Mollie D’Agostino

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Op-Ed: Pros and Cons of the California Public Utility Commission Decision to Deploy Automated Vehicles

By Mollie D’Agostino and Prashanth Venkataram | Dec 3, 2020 | No Comments

New regulations bring California a few steps closer to realizing the sustainable, equitable, and safe transition to an automated vehicle future, but there are caveats.

California Readying Rules for Automated Vehicle Ride-Hailing

By Mollie D’Agostino, Paige Pellaton and Rebecca Ruff | May 4, 2020 | No Comments

Note: The authors are researchers at the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy, referred to throughout as the Policy Institute. The Institute weighed in on state rule-making, as discussed below. California’s first-ever Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Passenger Service Pilot Program (AV Pilot) is underway. This means that someone near you could potentially […]