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UK plans for pay-per-mile electric vehicle tax could make the system fairer – or provoke a fierce backlash

David Bailey, University of Birmingham and Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath The growth in sales of electric vehicles is a positive step in the UK’s...

Heavier electric trucks could strain New York City’s roads and bridges, study warns

NYU Tandon’s C2SMART researchers project 12% increase in additional annual damage costs by 2050, underscoring the need for smarter infrastructure planning as the city...

China’s First-tier Cities Introduce Favorable Policies for Autonomous Driving Field

Since the beginning of this year, many first-tier cities in China have issued policies and laws to hell propel the commercialization of autonomous driving....

Beijing to transform city’s major gas stations into charging and battery swap stations

Beijing aims to have 700,000 charging piles and 310 battery swap stations by 2025 in the city. While fossil fuel giants, including Sinopec Group, are...

Think taxing electric vehicle use is a backward step? Here’s why it’s an important policy advance

Jago Dodson, RMIT University and Tiebei (Terry) Li, RMIT University The South Australian and Victorian governments have announced, and New South Wales is considering, road...

Driverless vehicles and pedestrians don’t mix. So how do we re-arrange our cities?

Peter Newman, Curtin University Videos showing autonomous or self-driving vehicles weaving in and out of crossroads at speed without colliding suggest this technology will solve...

How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth

Raul A. Barreto, University of Adelaide There is a reasonable expectation that autonomous vehicles will dominate the future of transport. Utopian visions suggest these driverless...

Autonomous transport will shape our cities’ future – best get on the right path early

Peter Newman, Curtin University A unique opportunity exists for infrastructure investment in Australia as transport as we know it faces disruption from autonomous vehicles. Disruption is...

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