Technologies and travel

Travel demand exhibits a long coevolution with technological development, both directly, in response to the invention of new transport systems, and indirectly, as a result of transport aspirations being influenced by innovations in other sectors, such as the invention of the telephone and the diffusion of refrigeration.

The development of information-communication technologies in recent decades is central to this theme, having triggered a further round of interactions. New developments have enhanced our ability to manage and interact with the transport system in real-time, and in some cases, offer the prospect of avoiding travelling at all.

Research projects

For each project we provide key details and a summary. In most cases a two-page briefing sheet is available.

Current research

Completed research

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