Emerging Approaches to Autonomous Vehicles in Transportation Policy and Planning

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are rapidly emerging in United States cities, leaving urban and regional planning institutions unsure how to plan and develop policies. This paper analyzes how regional transportation plans (RTPs) developed by metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are approaching the risks and opportunities presented by AVs. Among 52 MPOs, a majority only mention key issues and emphasize high levels of uncertainty. Twelve MPOs develop policies on infrastructure, safety, partnerships, data-sharing, and multimodal transportation. Despite a positive trend, many recently adopted RTPs do not incorporate AVs. To plan for uncertain mobility futures, MPOs must develop more flexible approaches to long-term infrastructure investment.

• Record URL:
  https://tomnet-utc.engineering.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/TOMNET-Year-3-Project-Report-Miller-Emerging-Approaches-to-AVs-in-Transportation-Policy-and-Planning.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74102
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Arizona State University, Tempe

  School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
  Tempe, AZ  United States  85287-5306

  Center for Teaching Old Models New Tricks (TOMNET)

  Arizona State University
  Tempe, AZ  United States  85287

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Miller, Thaddeus
  • 0000-0002-1692-5839
  • Pendyala, Ram M
  • 0000-0002-1552-9447
  • McAslan, Devon
  • 0000-0003-4333-3991
  • Gabriele, Max
• Publication Date: 2020-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Project Report
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 35p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Metropolitan planning organizations; Regional planning; Transportation planning; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01914414
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747116
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 15 2024 8:37AM