Driving without the brain? Effects of value predispositions, media attention, and science knowledge on public willingness to use driverless cars in Singapore

• Main Authors: Ho, Shirley S., Leow, Vetra Jing Xuan, Leung, Yan Wah
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Driverless Cars; Autonomous Vehicles
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139508
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study employs the cognitive miser model and science literacy model as theoretical frameworks to investigate motivations behind public willingness to use driverless cars in Singapore. Findings from a large-scale survey of 1,006 adult Singaporeans indicate that public willingness to use driverles...