Enhanced mobility for aging populations using automated vehicles.

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• Creators:
  Duncan, Mike ; Charness, Neil ; Chapin, Tim ; Horner, Mark ; Stevens, Lindsay ; Richard, Amanda ; Souders, Dustin ; Crute, Jeremy ; Riemondy, Alex ; Morgan, Donald
• Corporate Creators:
  Florida State University. Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aged
  • Mobility
  • Travel behavior
  • Mobile communication systems
  • Social media
  • Public opinion
  • Attitudes
  • Data mining
  • Intelligent vehicles
  • Literature reviews
• Publication/ Report Number:
  BDV30 977-11
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Automated vehicles (AV) offer a unique opportunity to improve the safety and efficiency of the transportation ; system and enhance the mobility of aging and transportation disadvantaged populations simultaneously. ; However, before this potential can be realized, it is important to develop a greater understanding of aging ; adults’ travel behavior and attitudes toward AVs to determine how AVs could best meet their travel needs. ; To this end, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) tasked a multidisciplinary team of researchers ; from Florida State University to conduct a research project aimed at providing information and guidance on ; how automated and connected vehicle technology could enhance the mobility of aging populations. This ; project was divided into four separate, but related, research tasks, including literature reviews of aging ; adult’s travel behavior and safety, a survey of Floridian’s attitudes toward AVs, and a social media data mining ; analysis of public perception of AVs. Findings indicated that aging adults have unique travel needs that often ; are not adequately addressed by today's transportation system. But these mobility problems could be ; alleviated, in part, by automated vehicle technology. Analyses of resident’s attitudes toward AVs found that ; even though aging adults are less likely to trust AVs, over half of Florida’s residents are interested in AVs. In ; summary, this study affirmed AVs' potential to provide safe and efficient mobility options to Florida’s growing ; aging population, but it highlighted the importance of informing the public about AVs' potential benefits in ; order to develop the trust necessary for widespread adoption of the technology.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29733/dot_29733_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.50 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3657e34fb0d284ce3358bc3e9a0ebee93f96ce27a219d07c996494378074c639