Table 1.

The implications of AV/first responder interactions

CategoryIDVariableVariable typePrevious study
AV emergency response and trainingER.1AV traffic stops and accident responseChallengeGoodison et al. (2020) 
ER.2Interaction protocolsChallengeBrugeman et al. (2018) 
ER.3Manufacturer training programsOpportunityWaymo (2023) 
ER.4Security implicationsChallengeMalik and Sun (2020); Pearl (2022) 
AV perceptions and acceptancePA.1First responders’ lack of trust in AV technologyChallengeLiu et al. (2023a) 
PA.2Introduction of autonomous ambulancesOpportunityGowda et al. (2018); Das and Ghosh (2021) 
PA.3Patients’ unwillingness to ride in autonomous ambulancesChallengeZarkeshev and Csiszár (2019) 
AV technology developmentTD.1AV and emergency vehicle interactionsChallengeEskenazi and Jarret (2023) 
TD.2AV maneuvering algorithmsOpportunityObenauf et al. (2019); Parada et al. (2023) 
TD.3Autonomous first-responder vehiclesOpportunityKun et al. (2015) 
TD.4Programming first-responder AVsChallengeKun et al. (2015) 
TD.5Mitigating first-responder occupational hazardsOpportunityPineles and Valles (2018)
TD.6Public health supportOpportunityElayan et al. (2021); Zhao et al. (2022) 
 TD.7Programming AVs to protect against cyber attacksChallengeKhadka et al. (2021) 
Laws and regulationsLR.1Role of the driverChallengePearah (2017) 
 LR.2Redefining traffic lawsChallengeGurney (2015) 
 LR.3Personal privacy vulnerabilityChallengeDouma and Palodichuk (2012) 
Source: Table created by the authors

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