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On the Road Again - Explanatory Factors for the Users’ Willingness to Replace Private Cars by Autonomous on-Demand Shuttle Services

2020; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-030-50943-9_23

2194-5357

Ralf Philipsen, Teresa Brell, Hannah Biermann, Martina Ziefle,

Sharing Economy and Platforms

Increasing urbanization and the simultaneous growth of car-based individual transport pose major challenges for many cities. On the one hand, streets and parking facilities are reaching their capacity limits, and on the other hand, car emissions are a burden for both residents and environment. A transformation from one-person car use to emission-free shared mobility could be part of the solution. Small autonomous, electrified shuttle buses, which can carry 10–15 people on-demand, are already in the technical development stage. At present, however, many questions remain unanswered regarding the design of mobility services around the technological platform. This paper therefore explores which factors influence the willingness to share rides and to abandon private car ownership. While for the willingness to use ridesharing, especially the familiarity with the passengers and, to a small extent, the purpose of the trip has an influence, the expected advantages in terms of flexibility and costs are particularly important for the willingness to abandon a car. A positive attitude towards conventional car driving counteracts both measures surveyed.