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Travel Effects and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Automated Vehicles

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  • Rodier, Caroline
  • Michaels, Julia

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Automated vehicles (AVs) may significantly disrupt our transportation system, with potentially profound environmental effects. This policy brief outlines the mechanisms by which AVs may affect the environment through influencing travel demand, as well as the magnitude of these effects on vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Personal AVs and AV taxis (or ride-hailing services) are likely to increase VMT and GHG, exacerbate traffic congestion in city centers, and potentially lead to suburban sprawl. Electrification and vehicle sharing may reduce some of these environmental effects, but targeted policies must be put in place to ensure that these solutions are effective. View the NCST Project Webpage

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  • Rodier, Caroline & Michaels, Julia, 2018. "Travel Effects and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Automated Vehicles," Institute of Transportation Studies, Working Paper Series qt27p0k44g, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis.
    • Handle: RePEc:cdl:itsdav:qt27p0k44g
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    1. Handy, Susan, 2020. "What California Gains from Reducing Car Dependence," Institute of Transportation Studies, Working Paper Series qt0hk0h610, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis.
    2. Xu Kuang & Fuquan Zhao & Han Hao & Zongwei Liu, 2019. "Assessing the Socioeconomic Impacts of Intelligent Connected Vehicles in China: A Cost–Benefit Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-28, June.

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    Social and Behavioral Sciences; Greenhouse gases; Highway capacity; Intelligent vehicles; Travel behavior; Travel costs; Travel demand; Vehicle miles of travel;
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