Abbreviations and acronyms
Executive summary
1 Introduction to autonomous systems
     1.1 Relationship to artificial intelligence (AI)
     1.2 Relationship to automated systems
     1.3 Key characteristics of autonomous systems
     1.4 AI as the engine that powers autonomy
     1.5 Challenges of autonomous systems
2 Autonomous cities
     2.1 Cities as complex systems and systems of systems
     2.2 Autonomous cities as a special case of autonomous systems
3 Autonomous cities framework
     3.1 High-level modelling of autonomous systems
4 Autonomous cities assessment framework
     4.1 Autonomous systems assessment framework
     4.2 Autonomous cities assessment
5 Autonomous cities assessment framework methodology
     I. Assess the current extent of autonomy in the city’s systems (Baselining)
     II. Determine the target autonomous state for city’s systems
     III. Implement actions to enhance the extent of autonomy in city’s systems
     IV. Evaluate results
6 Conclusion
Appendix
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Figure 1 – Cities composed of systems (Source: Author)
Figure 2 – Representative autonomous system (Source: Author)
Figure 3 – City composed of autonomous systems (Source: Author)
Table A.1: Component-specific assessment factors
Table A.2: General assessment factors