Driverless future: a policy roadmap for city leaders

By Arcadis, HR&A Advisors and Sam Schwartz

The complete report, which was published in March 2017, is available at https://driverlessfuture.webflow.io/

Synopsis: Although infrastructure investors do not commit capital to carmakers, they do invest in the roads and bridges these vehicles use, and with the advent of autonomous cars and trucks, it behooves them to understand how these innovations will use transportation infrastructure. “… it is clear that this technology is quickly becoming a reality on our roads and highways,” notes the report, Driverless future: a policy roadmap for city leaders by Arcadis, HR&A Advisors and engineering firm Sam Schwartz. “The introduction of the autonomous vehicle and its synergy with ridesourcing services such as Uber, Lyft, Via, Chariot and others, will force cities to confront a host of uncertainties on issues ranging from safety, ethics, ins