Self-driving cars will change cities

Roman Zakharenko

Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016, vol. 61, issue C, 26-37

Abstract: The effects of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on urban forms are modeled, calibrated, and analyzed. Vehicles are used for commute between peripheral home and central work, and require land for parking. An advantage of AVs is that they can optimize the location of day parking, relieving downtown land for other uses. They also reduce the per-kilometer cost of commute. Increased AV availability increases worker welfare, travel distances, and the city size. Land rents increase in the center but decrease in the periphery. Possible locations of AV daytime parking are analyzed. The effects of AV introduction on traffic and on mass transit coverage are discussed.

Keywords: Self-driving cars; Autonomous vehicles; Commute; Parking; Urban forms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 O18 R41 R49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2016.09.003

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