Initial scan of policy/issues relevant to autonomous vehicle development and deployment

Fletcher, Amy; Fitt, Helen; Baldwin, Nicholas; Hadfield, Hellie; Curl, Angela

Abstract – Tuhinga Whakarāpopoto

This document supports forward-planning, additional research initiatives, and public consultation by transport officials and other relevant stakeholders by summarizing a pilot policy scan of national autonomous vehicle regulation and initiatives. It explores concerns influencing contemporary government policies. Three are shared internationally: safety and ethics, liability and insurance, and policy for ageing communities. Policy profiles for USA, Singapore, and the EU are used to show the impact of different policy priorities and ways of addressing these. These policy profiles can support debate about the direction or directions that New Zealand policy makers should take when planning for future transport systems.

Other reports associated with this research

Fitt, H., Curl, A., Dionisio-McHugh, R., Fletcher, A., Frame, B., & Ahuriri-Driscoll, A. (2018). Think Piece: Autonomous vehicles and future urban environments: Exploring implications for wellbeing in an ageing society (Second ed.). Christchurch: BBHTC.

Fitt, H., Frame, B., Fletcher, A., Curl, A., Dionisio-McHugh, R., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Baldwin, N. & Hadfield, H. (2018). Four plausible scenarios for transport in New Zealand in 2048. Christchurch: BBHTC.

Curl, A., Fitt, H., Dionisio-McHugh, R., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Fletcher, A., & Slaughter, H. (2018). Autonomous vehicles and future urban environments: Exploring changing travel behaviours, built environments, and implications for wellbeing in an ageing society. Christchurch: BBHTC.

Keywords – Kupu Hāngai

Automation, urban transportation, Shared Autonomous Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, transport, cars, future transport, commuting, ageing population

Fields of Research – Āpure Rangahau

Transport; Urban/Spatial Planning; Infrastructure; safety and ethics; liability and insurance; policy for ageing communities

Date – Te Wā Whakarewa

2018-01

Type – Te Auaha

Report

Collections – Kohinga Kaupapa

• Te Tai Tokerau / Northern Aoteoroa New Zealand
• Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
• Hauraki-Waikato / North Western North Island
• Waiariki (Tauranga, Whakatāne, Rotorua, Taupo)
• Te Tai Hauāuru / Western North Island
• Ikaroa-Rawhiti / East Coast and Pōneke / Wellington
• Te Waipounamu / South Island
• Ngā Kāinga Ora / Urban Wellbeing
• Ngā Momo Waka / Transport
• Whare Hoahoa / Urban Design
• Hapori / Community
• Mana Tangata / Mental Health and Wellbeing

Citation – Kupu Hautoa

Fletcher, A., Fitt, H., Baldwin, N., Hadfield, H., & Curl, A. (2018). Initial scan of policy/issues relevant to autonomous vehicle development and deployment. Christchurch: BBHTC.