MaaS adoption intention among car commuters and Park&Ride users in suburban areas of Madrid Region

Abstract This paper investigates the motivations behind travel app adoption intention among regular car drivers from suburban areas of Madrid Region, focusing on two groups of commuters: daily Park&Ride users (combining car with public transport) and car-only users who drive for the whole length...

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Main Authors: Anna Ibraeva, Andres Monzon, Elena Lopez
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44333-025-00043-7
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description Abstract This paper investigates the motivations behind travel app adoption intention among regular car drivers from suburban areas of Madrid Region, focusing on two groups of commuters: daily Park&Ride users (combining car with public transport) and car-only users who drive for the whole length of their trip (231 respondents in each group). Propensity score matching was employed to ensure groups’ comparability in terms of socioeconomic characteristics, while ordinal logit models were used to detect key drivers of adoption intention. Adoption intention was high in both groups (though stronger among P&R users) and determined by gain motives (reductions in travel cost, reliable travel time estimations). Also, it increased among respondents making longer trips. For P&R users key determinants were being female and technophilia. These findings highlight the need for reliable multimodal travel planners and advocate for a wider perspective on transport policies that can mutually reinforce each other, like Mobility-as-a-Service and P&R.
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spelling doaj-art-68396c11f2b4487eb3cb4ea9540a3f442025-08-20T03:27:18ZengNature Portfolionpj Sustainable Mobility and Transport3004-86642025-06-012111310.1038/s44333-025-00043-7MaaS adoption intention among car commuters and Park&Ride users in suburban areas of Madrid RegionAnna Ibraeva0Andres Monzon1Elena Lopez2Transport Research Centre-TRANSyT, Department of Transport Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, Universidad Politécnica de MadridTransport Research Centre-TRANSyT, Department of Transport Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, Universidad Politécnica de MadridTransport Research Centre-TRANSyT, Department of Transport Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, Universidad Politécnica de MadridAbstract This paper investigates the motivations behind travel app adoption intention among regular car drivers from suburban areas of Madrid Region, focusing on two groups of commuters: daily Park&Ride users (combining car with public transport) and car-only users who drive for the whole length of their trip (231 respondents in each group). Propensity score matching was employed to ensure groups’ comparability in terms of socioeconomic characteristics, while ordinal logit models were used to detect key drivers of adoption intention. Adoption intention was high in both groups (though stronger among P&R users) and determined by gain motives (reductions in travel cost, reliable travel time estimations). Also, it increased among respondents making longer trips. For P&R users key determinants were being female and technophilia. These findings highlight the need for reliable multimodal travel planners and advocate for a wider perspective on transport policies that can mutually reinforce each other, like Mobility-as-a-Service and P&R.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44333-025-00043-7
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title MaaS adoption intention among car commuters and Park&Ride users in suburban areas of Madrid Region
title_full MaaS adoption intention among car commuters and Park&Ride users in suburban areas of Madrid Region
title_fullStr MaaS adoption intention among car commuters and Park&Ride users in suburban areas of Madrid Region
title_full_unstemmed MaaS adoption intention among car commuters and Park&Ride users in suburban areas of Madrid Region
title_short MaaS adoption intention among car commuters and Park&Ride users in suburban areas of Madrid Region
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url https://doi.org/10.1038/s44333-025-00043-7
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