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Research Article

“Baby, I Can’t Drive My Car”: How Controllability Mediates the Relationship between Personality and the Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles?

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Received 15 Feb 2023, Accepted 25 May 2023, Published online: 13 Jun 2023

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