Over US$33 billion was invested in mobility tech last year in response to claims it will transform our lives. Based on what we have seen so far, which of these promised solutions will be delivered?
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Every day, e-scooters and helmets are put out together, but some people ride without helmets and at the end of each day helmets are missing. So what can be done to ensure safe riding behaviour?
Using ride-hailing services full-time would mean avoiding the hassles of owning a car. But it could cost less, too – depending on how you value your time otherwise spent behind the wheel.
New technologies do not exist in a vacuum. To succeed, new transport technology needs to match the ways we want to move around cities and be accommodated by laws and regulations.
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Professor and Associate Dean Research, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Josey Centennial Professor of Energy Resources, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor and Founding Director of QUT Centre for the Digital Economy, Queensland University of Technology
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Neil G Sipe is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin
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Senior Designer, Chair in Digital Economy, Queensland University of Technology
