A nudge-type interdisciplinary approach for improving elderly people's mobility safety under the era of autonomous vehicles

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19K23536
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	0303:Civil engineering, social systems engineering, safety engineering, disaster prevention engineering, and related fields
Research Institution	Hiroshima University
Principal Investigator	姜影広島大学, 医系科学研究科(保), 助教 (90850157)
Project Period (FY)	2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000) Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	safety / mobility / elderly / nudge / autonomous vehicles
Outline of Research at the Start	This study will explore how to make use of the opportunities provided by the development of AVs to dramatically reduce elderly people's traffic accidents by considering the connection between travel behavior and health conditions. Voluntary behavioral change toward a safer mobility will be targeted.