Autonomous Auto-Pilots for Commercial Flights

Rice, Stephen; Kraemer, Keegan; Winter, Scott R.; Mehta, Rian; Dunbar, Victoria; Rosser, Timothy G.; Moore, Julie C.

doi:10.15394/ijaaa.2014.1004

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“…Research has been conducted on consumer and public perceptions of several different aspects of automation implementation in various settings Rice et al 2014). Specifically, previous research in the field of emergency medical service vehicles has shown that passengers are less willing to ride in a driverless ambulance (Winter et al 2018).…”

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Does length of ride, gender, or nationality affect willingness to ride in a driverless ambulance?

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Winter

Mehta

et al. 2019

J. Unmanned Veh. Sys.

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Due to the frequent lack of ambulances and personnel, the purpose of this study was to examine consumers' willingness-to-ride in an ambulance that was either driven by a human driver or completely automated (with no human driver) based on the gender of the participant and their nationality, either Indian or American. A two-study experimental design was utilized using over 1,000 participants. In Study 1, the length of the ride and the type of driver were manipulated while in Study 2, the length of the ride was manipulated across genders and nationality. Study 2 also collected affect measures to complete a mediation analysis. The findings indicate that consumers' willingness-to-ride was significantly lower for longer rides when using the automated ambulance. There were significant interactions between nationality and gender and nationality, gender, and length of the ride. Affect was found to significantly mediate the relationship between willingness-to-ride and both nationality and gender. These findings are discussed in greater detail, along with recommendations for future research and limitations to the study.

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Does length of ride, gender, or nationality affect willingness to ride in a driverless ambulance?

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Winter

Mehta

et al. 2019

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“…In addition, Lee and See (2004) suggest that ''trust may play a critical role in people's ability to accommodate the cognitive complexity and uncertainty that accompanies the move away from simple technologies'' (p. 51). Previous studies examined passengers' trust in autonomous operating systems Rice, Winter, Deaton, & Cremer, 2016) versus human-operated systems (Hughes, Rice, Trafimow, & Clayton, 2009;Mehta et al, 2017;Rice et al, 2014;Winter et al, 2015). Hughes et al (2009) reported that passengers had a more negative attitude toward autonomous autopilot systems as opposed to having human pilots controlling the aircraft, even when discounts were offered to those flying with an autopilot system.…”

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How Nationality, Weather, Wind, and Distance Affect Consumer Willingness to Fly in Autonomous Airplanes

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Baugh²,

Rice³

et al. 2018

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

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Several studies have examined passengers' trust in human-operated systems versus autonomous systems. Prior studies have also reported cultural differences among individuals from India and the United States. The purpose of this study was to investigate how nationality, weather, wind, and distance affect passengers' willingness to fly in autonomous aircraft. Participants included 161 volunteers from the United States and 137 volunteers from India. In 12 different conditions, participants were asked to rate their willingness to fly in an autonomous aircraft, given information about the weather (sunny, raining, or snowing), the wind level (no wind versus strong wind), and the flight distance (short flight versus long flight). These conditions were presented randomly to each participant. Subsequently, participants were asked qualitative, open-ended questions. The results indicated that Indian participants were generally positive about autonomous commercial flights, except in the most extreme conditions. American participants were generally negative about autonomous commercial flights, except in perfect conditions. Participants were also asked their opinions on advantages of automation, disadvantages of automation, and specific weather concerns. Implications for the findings are discussed.

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“…For example, when the authors began researching consumer perceptions of autopilots in commercial aviation (Rice et al, 2014), it quickly became apparent that finding an accessible population would be difficult. The researchers considered passing out questionnaires at local airports, but the airport authority denied their requests.…”

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Internet-Based Survey Methods in Aviation-Related Research

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Winter²,

Doherty³

et al. 2017

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

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Within the last decade, numerous online populations, such as SurveyMonkeyH and Amazon's Mechanical TurkH (MTurk), have been established allowing researchers to gather data involving diverse populations. These resources offer an alternative to traditional laboratory settings hosted at universities, where many studies utilize students as the available and accessible population. While these online portals do provide new opportunities, they also contain unique advantages and disadvantages. This paper synthesizes the advantages and disadvantages of using online populations to conduct research in the aviation field. Some of the advantages are: easier access to new populations, larger sample sizes, more balanced ratio of genders, lower cost, more timely data collection, reliable data, and anonymity of participants. Some of the disadvantages are: unrepresentative samples, lower response rates, financial motivation issues, limited access to certain portals, limited length of study, non-behavioral data, and lack of follow-up data. In addition, the authors share their personal experiences of using these portals and summarize previous literature researching online populations.

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Passengers from India and the United States Have Differential Opinions about Autonomous Auto-Pilots for Commercial Flights

Cited by 28 publications

References 11 publications

Does length of ride, gender, or nationality affect willingness to ride in a driverless ambulance?

Does length of ride, gender, or nationality affect willingness to ride in a driverless ambulance?

How Nationality, Weather, Wind, and Distance Affect Consumer Willingness to Fly in Autonomous Airplanes

Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Internet-Based Survey Methods in Aviation-Related Research

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