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Click the thumbs up >Key challenges fleet operators will face rolling out autonomous vehicles (AVs) in UK towns and cities have been identified in a new report.
Published today (Monday, March 15) by Oxbotica, Imperial College London and Transport for London (TfL),
The Shift Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Report, includes the creation of advanced traffic modelling to predict the demand and impact of autonomy on congestion, emissions, public transport and ride-sharing services.
Key challenges identified included, coping with vehicle downtime, charging infrastructure, interaction with existing public transport, the optimal fleet size and reducing vehicle mileage by anticipating future demand.
Three urban use cases have been modelled in the report, including a central city example, an inner-city deployment and an outer city scenario.