Smart Cities to Spur Autonomous Vehicle Growth - Inside Unmanned Systems

In the next five years, experts say that autonomous vehicles will be entrenched in smart cities' infrastructure to include mass transit, traffic lights, other vehicles, gas stations, homes and just about anything that requires connectivity. "Connected and autonomous vehicles will play a significant role in the Smart Cities of the future. These cities will need ways to ease congestion, enable more efficient transportation, and reduce pollution," said Scott Frank, Airbiquity vice president of marketing. "Connected and autonomous vehicles will serve this purpose by enabling new transportation and ownership models that take vehicles off the street and curb, like ride sharing, and their environmental benefit will be further strengthened with continued penetration of hybrid and electric drivetrains." Mass transit in smart cities will help spur autonomous vehicle's growth, but it will all be about cost savings, said Bob Bilbruck, CEO of B2 Group.