Car-free development: new urban and rural places for people

It is tempting to limit our professional focus on connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) to the new technologies and the possible beneficial and disruptive direct impacts of increasing automation and connectivity on the transport network. Transport, however, cannot be considered in isolation, as it is the enabler of mobility that sits alongside digital connectivity to provide people and businesses with access to serve their myriad needs.

In this context, it is appropriate to consider future places – and future CAVs operating within them – from the point of view of the potential for better outcomes for the people living and working there, for enhancing the diverse places that exist at city scale and in much smaller places, including better access to chosen activities.