Suburbia is commonly associated with congestion/long commutes, but the implementation of autonomous vehicle technology will radically reshape metropolitan transportation in America.With faster travel times and efficiency, autonomous vehicles will decrease congestion and expand suburbia, allowing people to live farther away without lengthening their commute. In an autonomous future traveling for up to one hour in American metropolitan areas will unlock new development parcels and expand or even merge existing megaregions, transforming smaller cities along these corridors into strategic places for growth.