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The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy.
A perfect storm of new technologies and new business models is transforming not only our vehicles.
It will transform everything about how we get around, and how we live our lives.
The launch event aims to bring together policymakers, academia and the private sector to discuss the report's insights and its implications for EU policy.
Please watch the launch event online on 21 June, 11:00 – 13:30
Registration is closed.
The future has the opportunity to move from the current transport system centred on car ownership towards one that is
However, new transport technologies, on their own, won't spontaneously make our lives better.
We need to upgrade our transport systems, policies and governance.
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. For example:
It discusses the potential impacts on