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By Francesca McCaffrey

Daniel Sperling of the University of California at Davis discusses the major transformations in store for mobility.

Q: What are the downsides of the “car-centric monoculture,” as you put it, that we find ourselves living in?

Infinite Earth Academy featuring Daniel Sperling

“The transportation system has essentially seen almost no system-wide or broad innovations. And now, it is so exciting in the research field. But to what extent are [the revolutions of automation, shared, and electric vehicles] taking place?”

…Listen to the full podcast at Infinite Earth Academy

By Justin Gerdes

U.S. plug-in electric vehicle sales increased by 25 percent to just under 200,000 units in 2017. While promising, the rate of growth still lags what is needed to drive down greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.

by Bloomberg TV

March 2, 2018

In regards to the self-driving cars becoming mainstream, "the tipping point is when the regulators approve it, because people will buy it...the costs are coming down quickly but as soon as it's commercialized those costs are going to drop dramatically...as soon as the regulators really allow these cars to be operated driverless it will take off...

By John Lippert

Driverless cars ferrying passengers one by one won’t help curb greenhouse-gas emissions, so policymakers have to do more to encourage ride-sharing, including drastic moves like refusing to build parking lots.

By Dan Sperling, Austin Brown

by Tony Bizjack

Sacramento’s Regional Transit agency is about to launch an experiment that many say could open a dramatic new future for mass transportation – one that doesn’t involve walking to a bus stop and wondering when the next bus will arrive.

It’s called “microtransit,” a service similar to the rideshare model popularized by Uber but reliant on shuttle buses or vans that riders request via smartphone. The shuttles pick riders up wherever they are and drop them off where they want to go.

The Mobility Podcast featuring Austin Brown

By Jacques Leslie

by Jocelyn Anderson

The idea of a completely autonomous vehicle is exciting — and a bit scary. As we envision future advancements on the road, many would like to know just how much driverless cars could change human travel.