ABSTRACT
The development of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) presents a significant challenge to local policymakers navigating a range of important policy issues and agendas. Connected vehicles are very much and more highly automated vehicles are on their way. How the transition to a world where there is a critical mass of autonomous vehicles (AVs) plays out remains very much uncertain, however. Some of the overarching challenges facing policymakers, both nationally and locally, centre on the uncertainty over what time periods the different levels of automation may appear on public roads, and ultimately what level of automation is achievable. The type of impact CAVs will have depends on the ownership models that emerge. The availability of standardized guidance and ability to share best practice remains underdeveloped, and, for those later adopting cities, more consistent and accessible information will help broaden the extent to which they can engage with these issues.
