Mobility needs, expectations, and concerns vary across age groups and are closely linked to users’ views on the future of the road transport system. Automated vehicles are expected to have a significant impact on the future of the road transport system, and pilot deployments are increasingly being tested in Europe and beyond, which is also thanks to the evolving regulatory landscape. As a result, several studies have started to analyse citizens’ attitudes towards this technology. However, very few studies have focused on teenagers’ views on automated vehicles, although today’s children and teenagers could be among the first users of such vehicles. Studying teenagers and the way they envisage automated vehicles in the future is of particular significance in defining transport planning strategies and supporting upcoming policy orientations. To cover this gap, the present study aims to explore teenagers’ views about automated vehicles and whether and how they could fit into their future transport setting. A series of on-line and face-to-face focus groups, a demonstration of an automated vehicle prototype, supporting engagement activities, and a post-pre survey were used to collect their views on the topic. The results show that even though the teenagers acknowledged the potential advantages, they also expressed concerns in relation to the interactions with other road users, to automated driving systems’ reliability, to safety, and to data privacy. In particular, these safety concerns revealed an unwillingness on the part of the teenagers to be among the first users of automated vehicles.

Automated delivery robots (ADRs) are perceived as one of the solutions towards sustainable and efficient last‐mile delivery process. However, research on their integration into public spaces has predominantly focused on interactions with intentional encounters in the case of users of delivery services, with less consideration given to nonusers’ interactions with ADRs. This paper contributes to the field by presenting two real‐life case studies assessing nonusers’ experiences and attitudes towards ADRs. The first study investigates the acceptance of pedestrians to co‐exist with ADRs in public spaces thanks to a survey and field observations, while the second examines the cyclist–ADR interaction supported by GNSS (global navigation satellite system) measurements and reported perceptions of the experiment. Both analyses revealed positive attitudes towards the coexistence with ADRs while emphasizing at the same time challenges that could hamper their deployment as well as the delivery process. These included for the pedestrian–ADR interactions how the crowd affects the navigation capabilities of ADRs and for the cyclist–ADR interactions the speed of the ADR as well as the width of the cycle lane. The paper concludes by highlighting the imperative for stakeholders to address issues of public space management and accessibility, with an emphasis on ensuring inclusivity for people with disabilities.