Analyzing How Cost Advantages of Autonomous Fleet Usage Could Transform Mobility in Hungarian Cities

Evelin Kecskés; Miklós Lukovics

doi:10.32976/stratfuz.2024.7

Authors

Evelin Kecskés University of Szeged
Miklós Lukovics University of Szeged

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32976/stratfuz.2024.7

Keywords:

autonomous vehicles, urban mobility, urbanization disadvantages

Abstract

The mobility of contemporary large cities is characterized by increasing car dominance, which results in growing urbanization disadvantages (traffic jams, noise, air pollution, cars parked on sidewalks, etc.). The business model of autonomous vehicle fleet usage creates the theoretical possibility to reduce the number of cars on city roads. We have increasing information about the costs of autonomous fleet usage, and various model calculations have identified the potential cost benefits of autonomous fleet usage compared to private car ownership. However, we know little about the cost benefits that would motivate the population to replace private car ownership with autonomous fleet usage. Our research aims to understand under what conditions the Hungarian population is willing to shift their daily mobility habits towards autonomous fleet usage. With our results, we estimate how much the number of cars on Hungarian roads can be reduced along various model variations and provide suggestions for further increasing these values.

Author Biographies

Evelin Kecskés, University of Szeged

economist, Faculty of Economics

Miklós Lukovics, University of Szeged

Dr. habil, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics

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