Project | Innovative Transportation Technologies to Support Aging in Place and Improve the Wellbeing of Older People. |
Host: | Tampere University |
Main Supervisor: | Prof. Anu Siren |
Co-Supervisors: | Prof. Steve O’Hern |
Title of Project: Innovative Transportation Technologies to Support Aging in Place and Improve the Wellbeing of Older People.
Aim of Project: The overall goal of this study is to make transportation technologies more inclusive by ensuring that everyone, especially older adults, are considered by identifying the key barriers, motivations and factors that influence their adoption of these innovations. The study ultimately aims to promote more thoughtful, accessible, and user-centered design in future transportation technologies.
Short description/abstract: Access to transportation is vital throughout our lives, from youth to older age. It supports independence, reduces social isolation by enabling community participation, enhances well-being, and is a human right. Despite this, transportation technologies are often designed with younger users in mind, unintentionally excluding older adults. While this group is diverse, with varying physical, cognitive, and digital abilities. This underscores the importance of inclusive transportation design, solutions that are accessible, intuitive, and usable for all. Ensuring not only everyone, especially older adults, are considered but they are actively involved from the earliest stages of the design process.
Current state of research project: Writing a paper on factors predicting transportation technology adoption among older adults using data-driven methods.
