Future’s here: Planners prep for driverless cars

Cities such as Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Greeley and Boulder are planning for the advent of automated vehicles when, and if, they take hold in the marketplace.

For now, automated or driverless vehicles are a futuristic concept in the testing phases.

“We are, like everyone else, trying to figure out what it all means because it’s changing so rapidly,” said Aaron Iverson, senior transportation planner for the city of Fort Collins.

Automated vehicles, or AVs, will impact the city’s transportation system, parking and land use, but just how leaves many unanswered questions, Iverson said.…