Increasing road infrastructure capacity through the use of autonomous vehicles

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Simko, Donald John
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autonomous vehicles
driverless vehicles
road infrastructure
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Mackin, Thomas
Darken, Rudy
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2016-12
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Dec-16
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Roadway infrastructure is a critical component to U.S. homeland security. Overland transportation affects the national economy, emergency services, defense, and communication systems. This thesis illustrates the capacity increases to roadways enabled by autonomous vehicle technology. Public policy can enhance the adoption rate of autonomous vehicles to maximize the benefit of this emergent technology on the roadway system. A policy analysis provides a comparison of options and outlines regulations that will be needed to ensure the safe adoption of autonomous vehicle technology nationally.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/51616
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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