The research found:
- Driver assist and partial automation technology in vehicles enhances driver safety.
- There is some awareness and acceptance of new vehicle technologies amongst older adults in Western Australia.
- Older adults’ transport needs are diverse with many transitioning from being drivers to no longer driving.
- There are varying levels of awareness and use in older adults of technology designed to assist with access to services and general mobility.
Road safety benefit:
The research was beneficial to the extent that Government received a report that gave an overview of the needs, attitudes and intentions surrounding technology and mobility in older Western Australian adults. The report recommended a range of measures to promote the uptake and use of both technology in vehicles, and technology that supports the use of other modes of transport such as public transport and on demand transport.
