Mobility and Energy Impacts of Shared Automated Vehicles: a Review of Recent Literature

Susan PhD Shaheen and Mohamed Amine Bouzaghrane

Institute of Transportation Studies, Research Reports, Working Papers, Proceedings from Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley

Abstract: The purpose of this review is to present findings from recent research on Shared automated vehicles (SAV) impacts on mobility and energy. While the literature on potential SAV impacts on travel behavior and the environment is still developing, researchers have suggested that SAVs could reduce transportation costs and incur minimal increases in total trip time due to efficient routing to support pooling. Researchers also speculate that SAVs would result in a 55% reduction in energy use and ~ 90% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. SAV impacts on mobility and energy are uncertain. Researchers should carefully track SAV technology developments and adjust previous model assumptions based on real-world data to produce better impact estimates. SAVs could prove to be a next technological advancement that reshapes the transportation system by providing a safer, efficient, and less costly travel alternative.

Keywords: Engineering; Shared automated vehicles; Travel behavior; Mobility Greenhouse gases; Energy consumption; Shared automated vehicle policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-11-26
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