Kovacic, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-3034-8548, Marvin, S. orcid.org/0000-0001-5538-5102 and While, A. orcid.org/0000-0002-3468-9489 (2024) Regulating sidewalk delivery robots as a disruptive new urban technology. Urban Geography, 45 (7). pp. 1236-1255. ISSN 0272-3638
Abstract
Sidewalk delivery robots are increasingly being deployed in diverse urban contexts, raising issues about the most appropriate form of regulation to maintain pedestrian flows and protect the public. This paper examines the evolution of sidewalk robot governance in a “hot spot” of urban robotic application in the State of California (USA), where different municipal authorities have experimented with prohibitive, permissive and collaborative forms of sidewalk re-regulation in response to the various potential disruptions and risks associated with the new technology. Combining detailed policy analysis and interviews, the paper takes forward literature on the regulatory challenges and opportunities in making space for urban robotics as a disruptive technology.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
Keywords: | Delivery; robot; sidewalk; California; urban; governance |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Research Institutes Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Australian Research Council DP220102019 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2023 13:00 |
Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2024 16:08 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02723638.2023.2275426 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:205666 |
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