The future of road transport

Maria Alonso Raposo (), Biagio Ciuffo (), Fulvio Ardente (), Jean Philippe Aurambout (), Gianmarco Baldini (), Robert Braun (), Panayotis Christidis, Aris Christodoulou, Amandine Duboz (), Sofia Felici (), Jaime Ferragut (), Aliki Georgakaki (), Konstantinos Gkoumas (), Monica Grosso (), Maria Iglesias (), Andreea Julea (), Jette Krause (), Bertin Martens, Fabrice Mathieux (), Gerhard Menzel (), Silvia Mondello (), Elena Navajas (), Ferenc Pekar (), Ioan Raileanu (), Harald Scholz (), Marie Tamba, Anastasios Tsakalidis (), Mitchell van Balen () and Ine Vandecasteele ()
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Maria Alonso Raposo: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Biagio Ciuffo: European Commission – JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Fulvio Ardente: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Jean Philippe Aurambout: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Gianmarco Baldini: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Robert Braun: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Amandine Duboz: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Sofia Felici: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Jaime Ferragut: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Aliki Georgakaki: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Konstantinos Gkoumas: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Monica Grosso: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Maria Iglesias: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Andreea Julea: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Jette Krause: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Fabrice Mathieux: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Gerhard Menzel: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Silvia Mondello: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Elena Navajas: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Ferenc Pekar: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Ioan Raileanu: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Harald Scholz: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Anastasios Tsakalidis: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Mitchell van Balen: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Ine Vandecasteele: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC116644, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: A perfect storm of new technologies and new business models is transforming not only our vehicles, but everything about how we get around, and how we live our lives. The JRC report "The future of road transport - Implications of automated, connected, low-carbon and shared mobility" looks at some main enablers of the transformation of road transport, such as data governance, infrastructures, communication technologies and cybersecurity, and legislation. It discusses the potential impacts on the economy, employment and skills, energy use and emissions, the sustainability of raw materials, democracy, privacy and social fairness, as well as on the urban context. It shows how the massive changes on the horizon represent an opportunity to move towards a transport system that is more efficient, safer, less polluting and more accessible to larger parts of society than the current one centred on car ownership. However, new transport technologies, on their own, won't spontaneously make our lives better without upgrading our transport systems and policies to the 21st century. The improvement of governance and the development of innovative mobility solutions will be crucial to ensure that the future of transport is cleaner and more equitable than its car-centred present.

Keywords: road transport; mobility; connected vehicles; automated vehicles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L62 L91 O18 R00 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 148 pages
Date: 2019-06
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