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AVs are not exclusively bad news for government, though, since increasing safety and reducing inefficiencies in transportation infrastructure could theoretically save government and taxpayers major expenses. It is a complicated issue, but Brookings points to a report from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that concludes that in the U.S. 7% of vehicle crash costs are paid for by public revenues. Eliminating those expenditures could save taxpayers an estimated $10 billion each year.
Read more at Brookings’ website.