Autonomous vehicles

Kara Kockelman and Fatemeh Fakhrmoosavi

A chapter in Elgar Encyclopedia of Transport and Society, 2025, pp 58-59 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Autonomous passenger vehicles and heavy trucks will make motorised travel easier. Vehicle-kilometres travelled (VKT) and system congestion may rise dramatically, unless mitigated by right-sized, all-electric vehicles, pooled rides, fewer crashes, and demand management (like road tolls and parking caps, prohibiting empty AVs, and subsidising pooled rides). Shared autonomous vehicles may reduce vehicle ownership, replace traditional transit systems, and lower parking demand, with each serving over 30 person-trips per day. Thoughtful checks on deployment should allow AVs to deliver safer, less polluting, and more efficient transport in many nations, by shifting travellers and deliveries to demand-responsive shared systems.

Keywords: Autonomous vehicles; Self-driving trucks; Shared mobility; Policy; Congestion pricing; Long-distance trips (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035330515
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