Autonomous Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 September 2023) | Viewed by 16135
Special Issue Editor
Interests: travel behavior analysis; discrete choice modeling; transportation planning; simulation of transportation systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology marks the beginning of a new century. In the last few years, the industry has put significant effort into developing AVs. Meanwhile, the amount of research on AVs has grown tremendously. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) promise to have the potential to provide many benefits, such as improving mobility and reducing energy, the amount of emissions consumed, travel time, and vehicle ownership. AVs are expected to make a significant contribution to sustainable transportation. Furthermore, AVs are currently only used by a small percentage of the public and have not seen widespread adoption. The acceptance of new users also needs to be considered before the onset of the AV era. Recognizing the importance of AVs in sustainable transport and establishing user acceptance of AVs are critical to realizing their benefits.
We therefore call for papers addressing the acceptance of automated vehicles. Topics and themes for this Special Issue include (but are not limited to):
(1) The conceptualization and measurement of AVs OR sustainable transportation;
(2) The relationship between AVs and sustainable transportation;
(3) Theoretical models and factors impacting AV acceptance;
(4) Individual-based differences in acceptance;
(5) Approaches to realizing the benefits of AVs;
(6) AVs and low carbon.
Dr. Peng Jing
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- connected and autonomous vehicles
- self-driving
- low carbon
- sustainable transportation
- AV acceptance or perception
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