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Automated vehicle (AV) technologies are one of the most highly disruptive transportation technologies that have the potential to transform the existing transportation systems and the associated impacts on public health and health equity. There have been numerous attempts to recognize and frame the consequences of AVs on public health; however, the uncertainties in impacts and extent of the impacts is not explored, while studies quantifying these impacts are non-existent.

In this paper, we introduce a 5-step mechanism through which AV can impact public health and health equity. We conduct a holistic and narrative review of the existing review studies about AVs' impacts and transportation-related health risk factors that are quantified via two pathways: traffic crash risk and air quality. We have then reviewed the existing quantification methodologies in the literature on each topic.

In light …