Public perception of autonomous vehicles: a brief review

Luisa Muglia  Souza; José Alberto Barroso  Castañon

doi:10.33448/rsd-v10i16.24236

Autores/as

Luisa Muglia Souza Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3493-7179
José Alberto Barroso Castañon Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9799-6857

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i16.24236

Palabras clave:

Vehículos autónomos; Percepción pública; Aceptabilidad del consumidor.

Resumen

Existe una gran especulación de que los vehículos autónomos (VA) mejorarán las condiciones del tráfico urbano, aumentarán la movilidad, reducirán las emisiones y aportarán seguridad. Sin embargo, la aceptación de la audiencia representa un factor clave en el éxito de esta tecnología. Este artículo tiene como objetivo presentar una breve revisión de las percepciones públicas de los VA y se centra en cómo factores como la demografía, la seguridad, la ética, la responsabilidad y la pandemia de COVID-19 pueden afectar la aceptación de esta forma de movilidad. En general, se encontró que los hombres más jóvenes y con más educación tienen más probabilidades de adoptar AV, mientras que las preocupaciones sobre la seguridad, la ética y la responsabilidad pueden afectar negativamente la percepción que las personas tienen de ellos.

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