Systematic review: Automated vehicles and services for people with disabilities. (14th September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dicianno, Brad E.; Sivakanthan, Sivashankar; Sundaram, S. Andrea; Satpute, Shantanu; Kulich, Hailee; Powers, Elizabeth; Deepak, Nikitha; Russell, Rebecca; Cooper, Rosemarie; Cooper, Rory A.
• Is Part Of: Neuroscience letters. Volume 761(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09-14
• Subjects: Disability -- Older adults -- Older drivers -- Transportation -- Autonomous vehicles -- Self-driving cars -- Automated vehicles -- Driverless vehicles -- Accessibility -- Visual impairment -- Blind -- Intellectual disability -- Cognitive impairment -- Deaf -- Hearing impairment -- Epilepsy -- Seizure -- Mobility -- Usability; AAM Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers -- ADA Americans with Disabilities Act -- ADAS advanced driving assistance systems -- ADS Automated Driving Systems -- ATLAS Accessible Technology Leveraged for Autonomous vehicles System -- AV automated vehicle -- GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation -- HMI human–machine interface -- IVIS in-vehicle information systems -- NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -- PICO Problem/Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome -- PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses -- PwD people with disabilities -- SAE Society of Automotive Engineers -- TNC Transportation Network Companies; Neurology -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Research -- Periodicals; Neurologie -- Périodiques; Neuroanatomie -- Périodiques; Neuropharmacologie -- Périodiques; Neurophysiologie -- Périodiques; Neurology; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 617.48
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.136103
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0304-3940

Abstract

Highlights: Scientific evidence (n = 35) includes research studies, reviews, reports, and policy proposals. Literature on older adults is most prevalent. Grey literature (n = 37) spans a variety of sources and focuses on a variety of disability types. Accessible and usable AV design should include the entire travel journey and all vehicle features. Solutions must be tailored to the needs of those with different disabilities and impairments. Guidance on accessible and usable AV design and planning for infrastructure changes are needed. Research gaps and implications for policy and knowledge translation are outlined. Abstract: People with disabilities face many travel barriers. Autonomous vehicles and services may be one solution. The purpose of this project was to conduct a systematic review of the grey and scientific literature on autonomous vehicles for people with disabilities. Scientific evidence (n = 35) was limited to four observational studies with a very low level of evidence, qualitative studies, reviews, design and model reports, and policy proposals. Literature on older adults was most prevalent. Grey literature (n = 37) spanned a variety of media and sources and focuses on a variety of disability and impairment types. Results highlight opportunities and barriers to accessible and usable AVs and services, outline research gaps to set a future research agenda, and identify implications for policy and knowledge translation. People with disabilities are a diverse group, and accessible and usable design solutions will therefore need to be tailored to each group's needs, circumstances, and preferences. Future research in diverse disability groups should include more participatory action design and engineering studies and higher quality, prospective experimental studies to evaluate outcomes of accessible and usable AV technology. Studies will need to address not only all vehicle features but also the entire travel journey.