Fully automated vehicles: the use of travel time and its association with intention to use

Traditionally, time spent travelling has been seen as a ‘cost’ to the traveller. Autonomous or fully automated vehicles (FAVs) can free driver of driving task and allow engagement in other worthwhile activities inside FAVs, which transform how people travel. However, there is little understanding about travel be used this FAVs; whether related intention use FAVs. This paper addresses these questions through multi-country questionnaire survey, with sub-sample chauffeur-driven car users mimic Responses show that are likely engage non-driving while riding differ according trip purpose direction. Time FAVs perceived more useful than current modes transport. Interest using directly correlated usefulness autonomous vehicles. There strong correlation between intended by primary cars, providing some validation stated responses. Results have important implications for policy-making, value-of-time research, well vehicle interior design.