Design of (Semi-)Autonomous Vehicles: Perceptions of the People in Sweden

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Linus Rosenholm, Prashant Goswami, Santosh Jagtap
Series: DESIGN
Institution: Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
Section: Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Design
Page(s): 1719-1726
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.174
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

The field of autonomous vehicles is gaining wide recognition in the industry, academia as well as social media. However, there is a lack of knowledge on expectations of people regarding this topic. To this end, this paper analyses extant research on perceptions of people in various countries about semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. Secondly, based on the findings of this analysis, we developed a questionnaire to gauge the perceptions of the people in Sweden regarding such vehicles. The findings have important implications for the design of AVs in Sweden, and possibly other countries.

Keywords: autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI), ethics, user-centred design