Holistic Review of the Implications of Autonomous Vehicles
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Public Policy, Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Mobility, Environment, Public Health, Infrastructure, Economy, Social Equity, Public Behavior, Implications of Autonomous Vehicles, AV, EV, Ridesharing, On-demand Mobility, Emissions, Self-driving Car, TeslaAbstract
We are at the advent of a fourth industrial revolution, where autonomous vehicles (AVs) are a major pillar brought by this new wave. We can already observe the impacts of AVs, especially in changing behavior in drivers, as highlighted by statistics on attentiveness by Tesla drivers. There are six levels of AVs, ranging from levels 0-5. Level 0 AVs have no autonomous features, while level 5 AVs can navigate without any human intervention. This paper will focus on the implications and impacts that level 4 or 5 AVs would have on different facets of society (e.g., mobility, environment, public health, infrastructure, economy, public behavior, and equity). Information reported in this paper was searched for via a four-step process broken down into finding keywords, searching for papers with such keywords in Google Scholar, filtering said papers and reports based on certain criteria, and finally reporting the found information. The paper includes a literature review that summarizes current predictions or patterns on the implications and impacts of AVs. Additionally, this paper provides suggestions for policies and planning for implementing high-level AVs into our current society, highlighting how to properly optimize the benefits AVs could bring and discussing social norms that could be a barrier to implementation.
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