For these essential environmental benefits to take place, Self driving vehicles require adequate infrastructure. According to market research by H+C, a mobility advisory firm, 74% of consumers perceive roads as not ready for self-driving cars, and only around 11% consider the opposite to be true, see figure.
How and or why should the government prepare for AVs if the general public is not themselves ready for AVs? Governments and their institutions have a strong effect on goods and services used to fulfill the needs of the people. This Political Economy skews heavily in favor of low-lying attainable initiatives that have both keen public interest and support.
At this stage in the progression of AVs we seem to be at the crossroads of a public-private partnership. Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into the industry in startups and OEMs alike. Government is being encouraged by industry lobbyists as well as safety and advocacy groups who all see the benefits from the technology. A more sustainable, safe and equitable transportation system is being promised.
A lack of federal autonomous vehicle framework means that the U.S. is currently operating in a patchwork of laws from State to State and in some instances, city to city. This does hamper the development of a nationwide autonomous vehicle transportation network as the regulatory framework is inconsistent between jurisdictions. Conversely throughout many European and Asian countries there has been more of a nationlistic approach to both AVs and EVs allowing for swifter progress in these areas.
This is the key question that should be figured out in tandem with automakers. It could speed up adoption to look at autonomous vehicles as a biome rather than just a machine that’s retrofitted to existing infrastructure.
They definitely aren’t built for now, so like...maybe 🤷🏾♀️
Not Lake Shore Drive in Chicago! North of the river is a mine field of potholes, crumbling bridges, short off ramps, pedestrian walkways across off ramps. Bike lanes, homeless.. it would be a gruesome video game in real life. Want thrills? Take the side streets. chicagosmayor
elonmusk has the answer. Hyperloop
No, they are not.
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