Abstract
In recent years, expectations have increased for realization of fully automated driving. New transportation services are being considered in conjunction with this new technology. As one of them, automated Driving Vehicle with Utility Service (ADVUS) equipped with urban functions has been proposed. The proposed service provides alternatives for various activities such as purchasing, medical care, eating, and hobby activities. Whereas the introduction of this service might exceed the concept of the conventional car as a “tool for transportation” and take on the role of a “convenient service provider,” the unrestricted introduction of ADVUS will cause competition with facilities that have been located in the city, and will result in the withdrawal of facilities. To understand the two-sided nature of the service, one must identify preferences for the service, their differences, and factors that influence preferences. For this study, we apply a quantification method II based on an original web survey. We examined factors contributing to residents' intentions to use the service and their differences according to activities. Results demonstrate that the factors affecting the preference for ADVUS differed depending on the type of activity installed in the ADVUS. As examples, for “hobby activities” and “meal with acquaintances,” the closer the ADVUS facilities were, the more the respondents preferred to use them. For “hobby products”, the closer the existing facilities were, the more the respondents tended to prefer to use them, which suggests that even identical factors might have opposite effects on the choice of ADVUS or facility.
