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Conclusion + Credits
In Conclusion
There are many alternative futures, and rather than simply wait and hope for the best, we must pick which ones to support through our designs, advocacy, and partnerships with our counterparts in the automotive, technology, and public sectors.
The most visionary design strategies and concepts will be bold, intentional, and aware that new technology is a means to achieve larger goals for our cities and societies.
Representations of the built environment are powerful tools around which to shape a dialogue. As urban planners and designers, we have the opportunity to envision how an emerging technology — AVs — can lead towards more equitable and livable cities. At the same time, we must not be naive. It is our responsibility to advocate for these principles and use our agency to realize the cities we envision.
Further Reading
The AV Landscape
Street Wars 2035: Can Cyclists and Driverless Cars Ever Co-Exist? The Guardian, June 2017
Automated Driving: Legislative and Regulatory Action. Stanford Center for Information and Society, April 2017
Here’s How Self-Driving Cars will Transform Your City. Wired, October 2016
Self-Driving Car Timeline for 11 Top Automakers, Venturebeat, June 2017
Accelerating the Future: The Economic Impact of the Emerging Passenger Economy. Strategy Analytic, July 2017
Autonomous Vehicle Adoption Study. Boston Consulting Group, 2017
Self-Driving Cars Will Improve Our Cities. If They Don’t Ruin Them. Wired, August 2016
Big Decisions
Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety. USDOT, September 2017
Welcome to Uberville. The Verge, September 2016
Evaluation of Autonomous Vehicle Technology for Transit. NCTR, April 2016
Policy Statement on Autonomous Vehicles. NACTO, June 2016
Urban Transit’s Uncertain Future. PBS, 2016
Ten Ways Autonomous Driving Could Redefine the Automotive World. McKinsey & Company, 2015
Autonomous Vehicles and Commercial Real Estate. Cornell Real Estate Review, June 2016
How Driverless Cars Can Reshape Our Cities. Curbed, 2016
