Beyond the Driverless Car: A Typology of Forms and Functions for Autonomous Mobility

Jones, R; Sadowski, J; Dowling, R; Worrall, S; Tomitsch, M; Nebot, E

Beyond the Driverless Car: A Typology of Forms and Functions for Autonomous Mobility

Jones, R Sadowski, J Dowling, R Worrall, S Tomitsch, M

Nebot, E

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Publisher:: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Applied Mobilities, 2023, 8, (1), pp. 26-46
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Jones, R
dc.contributor.author	Sadowski, J
dc.contributor.author	Dowling, R
dc.contributor.author	Worrall, S
dc.contributor.author	Tomitsch, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1998-2975
dc.contributor.author	Nebot, E
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-06T02:38:57Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-06T02:38:57Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Applied Mobilities, 2023, 8, (1), pp. 26-46
dc.identifier.issn	2380-0127
dc.identifier.issn	2380-0135
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/177512
dc.description.abstract	The emergence of autonomous vehicles is attracting intense scrutiny for the transformative effects it may have on urban infrastructures and planning systems. Much of this scrutiny, though, has arguably focused on driverless passenger cars designed to operate on conventional carriageways. In this paper, we argue the car-centric vision of autonomous mobility limits our ability to identify and respond to the challenges posed by a suite of alternative vehicles found in hallways, footpaths, and (sub)urban precincts. We address this problem by presenting a typological description of autonomous vehicles beyond the driverless car. The paper describes their configuration and performance, identifies the spaces and use-cases they are associated with, and gestures to the challenges they raise for urban environments. The paper synthesises the observations generated through the typology into a set of complex questions demonstrated through the scenarioof a self-driving pod providing passenger transport at a university campus. It shows that, with a broad range of autonomous vehicles already operating in our cities, we need finer-grained analyses of how they are integrated into shared pedestrian spaces. The typology it offers provides a platform for this research by enhancing our comprehension of autonomous mobility forms, functions, and spaces. This will support further mobilities research on the proccesses and outcomes of urban experiments with autonomous systems.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102604
dc.relation.ispartof	Applied Mobilities
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/23800127.2021.1992841
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1601 Anthropology, 1603 Demography
dc.subject.classification	3509 Transportation, logistics and supply chains
dc.subject.classification	4406 Human geography
dc.subject.classification	4410 Sociology
dc.title	Beyond the Driverless Car: A Typology of Forms and Functions for Autonomous Mobility
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	8
utslib.for	1601 Anthropology
utslib.for	1603 Demography
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost/TD School
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dc.date.updated	2024-04-06T02:38:55Z
pubs.issue	1
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The emergence of autonomous vehicles is attracting intense scrutiny for the transformative effects it may have on urban infrastructures and planning systems. Much of this scrutiny, though, has arguably focused on driverless passenger cars designed to operate on conventional carriageways. In this paper, we argue the car-centric vision of autonomous mobility limits our ability to identify and respond to the challenges posed by a suite of alternative vehicles found in hallways, footpaths, and (sub)urban precincts. We address this problem by presenting a typological description of autonomous vehicles beyond the driverless car. The paper describes their configuration and performance, identifies the spaces and use-cases they are associated with, and gestures to the challenges they raise for urban environments. The paper synthesises the observations generated through the typology into a set of complex questions demonstrated through the scenarioof a self-driving pod providing passenger transport at a university campus. It shows that, with a broad range of autonomous vehicles already operating in our cities, we need finer-grained analyses of how they are integrated into shared pedestrian spaces. The typology it offers provides a platform for this research by enhancing our comprehension of autonomous mobility forms, functions, and spaces. This will support further mobilities research on the proccesses and outcomes of urban experiments with autonomous systems.

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