| Effect | Freight | Passenger |
| Quantified and valued effects | ||
| Saved driver costs for freight transported by truck | Benefit |
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| Saved time-value if the driver in the vehicle can do other things |
| Benefit |
| Saved fuel due to convoy driving (platooning) | Benefit |
|
| Saved fuel due to smoother driving | Benefit | Benefit |
| Reduced environmental emissions due to less fuel consumption | Benefit | Benefit |
| Increased traffic safety | Benefit | Benefit |
| Increased transportation due to lower generalized costs | Benefit | Benefit |
| Added adjustment posts due to transport markets not applying social marginal cost pricing to consumers | Benefit/cost | Benefit/cost |
| Effects that are calculated in terms of how high they can be for ∑B > ∑C | ||
| Technology development for vehicles | Cost | Cost |
| Higher capital costs | Cost | Cost |
| Changed maintenance cost for AVs | Benefit/cost | Benefit/cost |
| Effects that are not quantified or valued | ||
| Elderly people, disabled people and those without driving licenses can travel by car |
| Benefit |
| Perceived change in safety and privacy with AVs | Benefit/cost | Benefit/cost |
| Changed cost of infrastructure investments | Benefit/cost | Benefit/cost |
| Changed land use | Benefit/cost | Benefit/cost |
| Changed congestion | Benefit/cost | Benefit/cost |