Print Email Facebook Twitter Potential health and well-being implications of autonomous vehicles Title Potential health and well-being implications of autonomous vehicles Author Singleton, Patrick A. (Utah State University) De Vos, Jonas (University College London) Heinen, Eva (University of Leeds) Pudane, B. (TU Delft Transport and Logistics) Contributor Milakis, Dimitris (editor) Thomopoulos, Nikolas (editor) van Wee, Bert (editor) Date 2020 Abstract Transportation's effects on health and well-being are widely recognized. In the near future, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are expected to revolutionize transportation options and ways of travel. Consequently, the effect of AVs on population health and well-being is a crucial topic of interest for transportation policymaking, one that has received comparatively little attention. This chapter discusses (and anticipates) potential AV impacts on health and well-being. First, we summarize knowledge surrounding effects of transportation on physical health (traffic safety, air and noise pollution, and physical activity) and well-being (travel satisfaction, access to activities, etc.). We then discuss how AVs may affect traveler behaviors, focusing on mode shifts toward private, shared, and/or pooled AVs, and how these shifts may lead to an overall increase in automobile travel, even if not necessarily in person-travel. Finally, we interpret the previous two sections to deduce potential positive, negative, and uncertain health/well-being effects of AVs. We expect benefits from improved safety, well-being, and access to opportunities; disadvantages from reduced physical activity; and uncertain impacts around land use changes and emissions. We conclude by discussing policy implications and research paths forward. Subject AccessAutonomous vehiclesHealthPhysical activityPollutionSafetySatisfactionTravel behaviorWell-being To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7184001b-ea96-43d9-81b5-ca2a4a6dfe1f DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.atpp.2020.02.002 Publisher Elsevier Embargo date 2021-06-01 ISBN 9780128201916 Source Advances in Transport Policy and Planning Series Advances in Transport Policy and Planning, 2543-0009, 5 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type book chapter Rights © 2020 Patrick A. Singleton, Jonas De Vos, Eva Heinen, B. Pudane Files PDF 1_s2.0_S2543000920300056_main.pdf 1.17 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:7184001b-ea96-43d9-81b5-ca2a4a6dfe1f/datastream/OBJ/view