An increasing number of studies examine the AV readiness of cities where urban autonomous vehicle street tests have already been performed, leaving a significant gap in understanding the AV-readiness of cities that have not yet undergone such testing. Our research aims to assess the AV-readiness of Hungarian cities without prior urban autonomous vehicle testing. We surveyed 56 cities (91.8 % sample) with public transport and populations over 20,000. The results of the correlation analysis indicate a minimal understanding of the relation between the urban deployment of autonomous vehicles and the need for related urban developments. In the long term, however, there is evidence of the cities' intention to establish the urban conditions for autonomous vehicles. The larger the settlement and the higher the readiness level of current mobility plans and solutions, the sooner the estimated intervention, although these correlations are weak. The larger the size of the settlement and the more it has a mobility plan or an already existing solution, the shorter the timeframe required by the settlement for municipal interventions. Approximately half of the city planners did not associate AV-readiness with legislation and there are significant differences in planning considerations related to the new mobility paradigm.