Public-Private Sectors

Notes and Links
To build CAV Systems will require cooperation between the public sector and the private sector. Arguments for cooperation include the following;
  1. Take a step back to reuse if you haven't already read about it. Davius' third commandment (at right) is another way of saying, "preserve the natural order of things," where state governments administer assets we hold in common, such as our highways and byways, and private-sector companies compete to provide reliable, cost-effective CAVs and services to transport us safely and efficiently.
  2. Although dominated by private vehicles, travel is already regulated by the states. Standards for safe, maintainable roads, incorporated into the freeways in California, are directly transferable to CAVWAYs. Vehicles can now be registered only after proof of compliance with state emission limits; and, drivers must be licensed by the state.
  3. CAV Systems is a safe, efficient approach to providing broad public access to a valuable transportation asset. The “market” will be a force for CAVs and for transportation services; roadways will continue to be shared. The private sector will bring CAVs to market which meet state standards and respond to traveler demands. CAVWAY-access fees will support infrastructure development and maintenance.
System Engineering (SE)
CAV Systems will be enabled by SE standards and guidelines, open and public. SE standards, as implemented by CAVs and CAVWAYs, will impose order on CAV-System traffic. To assure that SE standards and guidelines are clear, unambiguous, measurable, and enforceable, state agencies will work with industry, academia, and state legislators. Changes to accommodate new technology and requirements will be approved by stakeholders to assure that they improve customer service and safety.
Davius' Third Commandment
Render unto Davius that which belongs to Davius.

Public Sector: likely to be state government agencies.
Private Sector: commercial, for-profit companies

Read more about system engineering here.

Example of Public-Private Sector Cooperation
For an instructive example of such cooperation, the Internet, look here.