APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Feelings Related to Driving Regular Cars Influence the Perception and Acceptance of Self-Driving Cars
- Martina Raue
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Lisa D'Ambrosio
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Chaiwoo Lee
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Joseph Coughlin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Self-driving vehicles will affect the future of transportation, but factors that underlie their perception are yet unclear. Feelings are an important source of information in situations of complexity and uncertainty. In this study (N = 1,484), we found that feelings related to traditional driving affect people’s perceptions of self-driving cars.
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