Barriers to AV Bus Acceptance: A National Survey and Research Agenda

Automated Vehicle (AV) buses hold great potential, yet it is not clear if Americans will choose to ride them. Trust and attitudes, often influenced by individual differences, are vital predictors of technology acceptance AVs no exception. To deepen our understanding differences as they pertain AV buses, this paper presents the results a national survey 401 participants located in United States America. Findings from indicate that trust, attitude, intention buses. Specifically, trust differed individual’s age bus riding frequencies while attitude toward age, ethnicity, frequency. Finally, an gender, Based on these results, we propose research agenda seeks inform future