A Study on Public Adoption of Robo-Taxis in China

Table 2

Construct measurements.

Constructs	Items	Literature
Perceived usefulness (PU)	PU1: I think Robo-taxis would be useful in meeting my transportation needs	Modified from [1]
	PU2: I think the use of Robo-taxis would make me feel safer (than normal vehicles)
	PU3: I think the use of Robo-taxis would decrease accidents
	PU4: I think there should be some entertainment equipment in Robo-taxis, such as smart cinema	Self-developed
	PU5: I think it would be interesting to use Robo-taxis
Perceived ease of use (PEU)	PEU1: I think it would be easy to learn to operate Robo-taxis	Modified from [23]
	PEU2: My interactions with Robo-taxis would be clear and easy to understand
	PEU3: I think it would be easy for me to use Robo-taxis to go anywhere I wanted
Social influence (SI)	SI1: I would be proud if people saw me using a Robo-taxi	Modified from [1]
	SI2: People whose opinions I value would like to use Robo-taxis
Behavior intention (BI)	BI1: Assuming AEVs come into use, I intend to use them	Modified from [23]
	BI2: Assuming AEVs come into use, I intend to recommend them to others