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Expert stakeholders' views on the potential nature and impacts of autonomous alcohol home delivery
Drug and Alcohol Review, Vol.42(5), pp.996-1003
2023
PMID: 36370063
Abstract
Introduction: The emergence of autonomous vehicles (AV) heralds new methods of alcohol delivery that are likely to have substantial implications for home drinking. The aim of this study was to explore the factors that have the potential to hasten or restrict widescale increases in alcohol availability resulting from AVs.
Methods: Thirty-six interviews were conducted with 44 stakeholders across diverse sectors. Interviewees discussed their perceptions of how AVs will evolve and the implications for alcohol access. The interview transcripts were analysed to develop a typology of factors that need to be addressed to minimise harms associated with greater home alcohol consumption due to AVs.
Results: The interviewees identified a range of demand-side (e.g., enhanced convenience for consumers) and supply-side (e.g., increased efficiency for providers) factors associated with AV home deliveries that could increase the prevalence and volume of home drinking. A third category of factors related to potential forms of regulation: suggested harm-minimisation options related to appropriate enhancements of licensing restrictions and responsible service requirements and the use of various fiscal levers to introduce price barriers.
Discussion and Conclusions: The suggested strategies will require collaborative efforts across government and non-government organisations to address the potential issues arising from the advent of AV alcohol deliveries. Technological and policy solutions will be needed to ensure responsible service of alcohol. This study provides policy makers with insights into forms of intervention that may be required to minimise the harms associated with the use of AVs in alcohol home delivery systems.
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- Title
- Expert stakeholders' views on the potential nature and impacts of autonomous alcohol home delivery
- Authors
- Simone Pettigrew (Corresponding Author) - The George Institute for Global HealthLeon Booth (Author) - The George Institute for Global HealthVictoria Farrar (Author) - The George Institute for Global HealthBranislava Godic (Author) - The University of MelbourneCharles Karl (Author) - Australian Road Research BoardJulie Brown (Author) - The George Institute for Global HealthJason Thompson (Author) - The University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- Drug and Alcohol Review, Vol.42(5), pp.996-1003
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1111/dar.13574
- ISSN
- 1465-3362; 0959-5236
- PMID
- 36370063
- Copyright note
- © 2022 The Authors. Drug and Alcohol Review published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
- Grants
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991184302102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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