The Future of Mobility: What Do We Really Know?

Dear Colleagues,

The future of mobility is expected to be affected significantly by a number of disruptions that are on their way to our communities, if they are not already in our communities. The sharing economy, the automation of vehicles, the connectivity of vehicles and/or infrastructure, the alternative fuel solutions, the concept of mobility as a service and blockchain are some of the disruptions that will supposedly affect how people travel and ultimately live.

While there are a number of studies presenting hypotheses about how our communities will look like, simulations of how the inhabitants of these communities will behave, and assessments of behavioural preferences for some form of these disruptions, a few questions are left untouched:

• how is active travel entering the discussion about future mobility, in particular with all the talk about vehicles, whether they are automated, connected, smart, electric, hydrogen, etc.?
• how is vehicle ownership changing (if at all), and are future vehicles an additional option for the affluent population or an enticing option for everyone?
• how does liability play a role in the desire to own or use an autonomous vehicle, and where is the law at when it will come to crashes?
• how does licensing play a role in the desire to own or use an autonomous vehicle, and what will future licenses require?
• if mobility is a service, what do we really know about what components are enticing and how do we really propose solutions that will change the look of our communities in the real world?
• if mobility is efficient and sustainable, what will people want to do with the extra time at hand?

This Special Issue expects to address these questions as well as others that prospective authors could find revolving around not only the perspective of the users with their attitudes and their preferences, but also the perspective of the policy makers with their solutions and their evaluations. Papers focusing on experimental data, and possibly multidisciplinary takes, are particularly welcome.

Prof. Carlo G. Prato
Guest Editor

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• future mobility
• sustainable mobility
• active travel
• licensing
• liability
• willingness to pay
• autonomous vehicles
• connected vehicles
• sharing economy
• mobility as a service