Utjecaj autonomnih vozila na cestovni promet

Autonomous vehicles represent one of the most anticipated technological achievements of our time. Vehicles that are equipped with the autonomous technology will bring a lot of benefits to us. Some of the main benefits are fewer accidents, less congestion, less energy consumption, greater mobility and many others. However, with the introduction of autonomous vehicles in the road traffic many new questions will arise. By current classification, which is based on the level of autonomy of each vehicle, it is clear that not all types of these vehicles are suited for the current traffic network. All of these factors require detailed analysis regarding readiness of the current infrastructure and ways in which new autonomous vehicles could be introduced. This paper analyses current road infrastructure and acceptance of these new types of vehicles in the Republic of Croatia. Research results indicate that this subject is still very abstract to the majority of the people that were included in the research and are sceptical regarding this new technology.