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Cluster typologies of urban mobility users and their implications for the acceptance of autonomous buses: evidence from a large-scale online survey

Faig, Julian (1); Roth, Daniel (1); Kreimeyer, Matthias (1); Weyer, Johannes (2); Hoffmann, Sebastian (2)

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
Faig, Julian (1); Roth, Daniel (1); Kreimeyer, Matthias (1); Weyer, Johannes (2); Hoffmann, Sebastian (2)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: Institute for Engineering Design and Industrial Design, University of Stuttgart, Germany; 2: Department of Social Sciences, Social Research Center, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Page(s):
3245-3254
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10682
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
This paper addresses the lack of empirically grounded user typologies for understanding acceptance of autonomous buses in the Munich Metropolitan Area. We close this gap through a large-scale online survey and a clustering approach based on mobility preferences and subjective expected utility. The results identify five distinct clusters of users with varying acceptance levels, showing that successful autonomous bus adoption requires tailored communication, service design, and integration strategies.
Keywords:
autonomous vehicles, human behaviour, urban mobility, mobility impaired
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