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AuthorHussain, Qinaat
AuthorAlhajyaseen, Wael K.M.
AuthorAdnan, Muhammad
AuthorAlmallah, Mustafa
AuthorAlmukdad, Abdulkarim
AuthorAlqaradawi, Mohammed
Available date2022-10-23T16:49:15Z
Publication Date2021-09
Publication NameTransport Policy
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.07.001
CitationHussain, Q., Alhajyaseen, W. K., Adnan, M., Almallah, M., Almukdad, A., & Alqaradawi, M. (2021). Autonomous vehicles between anticipation and apprehension: Investigations through safety and security perceptions. Transport policy, 110, 440-451.
ISSN0967-070X
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85110059396&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/35297
AbstractDue to the ongoing enormous infrastructural developments and car ownership culture in Qatar, it could be one of those countries to introduce Autonomous Vehicles (AV) technology at the early stages. Therefore, this study surveyed a number of residents at the State of Qatar to improve our understandings of their perceptions regarding overall safety of AV (General_safety), safety due to the fact that AV could eliminate human errors (Human_errors), safety due to the interactions between Human-Driven Vehicles (HDV) and AV (HDV-AV_interactions), performance in harsh environmental conditions, security, comfort level, travel time, congestion and operational costs. In addition, the study uncovered the relationships of public perceptions towards AV and some other contextual factors with the willingness to adopt it in the future. To study these relations, we relied on a Structural Equation Modeling. Overall, the results showed that respondents had higher and positive perceptions regarding “General_safety” and “Human_errors”, however, they were more concerned about “HDV-AV_interactions” and its security. In addition, individuals’ preference to shift to AV in the future was positively correlated with their perception level of “General_safety”, “Human_errors”, Comfort and Travel_time. Regarding ethnicity of the respondents, non-Arabs reported higher concerns regarding AV security, compared to Arabs. Furthermore, interestingly the results revealed that individuals having higher knowledge about AV technology had more concerns on “General_safety” and “HDV-AV_interactions”, while they had positive perceptions that AV could eliminate human errors. The findings from this study are anticipated to allow AV manufacturers and other relevant authorities to enhance public confidence towards AV technology by targeting different sub-groups through particular safety or security awareness campaigns.
SponsorThe Qatar–Japan Research Collaboration Application Award [M-QJRC-2020-8] from Qatar University. Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier Ltd
SubjectAutonomous vehicles
AV safety
AV security
HDV-AV interactions
Public perception
State of Qatar
TitleAutonomous vehicles between anticipation and apprehension: Investigations through safety and security perceptions
TypeArticle
Pagination440-451
Volume Number110
dc.accessType Open Access


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