LOUD publishes research paper on CAV in Cities
The Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science (LOUD) recently published a paper in the journal Cities, titled “Building a government-owned open data platform for connected and autonomous vehicles”.
The growing recognition of the societal implications stemming from technological advancements highlights the need for innovative governance approaches, particularly in urban environments. Focused on connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), this study proposes an integrated analytical framework for a dedicated open data platform (ODP). By integrating thematic analysis with process landscape and stakeholder analysis methods, we present a holistic CAV-ODP model positioned to optimize benefits across industries, public sectors, and society as a whole. We argue that multiple stakeholders can enhance both supply and demand aspects of the CAV-ODP, catalyzing activities such as data access, management, transformation, incubation, coordination, education, and application. Importantly, it advocates for government-led integration of interests spanning private and public domains, fostering a collaborative social network for data application and innovation. This inquiry not only reveals the social benefits generated by open CAV data but also underlines the significance of the CAV-ODP platform as an innovative governance arrangement, serving as a catalyst for a culture of sharing, bolstering collaborative governance, and preserving public value amid disruptive technological changes. Overall, the concept of government leadership is universally applicable, with the tangible power dynamics among the government, private sectors, and society influencing the expeditious materialization of the proposed framework.
Fig. 1. Countries of the case studies.
Fig. 2. Conceptual framework.
Dr. Handuo Deng, the first author of the paper, expressed her gratitude for the collaborative efforts with Prof. ChengHe Guan and Prof. Ying Li from LOUD at NYU Shanghai. She mentioned that from the early stages of conceptualization and research design to the discussions on data analysis framework, and throughout the writing and several revisions of the paper, Prof. Guan provided invaluable guidance and help. The research, using CAVs as a case study, showed the board range of impacts and social impacts of emerging technologies on urban living and production that are relevant to everyone's lives. It delves into how emerging technologies can benefit residents' well-being, social equity and ecological value, while also addressing concerns over privacy and security. As a guest lecture, Dr. Deng presented the paper to undergraduate students in a class “Urbanization in China”, offered by Prof. Li and Prof. Guan at NYU Shanghai. Dr. Deng expressed her willingness to cooperate with LOUD in future research and make contributions to the research of emerging technologies in the field of urban governance innovation.
This paper represents a joint effort between NYU Shanghai’s LOUD and NYU Abu Dhabi’s Center for Interacting Urban Networks (CITIES), as highlight by Prof. Monica Menendez, co-author of the paper and the director of CITIES. CITIES is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to advance urban science and promote cutting-edge research that is translated into practical, real-world solutions for the benefit of society.
Paper Link:
Deng, D., Hu, Q. Guan, C.*, Chen, Y., Menendez, M. (2024) Building a government-owned open data platform for connected and autonomous vehicles. Cities 149, 104918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.104918
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