AVENUE21. Automatisierter und vernetzter Verkehr: Entwicklungen des urbanen Europa
A study by TU Wien provides new insights into risks and design options
Automated and connected vehicles are a source of hope for politics and business: they are expected to make traffic safer and more efficient in the future, thereby contributing to the transport revolution. A study by researchers at the Faculty of Architecture and Spatial Planning*, funded by the Daimler and Benz Foundation, now shows that these hopes must be put into perspective to some extent.
The most comprehensive study to date on the effects of automated and connected vehicles on cities, mobility, and society has just been published as a book “AVENUE21. Automated and Connected Transport: Developments in Urban Europe” by Springer Vieweg as an open-access publication.
Contrary to many other studies, roads are not only considered as traffic spaces, but also as places of public life. This perspective allows for a reassessment of key effects – especially with regard to the near future.
More than three hundred international experts were surveyed as part of the study. Focus groups developed scenarios that highlight opportunities for local design. Finally, areas of action were developed that should be addressed in the next 5-10 years from the perspective of urban and mobility planning.
