Public acceptance of the use of drones for logistics: the state of play and moving towards more informed debate
Public acceptance of the use of drones for logistics: the state of play and moving towards more informed debate
Policy makers are keen to understand public and stakeholder concerns in relation to the greater deployment of drones within transport systems and studies have sought to quantify public acceptance of drones with common themes including worries relating to privacy and safety and a lack of engagement with the technology amongst some demographic groups. This paper critically examines the research on public acceptance of drones finding the conflation of a diverse range of drone applications has led to ambiguity in the prevailing concerns and that the absence of clear parameters for drone use in local transport environments limits scope to develop informed opinion. We find that studies which build familiarity and understanding of practical drone use demonstrate the potential for more positive and informed outcomes than do more generic surveys on attitudes. The paper raises questions about the role of public acceptance research and its use in policy and calls for studies that build understanding of drones within transport environments so that stakeholders can engage in more informed debates to shape future transport provision.
Attitudes, Drone, Knowledge, Perceptions, Public acceptance, Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Smith, Angela
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Dickinson, Janet
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Cherrett, Thomas
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February 2022
Smith, Angela
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Marsden, Greg
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Cherrett, Thomas
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Oakey, Andy
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Grote, Matthew
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Smith, Angela, Dickinson, Janet, Marsden, Greg, Cherrett, Thomas, Oakey, Andy and Grote, Matthew
(2022)
Public acceptance of the use of drones for logistics: the state of play and moving towards more informed debate.
Technology in Society, 68, [101883].
(doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.101883).
Abstract
Policy makers are keen to understand public and stakeholder concerns in relation to the greater deployment of drones within transport systems and studies have sought to quantify public acceptance of drones with common themes including worries relating to privacy and safety and a lack of engagement with the technology amongst some demographic groups. This paper critically examines the research on public acceptance of drones finding the conflation of a diverse range of drone applications has led to ambiguity in the prevailing concerns and that the absence of clear parameters for drone use in local transport environments limits scope to develop informed opinion. We find that studies which build familiarity and understanding of practical drone use demonstrate the potential for more positive and informed outcomes than do more generic surveys on attitudes. The paper raises questions about the role of public acceptance research and its use in policy and calls for studies that build understanding of drones within transport environments so that stakeholders can engage in more informed debates to shape future transport provision.
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Accepted/In Press date: 10 January 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 22 January 2022
Published date: February 2022
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This research has been undertaken as part of “E-Drone: Transforming the energy demand of supply chains through integrated UAV-to-land logistics for 2030” which has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council main funding body for engineering and physical sciences research in the UK ( Reference EP/V002619/1 ). More information about the project can be found at: https://www.e-drone.org/
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Attitudes, Drone, Knowledge, Perceptions, Public acceptance, Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/454305
ISSN: 0160-791X
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