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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826004203321

Autore

Kowalski Daniel

Titolo

The integration of driverless vehicles in commercial carsharing schemes in germany : a prefeasibility study / / Daniel Kowalski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, Germany : , : Anchor Academic Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-95489-629-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Disciplina

629.2293

Soggetti

Electric vehicles - Power supply

Car pools - Testing

Car pools - Mathematical models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The Integration of Driverless Vehicles in Commercial Carsharing Schemes in Germany; Abstract; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introducon; 0.1 Overview; 0.2 Definitions; 0.3 Structure of the Study; 0.4 Rationale; 0.5 Case Study: Germany; 0.6 Aim and Objectives; 0.7 Methodology; 0.8 Limitations; Part 1: Carsharing; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Background; 1.3 Social and Business Change regarding Mobility; 1.4 Carsharing as a Response to Social Change; 1.5 Limitations of Carsharing; Part 2: Driverless Vehicles; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Background

2.3 Social Issue Traffic Accidents2.4 Automation in Passenger Vehicles as a Response to Traffic Accidents; 2.5 Fully-Automated Vehicles; Part 3: Prefeasibility Study; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Concept; 3.3 Micro-Environmental Analysis: SWOT; 3.4 Macro-Environmental Analysis: STEPLED; Conclusion; Recommendations; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

With an increasing world population and a steadily rising share of people living in urban areas, traffic density is on the rise, and has become a major issue of urban agglomerations all over the world. These trends are accompanied by the process of the motorization of the individual - with negative effects on both, the society and the individual. While millions of people get injured and die in traffic



accidents each year, congestion causes mental stress and economic inefficiencies. Different solutions seek to tackle the problem like strengthening of public transport or encouraging residents to