COOPERS: Driver acceptance assessment of cooperative services: Results from the field test in Austria

Abstract

The underlying document deals with the assessment of user acceptance in the field of Cooperative systems and services. The assessment of user acceptance is considered to be a key element involved in the prediction of the future market penetration of innovations. This paper focuses on the user acceptance of Cooperative services, which represent one key aspect of an EU-funded Integrated Project named COOPERS (Co-operative systems for intelligent Road Safety). Within this project, several field tests in Europe have been performed to evaluate user acceptance and driver behavior. The underlying paper focuses on the results of a field test performed in Austria/Innsbruck. A sample of 48 drivers was tested in January/February 2010 in cooperation with the Austrian Road operator, Asfinag. This paper shows the results of this user acceptance test and will give an indication of test driver expectations and experiences with an innovate Cooperative System, that provides the driver with safety-critical and convenience services. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.