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In the meantime, the R
2
of PI is 0.461 indicating that 46.1 percent of the variation in PI is explained by ATU.
This value is in the medium range and it shows that even though attitude plays a critical role in intention, there
are other external factors that might also play a role in the purchase decision. Taken together, these R
2
values
indicate that the model has a good predictive power in being able to explain both the attitudinal and behavioral
intentions of the user to adopt DSMS in Malaysia.
CONCLUSION
This paper examined the issue of acceptance of the driver state monitoring systems (DSMS) among Malaysian
drivers with the theory of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The results prove the existence of the
significant influence of both Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) on Attitude Toward
Using (ATU), where usefulness has a more powerful impact. Attitude, in its turn, proved the strongest predictor
of Purchase Intention (PI), which serves to emphasize the pivotal role played by the user perceptions in the
discourse of adoption behavior.
The findings confirm the strength of TAM in modeling the use of technology in the Malaysian automotive setting
and also highlight the relative significance of functionality as compared to simplicity in influencing consumer
attitudes. These findings imply that practitioners and policymakers should focus on improving the adoption of
the DSMS by ensuring that the communication of its safety benefits and practical benefits is clear, and the system
design has an intuitive format.
Theoretically, the study will help to expand the TAM research to an emerging automotive technology in
Southeast Asia, as it will contain empirical data that user attitudes are the most significant predictor of purchase
intentions. In practical terms, the results would be useful in advising automotive companies, regulatory bodies,
and technology providers on how to adapt the implementation approach of DSMS in Malaysia to be more in line
with the expectations of the consumer market.
Future studies can utilize these results by adding other psychological, cultural, or contextual dimensions (e.g.,
trust, risk perception, and regulatory influence) in order to enrich the knowledge on the topic of DSMS adoption
in Malaysia and other countries.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors would like to express their gratitude and appreciation to Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka for
the support and facilities provided during this research.
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