The emerging Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) revolution opens a new frontier of disruption in transportation and urban living. For our cities, this presents a huge opportunity to radically transform urban mobility, providing the opportunity is harnessed in the right way to best meet the needs of that city.
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An innovative city with a tech sector similar in scale to Silicon Valley. |
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Has the lowest rate of vehicle ownership in U.S. cities. |
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Bicycle and ridesharing schemes have seen huge growth. |
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6,000 miles of streets and 77% of space is occupied by cars, meaning CAV provides an opportunity to ‘reclaim streets’. |
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MaaS can act as a disruptor in a city which is fundamentally both a mass transport and walking city. |
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Federal Automated Vehicles Policy driving a safety driven approach to CAV. |
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2018 city law will allow CAV testing on roads. New York has its own CAV testing registration scheme, running to 2019. |
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CAV seen as potential tool in meeting “Vision Zero” goals to reduce crash related injuries. |
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One of three CAV pilot deployment sites selected to demonstrate benefits. |
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CAV acceleration aligned to policy objective to increase adoption of ridesharing. |
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Tax credits to incentivize installation of EV charging stations. |
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Limited curb and road space emphasizes the need for high-occupancy vehicles. |
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Management of infrastructure split across multiple agencies. |
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On-going program to install rapid EV charger hubs in all boroughs by 2018. |
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Broadband connectivity needs to improve. Governors’ Island Connectivity Challenge driving 5G innovation. |
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Advanced traffic management system being expanded. |
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