Appendix IIAn interview with Andres Sevtsuk

Assistant Professor of Planning at Harvard Graduate School of Design in the Department of Urban Planning and Design, and Director of City Form Lab

As a practising urban designer and educator, what impacts do you think this new technology will have, if any, on city making in North America?

If history is a guide, then automated vehicle technology is likely to become a major influence on city form. Driverless vehicle technology is introducing significant cost savings to both individual as well as fleet-based vehicle owners. While moving a passenger with a human driver currently costs transport network companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft around two dollars per mile, automated vehicles (AVs) are projected ...

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