Dedicated lanes provide a simpler operating environment for ADS-equipped vehicles
than those shared with other roadway users including human drivers, pedestrians,
and bicycles. This final report in the Automation and Infrastructure series
discusses how and when various types of lanes whether general purpose, managed,
or specialty lanes might be temporarily or permanently reserved for ADS-equipped
vehicles. Though simulations and economic analysis suggest that widespread use
of dedicated lanes will not be warranted until market penetration is much
higher, some US states and cities are developing such dedicated lanes now for
limited use cases and other countries are planning more extensive deployment of
dedicated lanes.
Automated Vehicles and Infrastructure: Dedicated Lanes includes a
review of practices across the US as well as case studies from the EU and UK,
the Near East, Japan, Singapore, and Canada.