Most of autonomous vehicles’ promised benefits (e.g.,
environmental gains, improved safety, affordability, improved mobility, reduced
congestion, improved transit) depend on developments in federal, state, and
local laws, policy, governance, and planning. And AVs’ ability to deliver these
and other benefits can be significantly augmented by advances in other areas of
transportation innovation (e.g., electric vehicles, car-sharing platforms,
micro-mobility) that also implicate federal, state, and local laws and policies.
This presentation will discuss how AVs, electric vehicles (EVs), car sharing,
and other transportation advances can converge to support greener, safer, more
connected, and more equitable land use patterns, street designs, mobility
options, and other opportunities. It will also discuss how federal, state, and
local laws and regulations (e.g., traffic codes, zoning, safety standards) can
be structured to support those outcomes and configurations.