Review Article

Synthesising the Existing Literature on the Market Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles and the External Underlying Factors

Table 2

Traffic impacts of AVs that could influence the level of market acceptance.

CriteriaStudyStatement

Increasing market acceptanceZhu and Tasic [50]Reducing the number and severity of conflict points at on-ramp merging areas
Zhu et al. [46]Improving safety and efficiency and making velocity control more comfortable, outperforming the MPC-based ACC algorithm and human drivers
Rezaei and Caulfield [16]; Cui et al. [51]Stabilising traffic flow
Briscoe [44]Facilitating “grabbing the green light” at intersections, as well as helping to make decisions based on the data obtained from the infrastructure facilities
Millard-Ball [49]; Li and Shao [52]Using parking assistance technology to manage parking spaces more effectively and shortening the stationary distance between each vehicle
Bansal et al. [11]; NHTSA [53]; Gerdes and Thornton [54]Implementing and managing speed limits more effectively than HDVs
Cui et al. [55]Reducing the gaps between each car and reducing traffic congestion with near-constant velocities
Li et al. [56]Recognising and balancing upstream and downstream traffic incidents using intelligent sensors
Schwarting et al. [57]Using combined decision-making, control, and perception approaches to make informed decisions
Levin [58]Using data from LIDAR and other vehicles and infrastructure facilities to make effective route choices
Igliński and Babiak [59]; Howard and Dai [36]Adhering to traffic regulations
Awal et al. [60]Using existing intersections and lanes more effectively with shorter headways and reducing the number of lane-changing bottlenecks
Fagnant and Kockelman [45]Connecting and coordinating with other vehicles in platoons

Decreasing market acceptanceNikitas et al. [20]There may be safety issues associated with having a mixture of HDVs and AVs on the roads during the first few years of AV adoption
Martínez and Viegas [61]Increasing vehicle miles travelled by using shared AVs
Fagnant and Kockelman [45]Increasing unnecessary congestion, traffic volume, vehicle miles travelled and trips