Driverless cars or autonomous cars have become topic of debate in various forums for both governments and academia. A lot of research is focussed on the technical aspects which deals with what kind of technologies will be needed in order to achieve the aims of having a completely driverless car. Other popular research in this field focus on the market penetration and sales aspect. Not a lot of research is done on the possible effects that this technology will have on our cities. Autonomy along with electrification and sharing is likely to change the face of individual transport in next three decades. These revolutions can be independent or in conjunction with each other. This research tries to understand and grasp the changes in mobility behaviour through a scenario building approach. Various topics that relate to mobility and cities are analysed based on available research. The aim of the research is focus on the way this technology can impact our urban environments and set the base for policy changes at different levels. Planners, Policy makers, technologists and other new stakeholders (service provider) need to take a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach in understanding and assessing the effect this technology will have in our lives and cities. This work take a speculative approach by building scenarios that are on extreme ends but the aim is to stay grounded and understand the arrays of possibilities. Driverless technology is going to hit the market with or without the support of local governments but if governments are proactive then it provides a great opportunity to solve the existing problem in our cities for e.g. congestion, parking, safety, quality of urban environment , GHG emissions etc.
Le auto senza conducente o le auto autonome sono diventate argomento di dibattito in vari forum sia per i governi che per il mondo accademico. Molte ricerche sono focalizzate sugli aspetti tecnici che riguardano il tipo di tecnologie necessarie per raggiungere gli obiettivi di avere un'auto completamente senza conducente. Altre ricerche popolari in questo campo si concentrano sulla penetrazione del mercato e l'aspetto delle vendite. Non vengono fatte molte ricerche sui possibili effetti che questa tecnologia avrà sulle nostre città. L'autonomia insieme all'elettrificazione e alla condivisione cambierà probabilmente il volto del trasporto individuale nei prossimi trent'anni. Queste rivoluzioni possono essere indipendenti o in combinazione tra loro. Questa ricerca cerca di comprendere e comprendere i cambiamenti nel comportamento della mobilità attraverso un approccio di costruzione di scenari. Diversi argomenti relativi alla mobilità e alle città vengono analizzati in base alla ricerca disponibile. L'obiettivo della ricerca è focalizzato sul modo in cui questa tecnologia può avere un impatto sui nostri ambienti urbani e impostare la base per cambiamenti politici a diversi livelli. Pianificatori, responsabili politici, tecnologi e altri nuovi soggetti interessati (fornitore di servizi) devono adottare un approccio olistico e multidisciplinare per comprendere e valutare l'effetto che questa tecnologia avrà nelle nostre vite e nelle nostre città. Questo lavoro prende un approccio speculativo costruendo scenari che sono ai limiti estremi, ma l'obiettivo è quello di rimanere radicati e comprendere gli array di possibilità. La tecnologia senza conducente sta andando a colpire il mercato con o senza il supporto dei governi locali, ma se i governi sono proattivi, fornisce una grande opportunità per risolvere il problema esistente nelle nostre città per es. congestione, parcheggio, sicurezza, qualità dell'ambiente urbano, emissioni di gas serra, ecc.
Impact of driverless vehicles on urban environments & future of mobility
PARMAR, RAHUL VIJAY KUMAR
2017/2018
Abstract
Driverless cars or autonomous cars have become topic of debate in various forums for both governments and academia. A lot of research is focussed on the technical aspects which deals with what kind of technologies will be needed in order to achieve the aims of having a completely driverless car. Other popular research in this field focus on the market penetration and sales aspect. Not a lot of research is done on the possible effects that this technology will have on our cities. Autonomy along with electrification and sharing is likely to change the face of individual transport in next three decades. These revolutions can be independent or in conjunction with each other. This research tries to understand and grasp the changes in mobility behaviour through a scenario building approach. Various topics that relate to mobility and cities are analysed based on available research. The aim of the research is focus on the way this technology can impact our urban environments and set the base for policy changes at different levels. Planners, Policy makers, technologists and other new stakeholders (service provider) need to take a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach in understanding and assessing the effect this technology will have in our lives and cities. This work take a speculative approach by building scenarios that are on extreme ends but the aim is to stay grounded and understand the arrays of possibilities. Driverless technology is going to hit the market with or without the support of local governments but if governments are proactive then it provides a great opportunity to solve the existing problem in our cities for e.g. congestion, parking, safety, quality of urban environment , GHG emissions etc.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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