The potential of autonomous delivery services to increase fast-food consumption

S Pettigrew; L Booth; V Farrar; B Godic; R Vidanaarachchi; C Karl; J Thompson

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The potential of autonomous delivery services to increase fast-food consumption

S Pettigrew, L Booth, V Farrar, B Godic, R Vidanaarachchi, C Karl, J Thompson

Public Health Nutrition | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2024

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980024002040

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Abstract

Objective: Technological innovations in the online food delivery sector include the use of autonomous delivery vehicles. The aim of the present study was to investigate consumers' intentions to use these services once they are widely available and their motivations for using them to access unhealthy food. Design: Online survey including a vignette describing a future world where autonomous food deliveries are in common use in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. Setting: Australia. Participants: 1078 Australians aged 18 years and older, nationally representative by sex, age and location (metropolitan v. non-metropolitan residence). Results: Around half of the sample reported intendi..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (grant no. APP2002905). Jason Thompson receives salary support from the Australian Research Council (DECRA Fellowship DE180101411). Branislava Godic receives an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship.