COVID-19 and Adoption of AV Technology

With countless changes forced upon our day-to-day lives by the COVID-19 pandemic, the automotive and transportation industries are on the lookout for how changes in consumer behavior may affect the adoption of autonomous vehicles (AV) technologies across all facets of the economy and day-to-day life. As we highlighted in our recent blog post, Top Impacts of the Pandemic on Autonomous Vehicle Research and Development, COVID-19 has impacted the operations of many OEMs, from production to R&D. While industry participants might see short-term disruption to AV development and roll-outs, this disruption may create new opportunities for adoption of AV technology within the consumer segments and accelerate adoption in various commercial segments as AV technology is seen as a vital component of responding in times of emergencies and uncertainty. 

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