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January 11, 2018

Weihua Zhao on how self-driving cars will change cities

An interview at the 2018 AEA poster session

Weihua Zhao is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Louisville. She spoke with the AEA about the current state of autonomous vehicle technology, the advantages it confers for our transportation infrastructure, and how it could change transportation infrastructure in a city.

Self-Driving Cars and the City

This paper considers the widespread adoption of electric, shared, autonomous vehicles (AVs). Numerical simulations suggest falling transportation costs and changing center-city ...

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The AEA interviewed select poster presenters at the 2018 conference in Philadelphia to discuss their research and the broader implications of their work. View the full list of videos.