Analýza postojů obyvatel ČR k zavádění autonomních vozidel

Autonomous cars, also known as self-driving or unmanned cars, are technologies that aim to take over driving tasks from the traditional driver. Research shows that users' attitudes towards autonomous cars could be a major obstacle to bringing autonomous cars on roads. The bachelor's thesis aims to analyse the attitude of the population of the Czech Republic to the introduction of autonomous cars and to find out what factors positively influence this attitude. The theoretical part contains a literature review of already conducted research on the topic of acceptance of autonomous cars. These searches are used to identify factors that may affect respondents' attitudes. In the research part, a questionnaire survey is compiled, distributed and analyzed, which is based on the identified factors. Selected factors include perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, technology awareness, and experience with safety assistance systems, age and gender of the respondent. An electronic questionnaire with a sample of 153 inhabitants showed that the respondents were rather negative about the introduction of autonomous cars, because the value of the median of behavioral intention was -0,5 for a five-point scale that ranged from -2 to 2. The results of the analysis showed that the factors that have a positive effect on behavioral intension of the population include perceived usefulness, perceived use of technology and previous experience with easy safety assistance systems. The factors of the level of awareness of the technology, age and gender of the respondents did not prove.