Tech-enabled research and advisory services provider Lux Research has composed a report highlighting relevant technologies slated to impact urban mobility’s future and impact on people, commerce, and infrastructure.
Mobility Innovations for Smarter Cities addresses three pillars of urban mobility innovation – focusing on moving people through mobility services and public transit, transporting packages and goods with a focus on automated delivery services, and creating the right infrastructure based on technologies that enable digital solutions.
“These increasingly complex environments have forced companies and municipalities to explore cost-effective, novel technologies that better manage the transportation of people and goods while improving safety, reducing congestion, and curbing vehicle emissions,” Chad Goldberg, research associate at Lux and the report’s lead author, said.
Lux Research indicated urban populations are expected to increase more than 50 percent by 2050, noting city planners are turning to new technologies and business models to support future urban mobility.
The report maintains shared mobility services innovation includes increased investment in public transit, ride-hailing, and car-sharing applications, detailing how public transit agencies are actively exploring solutions that help maintain or increase ridership while maximizing the efficiency of existing assets.
Per the report, autonomous vehicle technology is slated to be the first to benefit the delivery sector. By 2030, autonomous vehicle lockers are expected to deliver more than 20 billion parcels generating more than $33 billion in revenue. And infrastructure innovations will utilize intelligent transportation systems improving mobility by monitoring and controlling the flow of both vehicles and pedestrians.