Policy and society related implications of automated driving: A review of literature and directions for future research

In this paper, the potential effects of automated driving that are relevant to policy and society are explored, findings discussed in literature about those effects are reviewed and areas for future research are identified. The structure of the authors' review is based on the ripple effect concept, which represents the implications of automated vehicles at three different stages: first-order (traffic, travel cost, and travel choices), second-order (vehicle ownership and sharing, location choices and land use, and transport infrastructure), and third-order (energy consumption, air pollution, safety, social equity, economy, and public health). The authors' review shows that first-order impacts on road capacity, fuel efficiency, emissions, and accidents risk are expected to be beneficial. The magnitude of these benefits will likely increase with the level of automation and cooperation and with the penetration rate of these systems. The synergistic effects between vehicle automation, sharing, and electrification can multiply these benefits. However, studies confirm that automated vehicles can induce additional travel demand because of more and longer vehicle trips. Potential land use changes have not been included in these estimations about excessive travel demand. Other third-order benefits on safety, economy, public health and social equity still remain unclear. Therefore, the balance between the short-term benefits and long-term impacts of vehicle automation remains an open question.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/15472450.2017.1291351
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/15472450
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Milakis, Dimitris
  • van Arem, Bart
  • van Wee, Bert
• Publication Date: 2017-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 324-348
• Serial:
  • Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1547-2450
  • EISSN: 1547-2442
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/gits20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Intelligent vehicles; Literature reviews; Social factors; Transportation policy
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01644613
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 29 2017 10:09AM