Suitability of autonomous trucks in semi-private environments
(2025) MIOM05 20251Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences
Production Management
- Abstract
- Background: The rise of green technology and AI is accelerating the use of autonomous electric vehicles, including autonomous electric trucks, which is transforming the transportation industry. Autonomous trucks face various opportunities and challenges depending on the environment, with semi-private settings, such as university campuses, remaining unexplored.
Purpose: To evaluate the suitability of introducing autonomous trucks in semi-private environments and understand key factors supporting or opposing their adoption.
Delimitations: The study focuses on autonomous, electric transportation of goods in a B2B context, excluding business case calculations.
Methodology: An exploratory case study was conducted to answer the research... (More) - Background: The rise of green technology and AI is accelerating the use of autonomous electric vehicles, including autonomous electric trucks, which is transforming the transportation industry. Autonomous trucks face various opportunities and challenges depending on the environment, with semi-private settings, such as university campuses, remaining unexplored.
Purpose: To evaluate the suitability of introducing autonomous trucks in semi-private environments and understand key factors supporting or opposing their adoption.
Delimitations: The study focuses on autonomous, electric transportation of goods in a B2B context, excluding business case calculations.
Methodology: An exploratory case study was conducted to answer the research question, using qualitative data from interviews with The Case Company and university representatives, supported by secondary data from the literature review.
Conclusion: The introduction of autonomous trucks in semi-private environments, as defined in this thesis, is as of now not considered suitable based on the case study. This is primarily due to the mismatch between the requirements for introducing the technology and the characteristics of these settings, particularly the complex traffic, the insufficient centralized volume and a range of broader influencing factors. (Less)
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- author
- Linnér, Sofia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MIOM05 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Autonomous trucks, Semi-private environments, Autonomous vehicles, Technological adoption, Contextual suitability
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- 25/5296
- language
- English
- id
- 9188902
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- 2025-06-17 16:23:43
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- 2025-06-17 16:28:35
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abstract = {{Background: The rise of green technology and AI is accelerating the use of autonomous electric vehicles, including autonomous electric trucks, which is transforming the transportation industry. Autonomous trucks face various opportunities and challenges depending on the environment, with semi-private settings, such as university campuses, remaining unexplored.
Purpose: To evaluate the suitability of introducing autonomous trucks in semi-private environments and understand key factors supporting or opposing their adoption.
Delimitations: The study focuses on autonomous, electric transportation of goods in a B2B context, excluding business case calculations.
Methodology: An exploratory case study was conducted to answer the research question, using qualitative data from interviews with The Case Company and university representatives, supported by secondary data from the literature review.
Conclusion: The introduction of autonomous trucks in semi-private environments, as defined in this thesis, is as of now not considered suitable based on the case study. This is primarily due to the mismatch between the requirements for introducing the technology and the characteristics of these settings, particularly the complex traffic, the insufficient centralized volume and a range of broader influencing factors.}},
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title = {{Suitability of autonomous trucks in semi-private environments}},
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