Sustainability and perceived safety of intelligent and connected vehicles. Overview and group exercise

Book excerpt: Academic Paper from the year 2022 in the subject Psychology - Industrial and organizational psychology, grade: 1,0, , language: English, abstract: The interest in autonomous vehicles is growing in today's society. Current developments regarding a more sustainable transportation infrastructure continue to drive interest and thus research in the field of autonomous driving. Furthermore, sustainability questions are increasingly concerning humanity and the goal of 1.5° degrees seems almost impossible to achieve. How could technologies, such as autonomous driving, lead to a more sustainable environment? What risks and problems could arise for people if implemented, and are people even willing to use autonomous vehicles as an everyday means of transportation? These are the questions that this paper aims to shed light on over the next few pages.