It is worth the effort: in the U.S. alone, widespread adoption of AVs could eliminate more than 30,000 road fatalities annually, cut travel time by as much as 40 percent, recover up to 80 billion hours lost to commuting and congestion, and reduce fuel consumption by as much as 40 percent. Those societal benefits could be worth as much as $1.3 trillion in the U.S., according to various studies.
Source: The Road to Autonomous Vehicles Must Be Paved With Collaboration Among All Stakeholders
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