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Pantelis Kopelias¹, Elissavet Demiridi¹, Konstantinos Vogiatzis¹

¹Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Department, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, 383 34 Volos, Greece.

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This review examines the environmental and traffic noise impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). It identifies 11 factors influencing these impacts, categorized by vehicle, network, or user.

Keywords:

Air pollution Autonomous vehicles Connected vehicles Environmental impacts Factors Noise pollution

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Environmental Science
Transportation Engineering
Automotive Technology

Background:

The automotive industry is integrating new technologies to enhance road safety and reduce environmental impact.
The transport sector significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental noise, necessitating mitigation strategies.
Worldwide efforts to combat climate change drive the adoption of innovative vehicle technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

To review studies on the environmental and traffic noise impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and electric vehicles (EVs).
To analyze factors influencing the environmental consequences of these emerging vehicle technologies.
To compare methodologies used in assessing the environmental effects of future vehicle implementations.

Main Methods:

Review of studies from the last 10 years focusing on environmental and noise impacts of CAVs and EVs.
Inclusion of studies using logical estimations and mathematical frameworks with available data.
Categorization of identified factors affecting CAVs' environmental impacts into vehicle, road network, and user-related aspects.

Main Results:

Eleven key factors influencing the environmental impacts of CAVs were identified.
Factors were systematically categorized based on their relation to the vehicle, road network, or user.
A comparison of different assessment procedures was attempted to understand impact variability.

Conclusions:

The implementation of CAVs and EVs presents multifaceted environmental and noise impacts.
Understanding the influencing factors is crucial for mitigating negative environmental consequences.
Further research comparing assessment methodologies can refine predictions of future impacts.