The impacts of automated urban delivery and consolidation

• DOI: 10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.766
• Publication Date: 2023-12-13T21:27:57Z
• Authors: Bin Hu; Wolfgang Ponweiser; Apostolos Ziakopo...; Julia Roussou; Amna Chaudhry; Maria Oikonomou; Sarah Gebhard; Rins de Zwart; Charles Goldenbel...; Wendy Weijermars; Knut Veisten; Knut J.L. Hartveit; Mark Brackstone; Pete Thomas; George Yannis
• Keywords: Consolidation; Popularity; Milestone

Automation in urban freight transport is an important milestone for city logistics, but it challenging due to the complex traffic situations. While parcel volume soaring popularity of e-commerce – and especially accelerated by COVID, cities are thinking about future delivery system. consolidation expected bring disruptive changes system we know today. The aim present paper provide insight impact assessment method used results related Vienna. By applying analytical methods, show which impacts at what magnitude may expect from brought automation transport. We consider direct consisting fleet size, mileage operation costs, as well wider parking space, public health road safety.