Trusting autonomous vehicles as moral agents improves related policy support

Frontiers in Psychology

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Kristin F. Hurst¹  Nicole D. Sintov² 

[1] School of Earth Systems and Sustainability, Southern Illinois University;School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University

关键词: Technology Adoption;    Trust;    Autonomous Vehicles (AVs);    AV policy support;    technology acceptance;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.976023

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Compared to human-operated vehicles, autonomous vehicles (AVs) offer numerous potential benefits. However, public acceptance of AVs remains low. Using 4 studies, including 1 preregistered experiment (total N = 3,937), the present research examines the role of trust in AV adoption decisions. Using the Trust-Competence-Cooperation model as a conceptual framework, we evaluate whether perceived integrity of technology—a previously underexplored dimension of trust that refers to perceptions of the moral agency of a given technology—influences AV policy support and adoption intent. We find that perceived technology integrity predicts adoption intent for AVs but not airplanes and that messages that increase perceived integrity of AV technology result in greater AV adoption intent and policy support. This knowledge can be used to guide communication efforts aimed at increasing public trust in AVs, and ultimately enhance integration of AVs into transport systems.

【 授权许可】

CC BY