Remove Automobile Remove Environment Remove Personal
article thumbnail

NYU-BMW i report explores future urban mobility; sustainability and resilience

Green Car Congress

Demographic factors such as an overall urban population boom, the increase in urban single-person households and rapidly aging urban populations—the population age 65 and older in New York City, for example, is expected to increase more than 36% by 2030—will lead to significant changes in urban mobility. million to 229 million.

BMW 366
article thumbnail

IBM releases fifth annual Next Five in Five list of near-term significant innovations; personalized routing for commuting/transportation makes the cut

Green Car Congress

Of the five, only one is directly transportation-related: Commuters will be able to quickly access personalized recommendations that help them avoid the congestion issues they routinely face and help them get where they need to go in the fastest time. The full list of five is: Your commute will be personalized. Personalized routing.

Personal 210
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

GM publishes “Blue Paper” on sustainable urban mobility; integrating input from Sustainable Urban Mobility events in Shanghai

Green Car Congress

The Blue Paper—published in English and Chinese—addresses the growing challenges associated with rising urbanization and the greater demand for transportation with respect to energy, the environment, safety, traffic congestion and land use. With this vision, GM proposes specific objectives for future mobility.

GM 231
article thumbnail

Bill Ford: Michigan must become the Silicon Valley of the mobility revolution; emphasis on green and smart technologies

Green Car Congress

These so-called megacities will present a unique challenge to personal mobility, threatening the economy, the environment, and even the health of their residents. We will need to view the automobile as one element of a transportation ecosystem. —Bill Ford. —Bill Ford.

Michigan 271
article thumbnail

Delphi presents MyFi Connecting with Safety concept car at IAA Frankfurt show

Green Car Congress

By locating important information in the driver’s forward view, MyFi uses voice recognition, text-to-speech, large touch screens, reconfigurable displays and workload management technologies to tailor information to the driver depending on the driving environment. Features of the concept car include: Integrated RaCam unit (radar and camera).

Connected 220
article thumbnail

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, IVECO and ENGIE collaborating to promote natural gas in Europe starting from Belgium

Green Car Congress

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), IVECO (a brand of CNH Industrial) and ENGIE (Global Energy Player) are broadly collaborating to promote natural gas vehicles and infrastructure in Europe. At the “Salon de l’Auto” in Brussels, the Minister of Mobility and Environment announced a program for the improvement of air quality in Wallonia.

Belgium 150
article thumbnail

National Research Council Study: More Compact Development Could Reduce VMT, Fuel Use and CO2 Emissions Anywhere from Less than 1% to 11%

Green Car Congress

Assuming compact development is focused on new and replacement housing—as converting existing housing to higher densities could be prohibitively difficult—significant increases in density would result in modest short-term reductions in personal travel, energy use, and CO 2 emissions. However, these reductions will grow over time.

Emissions 210