The Environmental Impacts of Automated Vehicles on Parking: A Systematic Review

You Kong, Jihong Ou, Longfei Chen, Fengchun Yang and Bo Yu ()
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You Kong: College of Transport and Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201303, China
Jihong Ou: College of Transport and Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201303, China
Longfei Chen: College of Transport and Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201303, China
Fengchun Yang: College of Transport and Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201303, China
Bo Yu: Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-21

Abstract: Automated Vehicles (AVs) can drop off passengers at predetermined destinations and relocate to less expensive, remote parking facilities, which offers the potential to repurpose valuable urban land near activity centers for alternative uses beyond vehicle storage. While some researchers believe AVs are the core element to solving parking problems, relieving urban land use, and enabling low-emission travel, others contend that AVs could incentivize increased Vehicles Miles Traveled (VMT) and exacerbate congestion. To bridge these disparate perspectives, this study endeavors to elucidate the environmental ramifications of AVs on parking through a comprehensive literature review. Based on an initial sample of 299 retrieved papers, 52 studies were selected as the result of the selection criteria detailed in the paper. The selected papers were categorized into five gradual parts to answer the raised research questions. As a principal finding of this study, our research provides city planners, traffic operators, and scholars with full-picture insights and trustworthy guidance, emphasizing the pivotal role of AVs in deciphering the sustainable impact on the urban environment.

Keywords: automated vehicle; environmental impacts; parking; land use; VMT (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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