Automated Vehicles and Infrastructure Enablers:
Accessibility EPR2022024
Despite advances in automated driving systems and their potential help many
mobility users who cannot drive, significant barriers remain regarding
accessibility for emerging technology vehicles. These barriers exist in the
design of vehicles and affect boarding, accessing pick-up and drop-off points,
and traveling to a vehicle location. The accessibility of automated mobility
services hinges on an interdependent set of vehicle design and infrastructure
issues, both digital and physical.
Automated Vehicles and Infrastructure Enablers: Accessibility
highlights the development status of accessible vehicles and services, considers
approaches to vehicle design that allow for increased accessibility, and
examines the ways in which infrastructure can open the door to automated
mobility for disabled customers. Use cases for accessible automated mobility
service include local bus, paratransit, and robotaxis.
