Assessment of Social Acceptance for Autonomous Vehicles in Southeastern Poland

Agnieszka Dudziak, Monika Stoma, Andrzej Kuranc and Jacek Caban
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Agnieszka Dudziak: Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Monika Stoma: Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Andrzej Kuranc: Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Jacek Caban: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-16

Abstract: New technologies reaching out for meeting the needs of an aging population in developed countries have given rise to the development and gradual implementation of the concept of an autonomous vehicle (AV) and have even made it a necessity and an important business paradigm. However, in parallel, there is a discussion about consumer preferences and the willingness to pay for new car technologies and intelligent vehicle options. The main aim of the study was to analyze the impact of selected factors on the perception of the future of autonomous cars by respondents from the area of Southeastern Poland in terms of a comparison with traditional cars, with particular emphasis on the advantages and disadvantages of this concept. The research presented in this study was conducted in 2019 among a group of 579 respondents. Data analysis made it possible to identify potential advantages and disadvantages of the concept of introducing autonomous cars. A positive result of the survey is that 68% of respondents stated that AV will be gradually introduced to our market, which confirms the high acceptance of this technology by Poles. The obtained research results may be valuable information for governmental and local authorities, but also for car manufacturers and their future users. It is an important issue in the area of shaping the strategy of actions concerning further directions of development on the automotive market.

Keywords: autonomous technology; road vehicles; road traffic; survey study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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