Older Adults, New Mobility, and Automated Vehicles: A Framework for Harnessing Emerging Technology for Individual and Societal Benefit
AARP Report 2021-28, February 2021
By: AARP, Nico Larco
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This report explores the benefits and challenges of automated vehicles (AVs) technologies and related mobility technologies in addressing the needs of older adults. This resource also provides a framework that highlights prerequisites to ensure that AVs and other emerging technologies expand accessibility and mobility for the elderly population. The framework lists various factors at the individual, organizational, and societal levels that impact older adult's access to emerging mobility modes. This framework can help guide decision-makers looking to implement mobility pilot programs that equitably serve the elderly.