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<p>We discuss future challenges to road transport infrastructure. These are related to maintenance, autonomous transport and the financing of infrastructure. We state that maintenance investments are mainly relevant and necessary to avoid a strong reduction in accessibility; autonomous driving will not allow for the reduction in infrastructure investment. A share of revenue from a kilometer tax and city charges will be used to finance road infrastructure and cross-finance other infrastructure.</p>
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We discuss future challenges to road transport infrastructure. These are related to maintenance, autonomous transport and the financing of infrastructure. We state that maintenance investments are mainly relevant and necessary to avoid a strong reduction in accessibility; autonomous driving will not allow for the reduction in infrastructure investment. A share of revenue from a kilometer tax and city charges will be used to finance road infrastructure and cross-finance other infrastructure.

Long-term Challenges for Transport Infrastructure in Germany

Wirtschaftsdienst

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Langfristige Herausforderungen für die Verkehrsinfrastruktur in Deutschland

We discuss future challenges to road transport infrastructure. These are related to maintenance, autonomous transport and the financing of infrastructure. We...

Long-term Challenges for Transport Infrastructure in Germany

Published Online: Jul 22, 2023

Page range: 376 - 379

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/wd-2023-0113

© 2023 Georg Hirte et al., published by Sciendo

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