Should autonomous vehicles be subsidized to reduce parking fees? A productivity perspective
Governments often advocate for and implement policies to promote the development of new technologies, such as electric vehicles. Are these policies promoting new mobility modes applicable to autonomous vehicles (AVs)? In this study, we develop an economic model to capture residents' behaviors,...
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| description | Governments often advocate for and implement policies to promote the development of new technologies, such as electric vehicles. Are these policies promoting new mobility modes applicable to autonomous vehicles (AVs)? In this study, we develop an economic model to capture residents' behaviors, including mode choice, location choice, and parking choice. Two parking choices (parking downtown or at home) for AV users are considered. We construct utility maximization models under a user equilibrium state to capture government planning and residents' choices. By deriving the first-order conditions of the model, we analyze the influence of AVs on urban characteristics. We emphasize how the parking subsidy affects AV users’ behavior, thereby influencing urban productivity. The results indicate that parking subsidies for AVs undermine urban productivity, whereas cash-out policies, such as providing subsidies for public transit, can effectively enhance urban productivity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d78e8b604a247fd97a460e65cb593672025-08-20T02:39:59ZengElsevierCommunications in Transportation Research2772-42472025-12-01510019610.1016/j.commtr.2025.100196Should autonomous vehicles be subsidized to reduce parking fees? A productivity perspectiveYao Li0Ziyue Yang1Tao Wang2Shuxian Xu3Jiancheng Long4School of Automotive and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, ChinaSchool of Automotive and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, ChinaSchool of Automotive and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China; Corresponding author.College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, ChinaSchool of Automotive and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, ChinaGovernments often advocate for and implement policies to promote the development of new technologies, such as electric vehicles. Are these policies promoting new mobility modes applicable to autonomous vehicles (AVs)? In this study, we develop an economic model to capture residents' behaviors, including mode choice, location choice, and parking choice. Two parking choices (parking downtown or at home) for AV users are considered. We construct utility maximization models under a user equilibrium state to capture government planning and residents' choices. By deriving the first-order conditions of the model, we analyze the influence of AVs on urban characteristics. We emphasize how the parking subsidy affects AV users’ behavior, thereby influencing urban productivity. The results indicate that parking subsidies for AVs undermine urban productivity, whereas cash-out policies, such as providing subsidies for public transit, can effectively enhance urban productivity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772424725000368Autonomous vehicles (AVs)Parking subsidyCity characteristicsParking cash-out |
| spellingShingle | Yao Li Ziyue Yang Tao Wang Shuxian Xu Jiancheng Long Should autonomous vehicles be subsidized to reduce parking fees? A productivity perspective Communications in Transportation Research Autonomous vehicles (AVs) Parking subsidy City characteristics Parking cash-out |
| title | Should autonomous vehicles be subsidized to reduce parking fees? A productivity perspective |
| title_full | Should autonomous vehicles be subsidized to reduce parking fees? A productivity perspective |
| title_fullStr | Should autonomous vehicles be subsidized to reduce parking fees? A productivity perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Should autonomous vehicles be subsidized to reduce parking fees? A productivity perspective |
| title_short | Should autonomous vehicles be subsidized to reduce parking fees? A productivity perspective |
| title_sort | should autonomous vehicles be subsidized to reduce parking fees a productivity perspective |
| topic | Autonomous vehicles (AVs) Parking subsidy City characteristics Parking cash-out |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772424725000368 |
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