Preparing a nation for autonomous vehicles: opportunities, barriers and policy recommendations

摘要: Abstract Autonomous vehicles (AVs) represent a potentially disruptive yet beneficial change to our transportation system. This new technology has the potential impact vehicle safety, congestion, and travel behavior. All told, major social AV impacts in form of crash savings, time reduction, fuel efficiency parking benefits are estimated approach $2000 per year AV, may eventually nearly $4000 when comprehensive costs accounted for. Yet barriers implementation mass-market penetration remain. Initial will likely be unaffordable. Licensing testing standards U.S. being developed at state level, rather than nationally, which lead inconsistencies across states. Liability details remain undefined, security concerns linger, without privacy standards, default lack for personal become norm. The interactions with other components system, as well details, uncertain. To address these concerns, federal government should expand research areas create nationally recognized licensing framework AVs, determining appropriate liability, security, data privacy.