Self-driving vehicles and public transport - threats and opportunities

The development of self-driving vehicles (SDV) is fast, and within 5–10 years the development of SDV can be expected to have an impact on our daily transportation. However, it is still unclear what these changes will look like. It is difficult to make long-term forecasts today, when the consequences of self-driving vehicles are unclear. Very large public investments are made on infrastructure that risks being over- or underutilized if demand is incorrectly calculated.

The aim of this project is to increase knowledge about how public transport is affected, considering that self-driving technology is introduced in private and public transport. Aspects to be investigated include: market share / competition, socio-economic impact, environmental impact, and efficiency. The project will also help to increase knowledge about how Stockholm County Council's (SLL’s) forecast models need to be updated to describe expected behavior after self-driving vehicles have entered, and to disseminate knowledge to relevant parties.

Period: 2018-01-01 – 2019-12-31

Funder: Stockholm City Council (SLL), ITRL

Project leader: Anna Pernestål Brenden , ITRL

Participants: Hugo Badia Rodriguez , Erik Jenelius , and ITRL