Benefits of Autonomous Vehicles

I have zero doubt as to the overall massive benefits of autonomous vehicles. NewImage

It will happen. Millennials alone will make it happen. They’d rather be on their phones than driving a car. Autonomous vehicles will make that a reality.

When it comes to peering ahead into the autonomous vehicle future, some crystal balls are better than others. I recommend the recent report written for a group called SAFE by Charles Carson, Erica Groshen, Susan Helper, John Paul MacDuffie, W. David Montgomery,  and Richard Mudge, America’s Workforce and the Self-Driving Future Realizing Productivity Gains and Spurring Economic Growth (June 2018).  The main report is here, while three background papers behind the main report are available here.

(The authors were brought together as an expert panel by a group called Security America’s Energy Future. According to its website, “SAFE unites prominent military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America’s energy security by significantly curtailing our dependence on oil and promoting responsible use of our domestic energy resources.” It seems to do this mainly by sponsoring reports conferences and reports from expert committees, like this one.)

Here’s a list of social gains, with the big ones clearly being accident reduction and consumer time.

Autonomous Vehicles: Here’s One Crystal Ball

When it comes to peering ahead into the autonomous vehicle future, some crystal balls are better than others. I recommend the recent report written for a group called SAFE by Charles Carson, Erica Groshen, Susan Helper, John Paul MacDuffie, W. David Montgomery, and Richard Mudge, America’s Workforce and the Self-Driving Future Realizing Productivity Gains and Spurring Economic Growth (June 2018).

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