Brief Report: The Unrealized Potential of Autonomous Vehicles for an Aging Population

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the potential to improve the health and well-being of older people. This exploratory study involved in-depth interviews with 43 key stakeholders across a broad range of sectors to identify the primary policy implications of AVs for aging populations. Four main issues w...

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Main Authors: Pettigrew, Simone, Cronin, S., Norman, Richard
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72843
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Norman, Richard
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description Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the potential to improve the health and well-being of older people. This exploratory study involved in-depth interviews with 43 key stakeholders across a broad range of sectors to identify the primary policy implications of AVs for aging populations. Four main issues were evident: a general lack of salience of the needs of older people in the AV discourse, the perceived dominance of the commercial drivers of AV technology, the implications of the particular characteristics of the senior segment, and a lack of available analyses to guide decision making. Threats and opportunities represented by these issues are discussed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-728432020-06-15T01:47:57Z Brief Report: The Unrealized Potential of Autonomous Vehicles for an Aging Population Pettigrew, Simone Cronin, S. Norman, Richard Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the potential to improve the health and well-being of older people. This exploratory study involved in-depth interviews with 43 key stakeholders across a broad range of sectors to identify the primary policy implications of AVs for aging populations. Four main issues were evident: a general lack of salience of the needs of older people in the AV discourse, the perceived dominance of the commercial drivers of AV technology, the implications of the particular characteristics of the senior segment, and a lack of available analyses to guide decision making. Threats and opportunities represented by these issues are discussed. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72843 10.1080/08959420.2018.1500860 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Pettigrew, Simone
Cronin, S.
Norman, Richard
Brief Report: The Unrealized Potential of Autonomous Vehicles for an Aging Population
title Brief Report: The Unrealized Potential of Autonomous Vehicles for an Aging Population
title_full Brief Report: The Unrealized Potential of Autonomous Vehicles for an Aging Population
title_fullStr Brief Report: The Unrealized Potential of Autonomous Vehicles for an Aging Population
title_full_unstemmed Brief Report: The Unrealized Potential of Autonomous Vehicles for an Aging Population
title_short Brief Report: The Unrealized Potential of Autonomous Vehicles for an Aging Population
title_sort brief report: the unrealized potential of autonomous vehicles for an aging population
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72843