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#302 Planning for self-driving cars

Principal Investigator
Erick Guerra
Status
Completed
Start Date
Dec. 2, 2013
End Date
Dec. 21, 2015
Project Type
Research Advanced
Grant Program
MAP-21 TSET National (2013 - 2018)
Grant Cycle
TSET - University of Pennsylvania
Visibility
Public

Abstract

Through a review of long-range transportation plans and interviews with planners, this report examines how large Metropolitan Planning Organizations are preparing for autonomous vehicles. In just a few years, the prospect of commercially available self-driving cars and trucks has gone from a futurist fantasy to a likely near-term reality. However, uncertainties about the new technology and its relationship to daily investment decisions have kept mention of self-driving cars out of nearly all long-range transportation plans. Nevertheless, interviewees are keeping a close watch on the new technology and actively looking to understand and plan for future impacts.
Description
Through a review of long-range transportation plans and interviews with planners, this report examines how large Metropolitan Planning Organizations are preparing for autonomous vehicles. In just a few years, the prospect of commercially available self-driving cars and trucks has gone from a futurist fantasy to a likely near-term reality. However, uncertainties about the new technology and its relationship to daily investment decisions have kept mention of self-driving cars out of nearly all long-range transportation plans. Nevertheless, interviewees are keeping a close watch on the new technology and actively looking to understand and plan for future impacts.
Timeline
December 2013 - May 2015
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                    erickg@upenn.edu
                    Guerra, Erick
                    University of Pennsylvania
                    PI
                    Faculty - Tenured
                

            
    


    
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Amount of UTC Funds Awarded
 $40000.00
    
Total Project Budget (from all funding sources)
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                        Final Report
                        
                            Guerra_-_Planning_for_Automated_Vehicles_-_TSET_final_report.pdf
                        
                        Feb. 15, 2019, 6:26 a.m.
                    

                    
                
                    
                    

                        Publication
                        
                            Cities, Automation, and the Self-parking Elephant in the Room
                        
                        Dec. 8, 2020, 1:14 a.m.
                    

                    
                
            
        

    

    
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