Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295246 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Publisher: 
ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburg
Abstract: 
This systematic literature review inquires into the role of socio-technical experiments for autonomous driving and their potential to shape mobility transitions towards sustainability. As an emerging technology in an early stage of transition, AVs are increasingly being tested in different spatial contexts with diverse actor constellations in order to enhance the technology further. This article critically examines the added value of these experiments, how they affect the scaling-up of autonomous driving, and highlights key themes that researchers and practitioners should consider when designing experiments. The most striking aspect of our sample is the lack of continuous participatory methods, as well as weak linkages to the transition literature. We conclude with central findings that emerged as future research avenues for the topic, such as the need to overcome projectification in the design process of the experiments, a more nuanced perspective on sustainability issues and place-related factors, and implications for local governance.
Subjects: 
sustainability transitions
mobility
autonomous vehicles
socio-technical system
JEL: 
C93
O33
Q56
R00
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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