Socio-Economic Aspects of the Introduction of Self-Driving Vehicles in an Urban Environment

Abstract

Abstract The article gives the definition of an autopilot vehicle (AV). The classification of autopilot vehicles is given according to the degree of automation of various functions of the driver and vehicle. The data of official statistics de-scribing the socio-economic situation in the transport in the country and the Omsk region are considered. The factors that have become the main prerequisites for the creation of autopilot vehicles are identified. On the example of a large sociological study, the attitude of the population in the world and the Russian Federation to the possibility of imple-menting AV is revealed. This study allowed us to identify the main factors that determine and constrain the possibility of mass use of autopilot vehicles in the urban environment. The authors have developed a model that gives a visual representation of the causes of the problems that determine the process of developing intelligent transport systems and suggests ways to solve them. The socio-economic effects of the introduction and use of autopilot vehicles are identified.