Factors Influencing the Adoption of Shared Autonomous Vehicles

Kum Fai Yuen, Do Thi Khanh Huyen, Xueqin Wang and Guanqiu Qi
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Kum Fai Yuen: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
Do Thi Khanh Huyen: Department of International Logistics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Xueqin Wang: Department of International Logistics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Guanqiu Qi: Department of International Logistics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-17

Abstract: Shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs), which have several potential benefits, are an emerging innovative technology in the market. However, the successful operation of SAVs largely depends on the extent of travellers’ intention to adopt them. This study aims to analyse the factors that influence the adoption of SAVs by integrating two theoretical perspectives: the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2 (UTAUT2) and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). A valid survey sample of 268 participants in Da Nang, Vietnam was collected. Subsequently, structural equation modelling was deployed to test the research model. The results indicate that the five dimensions of UTUAT2: performance expectation, effort expectation, habit, price value and hedonic motivation, are mediated by the attitudes toward using SAVs. Further, the TPB constructs, namely attitude, subject norm, perceived behavioural control, along with its perceived facilitating conditions, are all effective predictors of intention to use SAVs. The findings of this study can serve as a crucial resource for transport operators and the government to enhance transportation services and policies.

Keywords: shared autonomous vehicles; unified theory of acceptance and use of technology; theory of planned behaviour; adoption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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