Autonomous vehicles and future urban environments: Exploring implications for wellbeing in an ageing society
National Science Challenges, May 14, 2018
This think piece is intended to draw attention to the possible implications of autonomous vehicles for future urban and built environments and the health and wellbeing of an ageing society. The potential benefits of autonomous vehicles in terms of increased safety, providing mobility for older adults who have given up driving, and removing private vehicles from urban centres are being widely heralded.