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The Formation of Trust in Autonomous Vehicles after Interacting with Robotaxis on Public Roads
Xiang Chang, Zhijie Yi, Yichang Liu, Hongling Sheng, Dengbo He
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00120

The Formation of Trust in Autonomous Vehicles after Interacting with Robotaxis on Public Roads
This study investigates how pedestrian trust, receptivity, and behavior evolve during interactions with Level-4 autonomous vehicles (AVs) at uncontrolled urban intersections in a naturalistic setting. While public acceptance is critical for AV adoption, most prior studies relied on simplified simulations or field tests. We conducted a real-world experiment in a commercial Robotaxi operation zone, where 33 participants repeatedly crossed an uncontrolled intersection with frequent Level-4 Robotax…