“The introduction of driverless cars could affect how much money cities collect in parking, traffic citations, traffic cameras, towing fees, gasoline taxes, licensing, registration and other revenues.”

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“In all, cities took in a total of nearly $5 billion in fiscal year 2016 from parking-related activities, camera and traffic citations, gas taxes, towing, vehicle registration and licensing fees.”

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“Parking collection fees and fines accounted for more than half the total revenues cities reported.”

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“The local governments most likely to incur the biggest revenue hits are smaller jurisdictions that rely significantly on parking or traffic enforcement revenues to fund their budgets.”

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