Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Automated Vehicles, United States, 2021

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May 26th, 2023

As emerging transportation technologies continue to evolve and society acknowledges the potential benefits, various automated technologies are becoming more prevalent and affordable in new vehicles. In conjunction with this trend, there have been increasing calls for some vehicle technologies to be equipped in all new vehicles to improve traffic safety. Efforts to help expedite this movement are critical to leverage the reported potential benefits through large-scale deployment of automated vehicles (AVs). To this end, additional studies to better understand public perceptions and attitudes towards AVs are necessary to continue to promote the adoption of AVs.

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