The Impact of Driverless Vehicles on Transportation Costs in Road Haulage: A System Dynamical Approach

Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2019
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Tjaden, Sandra  
Flämig, Heike  
Rosenberger, Kerstin  
Institut
Verkehrsplanung und Logistik W-8  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/10781
Journal
Lecture notes in logistics  
Start Page
116
End Page
127
Citation
Lecture Notes in Logistics: 116-127 (2019)
Publisher DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-13535-5_9
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85101979411
Costs are a decisive competitive advantage in the logistics industry. For this reason, companies are constantly striving to reduce these costs. Driverless driving offers an opportunity to support this endeavor and also to counteract the increasing shortage of drivers. However, the interactions between logistics costs and driverless vehicles in road haulage that exist have not been considered much at the moment. The aim of this study is to identify the interactions in the system of automated driving with logistics costs by using a system dynamical approach. The use of a system dynamics approach serves not only to carry out constant calculations, but also to record dynamic changes in the system. For this purpose, a theoretical and a simulation model are developed to identify qualitative as well as quantitative impacts in the system of driverless road haulage. The theoretical model shows not only the elements that are relevant in the system, but also possible rebound effects that can stabilize or even destabilize the system. In addition, the simulation model serves to take a closer look at the individual costs that can be relevant for transportation. Both models showed possible advantages and disadvantages that can occur due to automated driving. It is therefore important to put the elements of a system in an overall context to understand the dependencies between them.
Subjects
Automated driving
Effects
Freight transport
Logistics costs