Estimating Changes in Parking Capacity and Urban Form From Vehicle Automation Final Report (Final Report)

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Public charging stations are expensive, and generally have low charging utilization rates when cars remain in the spaces long after charging is complete. Analyses on optimizing alternative fuel and electric vehicle infrastructure are common for many different sets of criteria. A research gap remains on assessing how higher levels of vehicle automation can change these results. Automation enables a potential increase in charger utilization and reduction in the spatial limitations of where vehicles charge. Additionally, it may give more control over timing and location of charging demand than traditionally-driven vehicles would allow. This research investigates these potential effects by analyzing the following research question: What are potential electric vehicle charging infrastructure siting efficiencies and associated energy and environmental impacts from level 4 and level 5 automation?

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