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The future of road transport

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Implications of automated, connected, low-carbon and shared mobility
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.
2019-06-18
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC116644
978-92-76-14318-5 (online),    978-92-76-14319-2 (print),   
1831-9424 (online),    1018-5593 (print),   
EUR 29748 EN,    OP KJ-1A-29748-EN-N (online),    OP KJ-1A-29748-EN-C (print),   
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC116644,   
10.2760/668964 (online),    10.2760/524662 (print),   
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