Abstract Summary
Shared autonomous vehicles (SAV) are expected to become part of mobility on-demand systems in the near future. The vehicles’ ability to move autonomously has the potential to change the way transportation is perceived. For instance, a system with autonomous vehicles can be used by persons without a drivers’ license and the fact of not needing staff to drive or relocate vehicles enables services to expand into less dense areas. In an interurban context SAVs can contribute to increase the availability of public transport. This service that nowadays is performed mainly by bus, with the payment of drivers’ wage and the need of diverting from the direct path to cover more demand, could be performed by smaller vehicles using faster routes making it more attractive to the daily commuter.
