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1. During my sabbatical year in Germany (2019) I have been doing research about the effects of vehicle automation on public transport. Now that our first paper is published, I will explain the idea and findings.
(video: #robobus in Helsinki)
(video: #robobus in Helsinki)
2. The research question we addressed is the following:
Is a cost reduction expected due to automation? And if so, who should benefit from it and how?
Is a cost reduction expected due to automation? And if so, who should benefit from it and how?
3. With automation, two elements push public transport cost in opposite directions: there is a benefit if the cost of drivers is (at least partially) saved, but there is an expense because of the extra cost to provide vehicles with automation capabilities.
