Unveiling the Hidden Effects of Automated Vehicles on “Do No Significant Harm” Components

Oana Luca (), Liliana Andrei, Cristina Iacoboaea and Florian Gaman
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Oana Luca: Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Civil Engineering, 020396 Bucharest, Romania
Liliana Andrei: Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Civil Engineering, 020396 Bucharest, Romania
Cristina Iacoboaea: Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Civil Engineering, 020396 Bucharest, Romania
Florian Gaman: Faculty of Civil, Industrial and Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Civil Engineering, 020396 Bucharest, Romania

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 14, 1-26

Abstract: The deployment of automated vehicles (AVs) has the potential to disrupt and fundamentally transform urban transportation. As their implementation becomes imminent on cities’ streets, it is of great concern that no comprehensive strategies have been formulated to effectively manage and mitigate their potential negative impacts, particularly with respect to the components of the do no significant harm (DNSH) framework recently introduced in the EU taxonomy. The methodology employed comprises three steps: (i) An extensive literature review on the impact of AVs on the DNSH components; (ii) exploration of designing a coherent pro-active vision by integrating measures identified in the literature as key elements to mitigate the harm; and (iii) an interdisciplinary focus group (FG) to verify whether the impacts of AVs and potential mitigation measures for Bucharest are similar to those identified by the literature and integrated into the pro-active vision. The results suggest that while there are commonalities, variations exist in focus and perspective, underscoring the necessity of examining the mitigation measures encompassed in the vision through additional focus groups conducted in different cities.

Keywords: automated vehicles; do no significant harm; pro-active vision; interdisciplinary focus group; smart transport and mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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