1. Tucson, Arizona The Infrastructure Challenge
How will autonomous vehicles refresh the American CityScape?
Shuyuan Chen, John Jenkins Jr., Philip LaMaster and Kyle Packer
Prepared by Eller Business Consulting

2. Autonomous vehicles will fundamentally disrupt the operations of city governments across the United States, transforming infrastructure, revenue models and populations.

3. Agenda
What are AVs? What are SAEVs? What challenges do they bring? What advantages do they bring? How can we prepare?

4. Tucson is prime for disruption
Tucson has a transient population
High tourism revenues
Undeveloped downtown core

5. What Are Autonomous Vehicles?
L1: No Automation
L2: Some Automation
L3: Driver Assistance
L4: Mostly Autonomous, occasional intervention
L5: Completely Autonomous
Autonomous Vehicles expected to be widespread in next 10 years
Free time for drivers, improved safety, more utilization of vehicles, improved sustainability
What advantages will they bring?

6. What are Shared Electric Autonomous Vehicles?
A fleet of SAEVs operated by one provider, and utilized by riders with mobile devices.
AVs can cost 2-3x a normal vehicle to manufacture.
What will happen to the members of our community employed in transportation?

7. What will be the impact?
Every citizen will be impacted by how the city manages this upcoming shift.
Impact of Disruption
Speed of Disruption

8. How have American Cities Reacted?
Bans on autonomous vehicles
Restrictions to certain neighborhoods
License and approval regulations
Little to no change in infrastructure
No changing of department revenue models

9. Benefits for Cities Technology tourism Economic Development
Population Mobility
Traffic Safety

10. What are the big issues?
How do we act as autonomous vehicles gain traction?
Shifting Infrastructure demands
Funding Issues
Unclear legal ramifications and public perception

11. What can we do about it? Shifting Infrastructure demands
Redesign spaces for fewer parking spaces, but more functionality
Funding Issues
Shift funding from gas, parking, and tickets to fleet operators through licensing
Unclear legal ramifications and public perception
Maintain transparency with public; engage other governments (State and Federal) as possible.

12. What does this future look like?
No loss of revenue as change occurs
Improved city center economic development
Population buy-in as AVs prove themselves
Proper assignation of costs of road usage and liabilities.

13. Conclusion Shifting Infrastructure demands
Redesign spaces for fewer parking spaces, but more functionality
Funding Issues
Shift funding from gas, parking, and tickets to fleet operators through licensing
Unclear legal ramifications and public perception
Maintain transparency with public; engage other governments (State and Federal) as possible.