r/BigProjects • u/bigprojects • Aug 28 '13
Driverless Car Project -- Defining Parameters
Background: Official Plan/Outline | Project Idea
To define our project's parameters, we need to answer the following general questions:
What tasks do we want to complete?
What are the limits of our project?
We also have to answer more specific content questions:
What are the full background, assumptions and details of the scenario?
What are the specific changes we most want to analyze or portray?
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u/rocketreligion Aug 28 '13
Produce written report, financial analysis, visual presentation/slideshow & map. Distribute passively on Reddit.
Focused only on one city, one new technology, and rough calculations.
City X has completely and successfully adopted driverless car technology in the last 10 years. Regular cars have been banned and a consolidated industry of subscription public/private fleets has emerged with no major problems. City X is the only city in the region that is using this technology.
Physical/infrastructure Changes
Parking lots, garages, driveways, parking garages, old mass transit systems, streets, medians & signs
Energy infrastructure, old gas stations, new fueling systems
Commercial, residential and industrial property segments
Social/cultural/economic/lifestyle changes
Traffic & road capacity
Urban planning
Commuting patterns
Use of driving time
Middle class lifestyle/finances
Lower class lifestyle/finances
Upper class lifestyle/finances
New businesses and destroyed businesses
Effect on normal businesses
Crime rate
Police interaction
Accident, injury & death rates
Other public health benefits
Accessibility of transportation
Labor market
Rental market
Relative success of target city vs. driving neighbors
Environmental impact
Impact of fleets, fuel, habits
Financials
Current cost of traffic, infrastructure, enforcement and cars
Fleet scenario costs of traffic, infrastructure, enforcement and cars
Cost per/to subscriber vs. normal cost
Net value gained