Take Me Home, Country Roads: Alternative Vehicles in Rural America

"How can we prevent alienating rural America even more with expensive autonomous vehicles?" Sidortsov asks. "Our work shows it comes down to putting communities first and building technology around their needs."

The economics of it are simple and would be something like a mix of ZipCars and Uber; a municipality would own a fleet and rent them out. For rural communities–and even snowy remote communities like the Keweenaw–autonomous vehicles offer the chance to rethink transportation access and safety.

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