RT Journal Article
SR 00
ID 10.1016/j.tra.2024.104193
A1 Gordillo Chávez, D.
A1 Cloarec, Julien
A1 Meyer-Waarden, Lars
T1 Opening the moral machine’s cover: How algorithmic aversion shapes autonomous vehicle adoption
JF Transportation Research - Part A: Policy and Practice
YR 2024
FD 2024-09
VO vol.187
K1 Autonomous vehicles, Adoption, Moral dilemmas, Algorithm aversion, Perceived hedonism
AB Autonomous driving technology has made its way into the market at various levels, yet fully autonomous vehicles remain unavailable. The psychological barriers that must be overcome before fully automated vehicles (AVs) become mainstream are numerous. In addition to technological advancements, persuading consumers to transition from the traditional human-driven model to AVs poses a significant challenge. According to the Moral Machine Experiment, Latin American countries form distinct sub-clusters and exhibit the highest preference for action in moral decision-making. To foster user acceptance of AVs in these countries, it is imperative to comprehend cognitive, affective, and ethical factors. To this end, we conducted experiments with respondents from Colombia to examine how varying levels of automation influence algorithm aversion and user acceptance. Algorithm aversion is explored from two perspectives: ethical judgment and behavior, and emergency evaluation and performance. Our findings reveal two key insights. Firstly, higher levels of automation negatively impact people’s assessment of the emergency evaluation capabilities of AVs, partially contributing to algorithm aversion. Secondly, the intention to use AVs is adversely affected by algorithm aversion, encompassing both ethical considerations and emergency performance-related aspects. Furthermore, mediation analysis demonstrates that perceived hedonism elucidates the inverse relationship between algorithm aversion and the intention to use AVs.
PB Elsevier
SN 1879-2375
LK https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/49639/