Why driverless vehicles should not be given unchecked access to our citie? Autonomous, or driverless, vehicles can support and promote active travel, such as walking and cycling, when two basic conditions are met: their access to cities is restricted their use is pooled. In the absence of these two conditions, autonomous vehicles could lead to … Continue reading
The new book “Knowledge, Policymaking and Learning for European Cities and Regions From Research to Practice” (Edward Elgar Pub., 2018, N. Dotti, ed.), provides theories, experiences, reflections and future directions for social scientists who wish to engage with policy-oriented research in cities and regions. The ‘policy learning’ perspective is comprehensively discussed, focusing on actors promoting … Continue reading
Self-driving vehicles offer new opportunities for door-to-door travel for a wider range of the population than the present, particularly for people without a driving licence like children. The future operating conditions for self-driving vehicles in cities, such as where (and when) they are allowed to travel and how they are connected to other transport modes, … Continue reading