Range of possible long-term impacts from vehicle automation in the United States in a pessimistic scenario

Last updated 21 Nov 2018

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Sources

Wadud, MacKenzie and Leiby (2016), “Help or hindrance? The travel, energy and carbon impacts of highly automated vehicles”.

Notes

In this scenario, broad adoption of higher levels of automation is coupled with strong increases in demand for travel, and no efficiency benefits materialise (e.g. no platooning or eco-driving).

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