Autonomous vessels: state of the art and potential opportunities in logistics

Y Gu, JC Goez, M Guajardo… - … in Operational Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The growth in technology on autonomous transportation systems is currently motivating a
number of research initiatives. This paper first presents a survey of the literature on …

Can autonomous vehicle reduce greenhouse gas emissions? A country-level evaluation

F Liu, F Zhao, Z Liu, H Hao - Energy Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Autonomous vehicles are believed to be the next-generation technology for future societies.
The energy and environmental impacts of autonomous vehicles have been realized to be …

Dissipation of stop-and-go waves via control of autonomous vehicles: Field experiments

RE Stern, S Cui, ML Delle Monache, R Bhadani… - … Research Part C …, 2018 - Elsevier
Traffic waves are phenomena that emerge when the vehicular density exceeds a critical
threshold. Considering the presence of increasingly automated vehicles in the traffic stream …

Estimating potential increases in travel with autonomous vehicles for the non-driving, elderly and people with travel-restrictive medical conditions

CD Harper, CT Hendrickson, S Mangones… - … research part C …, 2016 - Elsevier
Automated vehicles represent a technology that promises to increase mobility for many
groups, including the senior population (those over age 65) but also for non-drivers and …

When human beings are like drunk robots: Driverless vehicles, ethics, and the future of transport

R Sparrow, M Howard - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2017 - Elsevier
It is often argued that driverless vehicles will save lives. In this paper, we treat the ethical
case for driverless vehicles seriously and show that it has radical implications for the future …

Decarbonizing US passenger vehicle transport under electrification and automation uncertainty has a travel budget

AF Alarfaj, WM Griffin, C Samaras - Environmental Research …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The transportation sector is at the beginning of a transition represented by electrification,
shared mobility, and automation, which could lead to either increases or decreases in total …

[HTML][HTML] Planning for walking and cycling in an autonomous-vehicle future

B Botello, R Buehler, S Hankey, A Mondschein… - Transportation research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the last few decades, walking and cycling have increased in the United States,
especially in large cities. Future efforts to promote active travel will occur during a time when …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of automated driving systems on road freight transport and electrified propulsion of heavy vehicles

T Ghandriz, B Jacobson, L Laine, J Hellgren - Transportation Research Part …, 2020 - Elsevier
The technological barriers to automated driving systems (ADS) are being quickly overcome
to deploy on–road vehicles that do not require a human driver on–board. ADS have opened …

Reinventing mobility paradigms: Flying car scenarios and challenges for urban mobility

MN Postorino, GML Sarné - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flying vehicles are receiving more and more attention and are becoming an opportunity to
start a new urban mobility paradigm. The most interesting feature of flying cars is the …

Life cycle sustainability assessment of autonomous heavy‐duty trucks

B Sen, M Kucukvar, NC Onat… - Journal of Industrial …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are emerging technologies expected to bring
important environmental, social, and economic improvements in transportation systems …