That automated and connected vehicles will be with us soon is certain, although quite how soon this will occur is a bit uncertain. And, of course, we have electric vehicles already. So, how much should a city or other agency invest in infrastructure to ease this revolution in transportation? And what are the limitations of these new technologies? Will cities have to foot the bill, or would footing the bill give a city a competitive advantage in the new economic reality these new technologies will usher in? There are lots of questions and concerns surrounding these new technologies, and the APWA Transportation Committee’s AV/CV Sub-Committee has been pondering these and trying to highlight the most critical issues for all of us in public works. This session shares their understanding of these issues, and provides focused help to allow agencies to keep abreast of these rapidly developing technologies.

Proficiency Level

Applied

Learning Objectives
  1. Describe how the new technologies (AV, CV, EV) will impact the transportation system over the next two decades
  2. Illustrate how infrastructure needs for these new technologies will develop and detail how these developments will impose on infrastructure budgets of cities
  3. Spell out how different funding mechanisms and partnerships may be able to address the new (and unfunded) infrastructure needs

Contributor/Source

Wilfrid Nixon

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