New edited volume: Policy implications of autonomous vehicles

Our new edited volume “Policy Implications of Autonomous Vehicles”, Volume Five in the Advances in Transport Policy and Planning series systematically reviews policy relevant implications of AVs and the associated possible policy responses, and discusses future avenues for policy making and research. It comprises 13 chapters discussing: (a) short-term implications of AVs for traffic flow, human-automated bus systems interaction, cyber-security and safety, cybersecurity certification and auditing, non-commuting journeys; (b) long-term implications of AVs for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and energy, health and well-being, data protection, ethics, governance; (c) implications of AVs for the maritime industry and urban deliveries; and (d) overall synthesis and conclusions.

Many thanks for the great collaboration to my co-editors (Dr. Nikolas Thomopoulos and Professor Bert van Wee) and the authors of the chapters listed below, who contributed their expertise within each field making this book a valuable resource for advanced students, practitioners, researchers, policy makers and technology developers.

The book has been initiated within the Action CA16222 of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) entitled “Wider Impacts and Scenario Evaluation of Autonomous and Connected Transport” (WISE-ACT).

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Table of contents

1. Factors affecting traffic flow efficiency implications of connected and autonomous vehicles: A review and policy recommendations
Santhanakrishnan Narayanan, Emmanouil Chaniotakis and Constantinos Antoniou

2. Automated bus systems in Europe: A systematic review of passenger experience and road user interaction 
Daniël D. Heikoop, J. Pablo Nuñez Velasco, Reanne Boersma, Torkel Bjørnskau and Marjan P. Hagenzieker

3. Cyber security and its impact on CAV safety: Overview, policy needs and challenges
Christos Katrakazas, Athanasios Theofilatos, George Papastefanatos, Jérôme Härri and Constantinos Antoniou

4. Cybersecurity certification and auditing of automotive industry
Tomás J. Mateo Sanguino, José M. Lozano Domínguez and Patrícia de Carvalho Baptista

5. The wider use of autonomous vehicles in non-commuting journeys
Simon Kimber, Lauren Siegel, Scott Cohen and Nikolas Thomopoulos

6. Policy implications of the potential carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and energy impacts of highly automated vehicles 
Jan Anne Annema

7. Potential health and well-being implications of autonomous vehicles 
Patrick A. Singleton, Jonas De Vos, Eva Heinen and Baiba Pudāne

8. Data protection in a GDPR era: An international comparison of implications for autonomous vehicles 
Federico Costantini, Nikolas Thomopoulos, Fabro Steibel, Angela Curl, Giuseppe Lugano and Tatiana Kováčiková

9. Ethical issues concerning automated vehicles and their implications for transport
Ebru Dogan, Federico Costantini and Rémy Le Boennec

10. Governance cultures and sociotechnical imaginaries of self-driving vehicle technology: Comparative analysis of Finland, UK and Germany 
Miloš N. Mladenović, Dominic Stead, Dimitris Milakis, Kate Pangbourne and Moshe Givoni 

11. Wider implications of autonomous vessels for the maritime industry: Mapping the unprecedented challenges 
Hadi Ghaderi

12. The potential for automation to transform urban deliveries: Drivers, barriers and policy priorities 
Daniela Paddeu and Graham Parkhurst

13. Overall synthesis and conclusions 
Bert van Wee, Dimitris Milakis and Nikolas Thomopoulos