Acceptance of autonomous delivery vehicles for last-mile delivery in Germany – Extending UTAUT2 with risk perceptions

Kapser, Sebastian and Abdelrahman, Mahmoud (2020) Acceptance of autonomous delivery vehicles for last-mile delivery in Germany – Extending UTAUT2 with risk perceptions. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 111. pp. 210-225. ISSN 0968-090X

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2019.12.016

Abstract

The inevitable need to develop new delivery practices in last-mile logistics arises from the enormously growing business to consumer (B2C) e-commerce and the associated challenges for logistics service providers. Autonomous delivery vehicles (ADVs) are believed to have the potential to revolutionise last-mile delivery in a way that is more sustainable and customer focused. However, if not widely accepted, the introduction of ADVs as a delivery option can be a substantial waste of resources. At present, the research on consumers’ receptivity of innovations in last-mile delivery, such as ADVs, is limited. This study is the first that investigates the users’ acceptance of ADVs in Germany by utilising an extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) and adapted it to the context of ADVs in last-mile delivery. Quantitative data was collected through an online survey approach (n = 501) and structural equation modelling was undertaken. The results indicate that price sensitivity is the strongest predictor of behavioural intention (i.e., user acceptance), followed by performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, perceived risk, social influence and facilitating conditions, whereas no effect could be found for effort expectancy. These findings have important theoretical and practical contributions in the areas of technology acceptance and last-mile delivery.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: User acceptance, Home delivery, Last-mile transportation, UTAUT2, Perceived risk, Germany
Subjects: N500 Marketing
N800 Tourism, Transport and Travel
N900 Others in Business and Administrative studies
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 07 Jan 2020 15:59
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 14:19
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/41846

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