Automated Vehicles
The deployment of Automated Vehicles (AVs) will likely lead to a once-in-a-century transformation of our transportation system and our communities. California has the opportunity to exercise proactive leadership to steer this transformation towards the public benefit. With a clear policy framework to guide deployment, AVs could create a transportation system that gets people to destinations more quickly and provides more and better travel options, decreases greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions, improves safety of all road users, encourages efficient land use, enhances public health, and improves transportation equity and economic opportunity. However, without attention to the broader environmental implications of AV deployment, AVs could increase congestion, commute times, vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and emissions of GHGs and other air pollutants; induce additional sprawl; increase poor health outcomes, and exacerbate social inequities.
Automated Vehicle Principles for Healthy and Sustainable Communities
Additional Resources on Automated Vehicles
- National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO): Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism
- UC Davis Institute of Transportation: 3 Revolutions Policy Briefs
- UC Davis Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways: Electric and driverless vehicles won’t cut it without shared mobility
- American Planning Association: Driving Towards Driverless: A Guide for Government Agencies
- Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities
- Union of Concerned Scientists: Maximizing the Benefits of Self-Driving Vehicles
- RAND Corporation: Autonomous Vehicle Technology: A Guide for Policymakers
- ENO Center for Transportation: Beyond Speculation: Automated Vehicles and Public Policy
- Los Angeles Department of Transportation: Strategic Implementation Plan
- San Francisco County Transportation Authority: Guiding Principles for Emerging Mobility Services and Technologies
- San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission: Autonomous Vehicle Perspective Paper
- City of Austin: Smart Mobility Roadmap
- City of Portland: Connected and Automated Vehicles Policies
- Portland Bureau of Transportation: Transportation System Plan (pp. 35-36)
- Seattle Department of Transportation: New Mobility Playbook Appendix C
- National Conference of State Legislatures Autonomous Vehicles State Bill Tracking Database