Multidimension Analysis of Autonomous Vehicles: The Future of Mobility

Autonomous Vehicles Economy Environment Public Health Society Transportation Network.

Authors

  • Kareem Othman
    kareem.othman@mail.utoronto.ca
    1 Civil Engineering Department, University of Toronto, 35 St. George, Toronto, ON M5S 1A4, Canada. 2 Public Works Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt., Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5322-0918
Vol. 7 (2021): Special Issue "Innovative Strategies in Civil Engineering Grand Challenges"
Special Issue "Innovative Strategies in Civil Engineering Grand Challenges"

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The level of investment in AVs technology has been increasing over the years as both researchers and developers are cooperating with the objective of developing AVs and understanding their behaviors and implications. Despite the enthusiastic speculation about AVs, little is known about the implications of AVs on our lives and the intertwined relationships between the implications. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to reveal the benefits and risks of AVs and sketch out the main trends in this area in order to provide some directions and recommendations for the future. This study focuses on analyzing the impact of AVs on the required fleet size, vehicle utilization, cost of mobility, public transit service, public behavior, transportation network, land use, economy, environment, society, and public health. Furthermore, the paper analyzes the intertwined relationship between the implications of AVs. Additionally, the paper sheds light on the potential benefits and challenges of the deployment of AVs in developing countries. The analysis shows that while AVs offer multiple benefits, they also pose new risks. The degree to which AVs can affect our plant mainly depends on regulatory actions, as the broader implications of AVs are mainly dependent on how the technology will be adopted, which can be controlled by regulatory actions.

 

Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-SP2021-07-06

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