Who Is Willing to Share Their AV? Insights about Gender Differences among Seven Countries

Amalia Polydoropoulou, Ioannis Tsouros, Nikolas Thomopoulos, Cristina Pronello, Arnór Elvarsson, Haraldur Sigþórsson, Nima Dadashzadeh, Kristina Stojmenova, Jaka Sodnik, Stelios Neophytou, Domokos Esztergár-Kiss, Jamil Hamadneh, Graham Parkhurst, Shelly Etzioni, Yoram Shiftan and Floridea Di Ciommo
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Amalia Polydoropoulou: Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, Business School, University of the Aegean, 82 100 Chios, Greece
Ioannis Tsouros: Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, Business School, University of the Aegean, 82 100 Chios, Greece
Nikolas Thomopoulos: WISE-ACT Chair and Department of Tourism and Transport, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Cristina Pronello: Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Politecnico di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
Arnór Elvarsson: Infrastructure Management, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Haraldur Sigþórsson: Verkfræðistofa Haralds Sigþórssonar, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
Nima Dadashzadeh: Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Kristina Stojmenova: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jaka Sodnik: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Stelios Neophytou: Department of Engineering, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nicosia (UNIC), Nicosia 1700, Cyprus
Domokos Esztergár-Kiss: Department of Transport Technology and Economics, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Jamil Hamadneh: Department of Transport Technology and Economics, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Graham Parkhurst: Centre for Transport & Society, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
Shelly Etzioni: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
Yoram Shiftan: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
Floridea Di Ciommo: CambiaMO|changing Mobility, 28012 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-19

Abstract: The introduction of shared autonomous vehicles into the transport system is suggested to bring significant impacts on traffic conditions, road safety and emissions, as well as overall reshaping travel behaviour. Compared with a private autonomous vehicle, a shared automated vehicle (SAV) is associated with different willingness-to-adopt and willingness-to-pay characteristics. An important aspect of future SAV adoption is the presence of other passengers in the SAV—often people unknown to the cotravellers. This study presents a cross-country exploration of user preferences and WTP calculations regarding mode choice between a private non-autonomous vehicle, and private and shared autonomous vehicles. To explore user preferences, the study launched a survey in seven European countries, including a stated-preference experiment of user choices. To model and quantify the effect of travel mode attributes and socio-demographic characteristics, the study employs a mixed logit model. The model results were the basis for calculating willingness-to-pay values for all countries and travel modes, and provide insight into the significant heterogeneous, gender-wise effect of cotravellers in the choice to use an SAV. The study results highlight the importance of analysis of the effect of SAV attributes and shared-ride conditions on the future acceptance and adoption rates of such services.

Keywords: Autonomous Vehicles; Shared Autonomous Vehicle (SAV); willingness-to-pay (WTP); willingness-to-adopt; gender; cross-national comparison (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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