Autonomous driving and urban land use

Abstract

Mobility, transport and the physical forms of urban areas are closely bound up with each other (Cervero and Kockelman in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 2(3), 199-219, 1997). Urban structure plays an important role when households and businesses make mobility decisions, and to a considerable degree dictates what forms of transport may or may not be taken. Compact city form with high density and mixed use provide good preconditions for short trips and efficient public transportation, promote walking and cycling, and often render daily car use unnecessary.