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Recent years have witnessed increased interest in new mobility systems and technologies across the globe. These include shared-mobility systems, autonomous (also known as self-driving or driverless) and connected vehicles, and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solutions. According to Shaheen et al.(2015), shared-mobility systems refer to an innovative transportation strategy in which passengers can request and gain short-term access to specific transportation modes. Users can access various transport services, including hailing a driver and vehicle or renting shared bicycles, scooters, and using their internet-enabled smartphones or other such devices (Shaheen & Chan, 2016). Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-enabled devices now allow users to use these services, as they can locate vehicles on a map and lock/unlock them using smart cards or mobile apps (Ferrero et al., 2018). Both connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) have been the subject of extensive research, and these two terms are normally used as synonyms, although they mean different concepts. Autonomous vehicles imply the incorporation of technologies that aid the driving process, which ultimately would result in the complete elimination of direct human intervention in the driving process. Different classifications of the levels of automation have been used, with probably one of the first being the one advanced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which defines four levels of automation, ranging from level 0 (no automation at all) to level 4 (complete automation)(Anderson et al., 2016). Connected vehicles are vehicles that could …