无人驾驶汽车在旅游应用中的国外研究进展与前沿议题展望

International progress and frontier topics of autonomous vehicles in tourism

无人驾驶技术快速发展,社会科学研究已经开始关注其改变人们生活的潜力。研究梳理交通、城市规划等主要领域无人驾驶的主要研究议题,以及无人驾驶汽车在旅游场景下应用的特殊性。研究认为:(1)社会科学领域对无人驾驶技术的研究议题已从技术应用拓展到了政策治理;旅游领域应用的研究仍处于起步阶段,但公众接受态度、物质与社会环境影响的相关研究为旅游领域研究提供了借鉴。(2)无人驾驶汽车的旅游应用具有交通工具和旅游体验双重功能属性。(3)旅游需求、旅游响应、旅游效应是无人驾驶汽车旅游应用研究的重点领域,需求端的旅游出行决策与流动性体验,响应端的新业态开发、设施配置与治理政策,效应端的技术对环境、经济与社会可持续发展的多方面影响等是重点议题。无人驾驶汽车的旅游应用前景广阔,探讨旅游场景下无人驾驶汽车应用研究的分析框架,可为汽车与旅游业界、学界相关决策与研究提供参考。

The rapid development of autonomous driving technology has prompted social science research to explore its potential in reshaping people’s daily life and travel behaviors.This study offers a comprehensive overview of the primary themes in autonomous vehicle research within the fields of transportation and urban planning,and also introduces its practical implications in tourism scenarios.The study concludes that:(1)the research in the social sciences on autonomous vehicles has shifted from technological applications towards considerations of management policies;the research on applications in the field of tourism is still in its infancy,but the research related to public acceptance attitudes and the impact of the physical and social environments offers directions for research in the field of tourism;(2)the utilization of autonomous vehicles in tourism presents dual functionalities in transportation and enhancing the tourism experience;(3)the critical directions encompass three key aspects:tourism demand,tourism response,and tourism effect;specifically,travel decision-making and mobility experience at the demand side,the development of new industries,facility configuration and governance policies at the supply side,and the impact of technology on the environment,economy and social sustainable development at the effect side are the key issues to explore.The potential application of autonomous vehicles in tourism can provide valuable insights for the automotive industry,academic research in tourism,and studies on behavioral decision-making.