PUBLICATIONS
autonomous vehicles
Field Notes
October 21, 2026
Follow the Miles: What Waymo’s City Data Tells Parking
Waymo publishes its driverless miles to make a safety case. Read by a parking professional, the same numbers map where a new class of vehicle will wait, charge and sleep.
→
Deep Dive Reports
October 12, 2026
The Lane Always Fills
Duranton and Turner proved that new highway lanes fill up one for one. Fifteen years of research since shows why, and the answer runs through the parking space.
→
Deep Dive Reports
October 6, 2026
Santa Monica’s Height Fight Is a Parking Fight
The argument over how tall new buildings should be is really an argument over how many cars each apartment is built to hold. Santa Monica's own census data says renters near the train already live at about one car or fewer.
→
Field Notes
April 24, 2026
500% in 19 Months: The Robotaxi Adoption Curve Just Bent Upward
The California data says San Francisco's arc is a template for every city next in the rollout queue, and the next curve will be steeper.
→
Deep Dive Reports
March 7, 2026
Uber Acquires SpotHero: Why the Biggest Ride-Hailing Company in the World Just Bet on Parking
The deal isn't about parking convenience. It's about who controls the physical infrastructure layer of autonomous mobility, and what that means for every parking operator, developer, and investor in North America.
→
Rethinking Future Proofing
March 7, 2026
Rethinking Future Proofing, Part 2: EV Charging and Driverless Design
The transition to electric vehicles is inevitable, but unpredictable. In Part 2 of the Rethinking Future Proofing series, the Parkonomics team examines how to build EV charging flexibility into parking facilities without overcommitting to today's mandates, and how the rise of autonomous vehicles will fundamentally reshape circulation, drop-off zones, and wayfinding inside the garage.
→