Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility

The deployments of automated vehicles, shared mobility services, and other transformational transportation technologies have the potential to dramatically increase safety, reduce congestion, improve access, enhance sustainability, and spur economic development. However, success in meeting these goals is not assured, and there are significant risks that these deployments could cause unintended consequences.

The National Academies-TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility was officially launched in early 2018 to facilitate evidence-based research needed to deploy these technologies in a manner and timeframe that informs policy to meet these long-term goals.

Transportation Research Circular E-C258: Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility summarizes a workshop held by the Forum to discuss the roles of government and the public sector as these technologies are advanced.