Texas A&M University researchers have developed a conceptual model to identify systematically the potential health impacts of self-driving vehicles. They identified 32 transportation-related risk factors that affected health and concluded that 17 could negatively impact public health, while eight could have a positive impact. There were seven areas of uncertain implications that require further investigation. The researchers recently published their findings in the December issue of Sustainable Cities and Society . A survey on the receptiveness of autonomous vehicles’ impacts showed that there is a lack of awareness of the potential health impacts of AVs and low perceptions of the importance of AV health benefits. On the other hand, there are some unintended consequences of AVs’ implementation that need to be studied before AVs find their way onto the road. Soheil Sohrabi, lead author Sohrabi, with Dr. Dominque Lord, professor in the civil and environmental engineering department, A.P. Wiley […]