Driverless Cars: Changing How You Plan
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What You'll Learn
- What market research tells us about the potential size and distribution of driverless cars, and how they will likely be owned, operated, or managed
- What research tells us about how driverless cars will affect traffic circulation, parking behavior and management, residential preference patterns, and the need to plan for support services
- What areas of zoning, subdivision, and development controls will need to be revised to respond to the challenges posed by driverless cars
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The technological development of driverless cars has been impressive. What seemed like fiction only a few years ago is now imminent. Research shows not only that the technology is closer to being "safe" than we think but alsothat the market for autonomous vehicles is large — and their impacts on city life will vary significantly depending on how they are introduced, owned, and managed.
Hear a national researcher describe what we know about the science and market for driverless cars and how fast that market will emerge. Learn from a national parking and transporation consultant, who will describe available research on how driverless cars will influence land-use development patterns, residential preferences, parking space needs, office space needs, parking management, and work patterns. Listen to the discussion led by a national zoning practitioner, that explores what areas of zoning, subdivision, and development regulations will need to be revisited and revised to respond to the changes arriving in driverless cars.