How Governments Influence Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Innovation

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Daniel Schepis

The University of Western Australia

Sharon Purchase

The University of Western Australia - UWA Business School

Nick Ellis

Durham University

Doina Olaru

The University of Western Australia

Brett Smith

The University of Western Australia

Abstract

While autonomous vehicle (AV) technology is forecast to widely disrupt transport systems, governments’ roles in influencing innovation have not been examined holistically. This empirical study analyses the perceptions of 34 professionals from government and non-government actors in the U.K. and Australian contexts. Our findings identify three main categories of government roles: regulator, facilitator and participator and illustrate how different policy mechanisms align within this framework to shape AV innovation. The paper discusses the implications of the interrelationships between these roles within each context, as well as how governments can apply them to pursue transport policy goals. This research provides an important contribution to understanding how local policy environments around the world might shape the development and eventual implementation of AV technologies.

Keywords: autonomous vehicles, government roles, regulation, innovation policy

Suggested Citation

Schepis, Daniel and Purchase, Sharon and Ellis, Nick and Olaru, Doina and Smith, Brett, How Governments Influence Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Innovation. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4013442 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4013442

Daniel Schepis (Contact Author)

The University of Western Australia ( email )

Sharon Purchase

The University of Western Australia - UWA Business School ( email )

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Nick Ellis

Durham University ( email )

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Doina Olaru

The University of Western Australia ( email )

Brett Smith

The University of Western Australia ( email )

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