Scenarios for the deployment of automated vehicles in Europe

The deployment of Automated Vehicles (AVs) is expected to address road transport externalities (e.g., safety, traffic, environmental impact, etc.). For this reason, a legal framework for their large-scale market introduction and deployment is currently being developed in the European Union. Despite...

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Main Authors: Louison Duboz, Ioan Cristinel Raileanu, Jette Krause, Ana Norman-López, Matthias Weitzel, Biagio Ciuffo
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019822500209X
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description The deployment of Automated Vehicles (AVs) is expected to address road transport externalities (e.g., safety, traffic, environmental impact, etc.). For this reason, a legal framework for their large-scale market introduction and deployment is currently being developed in the European Union. Despite the first steps towards road transport automation, the timeline for full automation and its potential economic benefits remains uncertain. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it presents a methodological framework to determine deployment pathways of the five different levels of automation in EU27 + UK to 2050 under three scenarios (i.e., slow, medium baseline and fast) focusing on passenger vehicles. Second, it proposes an assessment of the economic impact of AVs through the calculation of the value-added. The method to define assumptions and uptake trajectories involves a comprehensive literature review, expert interviews, and a model to forecast the new registrations of different levels of automation. In this way, the interviews provided insights that complemented the literature and informed the design of assumptions and deployment trajectories. The added-value assessment shows additional economic activity due to the introduction of automated technologies in all uptake scenarios.
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spelling doaj-art-4f770a2b01f84e21bd1e8f030bbdd0042025-08-22T04:57:53ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822025-07-013210153010.1016/j.trip.2025.101530Scenarios for the deployment of automated vehicles in EuropeLouison Duboz0Ioan Cristinel Raileanu1Jette Krause2Ana Norman-López3Matthias Weitzel4Biagio Ciuffo5European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ixelles 1050, BelgiumIndependent Researcher, 077042 Chiajna, RomaniaEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra 20127, Italy; Corresponding author.European Commission Joint Research Centre, 41092 Sevilla, SpainEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre, 41092 Sevilla, SpainEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra 20127, ItalyThe deployment of Automated Vehicles (AVs) is expected to address road transport externalities (e.g., safety, traffic, environmental impact, etc.). For this reason, a legal framework for their large-scale market introduction and deployment is currently being developed in the European Union. Despite the first steps towards road transport automation, the timeline for full automation and its potential economic benefits remains uncertain. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it presents a methodological framework to determine deployment pathways of the five different levels of automation in EU27 + UK to 2050 under three scenarios (i.e., slow, medium baseline and fast) focusing on passenger vehicles. Second, it proposes an assessment of the economic impact of AVs through the calculation of the value-added. The method to define assumptions and uptake trajectories involves a comprehensive literature review, expert interviews, and a model to forecast the new registrations of different levels of automation. In this way, the interviews provided insights that complemented the literature and informed the design of assumptions and deployment trajectories. The added-value assessment shows additional economic activity due to the introduction of automated technologies in all uptake scenarios.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019822500209XEconomic impactAutomated vehiclesAVs deploymentBass modelEuropean Union
spellingShingle Louison Duboz
Ioan Cristinel Raileanu
Jette Krause
Ana Norman-López
Matthias Weitzel
Biagio Ciuffo
Scenarios for the deployment of automated vehicles in Europe
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Economic impact
Automated vehicles
AVs deployment
Bass model
European Union
title Scenarios for the deployment of automated vehicles in Europe
title_full Scenarios for the deployment of automated vehicles in Europe
title_fullStr Scenarios for the deployment of automated vehicles in Europe
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title_short Scenarios for the deployment of automated vehicles in Europe
title_sort scenarios for the deployment of automated vehicles in europe
topic Economic impact
Automated vehicles
AVs deployment
Bass model
European Union
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019822500209X
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