Many experts believe the transport system is about to change dramatically. This change is
due to so-called fully-automated vehicles (AVs). However, at present, there are numerous
important knowledge gaps that need to be solved for the successful integration of AVs in our
transport systems, in particular regarding the impacts of AVs on travel demand. For instance,
full automation will enable passengers to perform other, non-driving, related tasks while
traveling to their destination. This may substantially change the way in which passengers …

This note revises the theoretical insights concerning the Value of Travel Time for automated
vehicles as derived in a recent paper in this journal (Correia et al., 2019). That paper
concluded that Value of Travel Time in an automated vehicle should be lower than in a
conventional vehicle by salary rate, if the traveller works during the trip, and unchanged
compared to conventional vehicles, if the traveller engages in leisure activities while
travelling. However, these conclusions have limited validity, because the models, upon …