TY - CHAP
T1 - Older People’s Mobility, New Transport Technologies and User-Centred Innovation
AU - Musselwhite, Charles
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - People are fitter and more mobile than ever before, but transport can still be an issue in later life due to physiological and cognitive challenges. This chapter examines findings from four focus groups with 36 older people examining the importance of mobility and future changes in mobility and transport. Older people were generally sceptical of potential transport futures, though they welcome technologies that reduce physical difficulty in mobility, gave real-time information, and reduced issues with interchange. There were mixed feelings of automated vehicles, often dependent upon the individual’s willingness to accept technology taking over their own skills and abilities, trust in the technology and concerns over future built environments.
AB - People are fitter and more mobile than ever before, but transport can still be an issue in later life due to physiological and cognitive challenges. This chapter examines findings from four focus groups with 36 older people examining the importance of mobility and future changes in mobility and transport. Older people were generally sceptical of potential transport futures, though they welcome technologies that reduce physical difficulty in mobility, gave real-time information, and reduced issues with interchange. There were mixed feelings of automated vehicles, often dependent upon the individual’s willingness to accept technology taking over their own skills and abilities, trust in the technology and concerns over future built environments.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-99756-8_7
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-99756-8_7
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783319997551
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mobility
BT - Towards User-Centric Transport in Europe
PB - Springer Nature
ER -