The Missing Middle: Understanding the Unique Challenges of AV Adaptation for Mid-Size Metros

1.5 CM / LU Pending

The session will explore how the discussion around AV adaptation revolves around large urban metropolises to the detriment of an in-depth examination of the possible secondary impacts of AV adaptation for mid-size metropolitan areas. The Baton Rouge metropolitan area – the nation's 70th largest metro – is a prototypical mid-size metro and offers important insights to the challenges mid-size metros may face as AVs come online, as well as how related challenges are being identified and mitigated in a community lacking the resources of a large metro.