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A Time of Unprecedented Change in the Transport System — History — Governance — Trends A time of — People — Future — Scenarios for 2040 unprecedented — Geography change in the transport system January 2019 The Future of Mobility Preface Transport is critical for the economy. It creates opportunities for growth, generates jobs, and fa- cilitates trade and realises economies of scale. It enhances UK competitiveness by improving con- nectivity across local, regional and national areas. Mobility is central to the whole of society. It allows people to connect with places, and shapes how we live our lives. Social changes in the last twenty years have greatly altered how and why we use the transport system; shifts over the next twenty years will likely be even more significant. Changes such as the growing, ageing population will meet technological advances in electric power, digitalisation and automation. These technologies will bring opportunities, offering fresh innovation to existing needs, as well as radical new approaches. They will also bring challenges, however. Realising the full potential of technology requires us to consider how users’ travel behaviour will respond to it, and how all of society and our economy can benefit. To be truly transformational, we need to view transport as a system: to consider it as a whole. The future of transport needs to balance a wide range of considerations. Capacity has a role to play, but it must be linked to making travel more sustainable overall, be this through lower emissions, less travel or better linking our journeys to housing and work. A focus on people is central to the future of mobility. Understanding how citizens and businesses make decisions and interact with technology provides an opportunity to place the user at the heart of an integrated system. It holds the key to understanding and optimising the acceptance, adoption and im- pact of new technologies. Behavioural and social science can help us better design our built environment and its transport system around users, and allow technology to improve the lives of individuals and society. This report on the Future of Mobility brings together evidence to inform the UK’s response to a range of challenges and opportunities. To be success- ful, industry, science and policy-makers will need to work together, along with citizens. The UK has leading expertise and knowledge that places us at the cutting edge of transport innovation. Through the Industrial Strategy and more broadly, we should grasp the commercial opportunities to fully exploit our potential, creating a transport system that is ready for the future. This document is not a statement of government policy Preface During this project, we considered evidence from a wide range of sources, through commissioning working papers to organising roundtables that brought together experts to develop and test new ideas. We also Ministerial developed a number of case studies which highlight specific opportunities for the future of mobility. We considered four scenarios: one in which progress continues incrementally; one where technology is allowed to dominate; one foreword where environmental and social issues take precedence; and a fourth where less data sharing predominates. None of these scenarios is absolute, but choices will need to be made to secure the right mix. We are grateful to the academics and industrialists from across the coun- Over the next two decades, transport technology try who provided the invaluable knowledge and expertise which underpins will change faster than at any time since the Victo- this report. rian era. In place of cars powered by fossil fuels and internal combustion engines, we will have electric and autonomous vehicles. High speed rail will transform journeys between our major cities, and hugely enhance freight capacity. Drones will deliv- er goods to people’s houses. And people will con- Sir Patrick Vallance tinue to produce and use more data than ever be- Government Chief fore, with profound implications for transport. Scientific Adviser The advent of new technologies is already revolutionising the ways in which we think about travel. We are starting to see the emergence of “mobility as a service”, bringing together functions such as customer information and payments across different transport modes. In time that should mean a vast expansion of services, more choice for consumers, more reliability and accountability, greener journeys and lower cost. For gov- ernment, it means a once-in-a-generation opportunity to develop a genuinely integrated 21st Century transport system underpinned by digital connectivity and data. The future scenarios developed in this project will be a useful tool to help the Department for Transport to anticipate and shape future trends as new technologies are brought to market. These scenarios should help us en- sure that they deliver positive outcomes for transport users. This work is also an important part of the evidence base we are building for the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, which feeds into the wider UK In- dustrial Strategy. This means transport will be considered alongside other key areas of planning – such as housing, environment and land use – and will help define cross-Government solutions to our future mobility needs. It is a truism that transport is never just about transport. Given the im- pact of new technologies, more than ever today transport is about creating green, safe, healthy, connected and inclusive communities, and about enhanc- ing economic growth and productivity. This document is not a statement of government policy This document is not a statement of government policy Ministerial foreword Contents We are very fortunate in this country to have innovative and world-lead- ing transport companies and technology developers. As the market for clean- er, safer and more efficient technology grows, there will be unprecedented opportunities for the government to harness this expertise. This report will help us to grasp those opportunities, with potentially transformational bene- 2 Executive summary 36 Chapter 3: fits for the travelling public and for the UK economy. 2 Our transport system Trends in the 3 Current trends transport system 4 Looking to the future 38 Current status of the UK’s transport system 7 Scope of this report 42 Freight Jesse Norman MP 49 Predicting future demand 8 Introduction Minister of State for the 53 Policy implications Department for Transport 9 Transport today 9 Structure of this report 54 Chapter 4: People and the 12 Chapter 1: transport system A brief history of the 56 Current travel behaviour in the UK transport system UK 14 Changes in modes of transport 58 Key drivers of changes in 19 A summary of transport trends mobility 22 Policy implications 61 How behaviour changes 63 Social factors affecting mobility 24 Chapter 2: 68 Understanding and meeting Governance of the different users’ needs transport system 69 Managing the transport system more effectively 26 Transport governance, past 79 Achieving a modal shift and present 83 Mobility-as-a-Service 28 Governance layers and actors 84 Going forward 32 Key governance strengths and 86 Policy implications challenges in the UK 35 Policy implications vi This document is not a statement of government policy This document is not a statement of government policy Contents 88 Chapter 5: 132 Chapter 7: The future of the Geography of the transport system transport system 90 Electrification 134 Relevance of geography 93 Data and connectivity 137 Current transport challenges 95 Automation 142 Future opportunities 100 Freight 145 Policy implications 107 New technologies in the freight sector 146 Conclusions, 110 Predicting inception dates 110 Why might government challenges and potentially intervene in the opportunities system? 146 Summary of main findings 113 Looking to 2040 147 Summary of scenarios 115 Policy implications 147 Policy perspectives 151 References 116 Chapter 6: How to think about the future: scenarios for 2040 118 Future scenarios 120 Trends Unmodified 122 Individual Freedoms 124 Greener Communities 126 Technology Unleashed 129 Implications for government This document is not a statement of government policy 1 Current trends Understanding the social and individual factors affecting people’s lives, and Executive summary hence how people make the lifestyle choices they do – including their travel choices – is key to understanding future transport demand. It is also essential if government wants to realise the beneficial changes, for example by manag- ing demand or encouraging modal shifts in the transport system. This report We live in a time of unprecedented illustrates some of these changes, using case studies. The pace at which transport users now experience change in the transport system. Chang- Overall, we are currently travelling less at an individual level, although change is rapid, increasingly so. There is a window of es in the nature of working and shop- population growth means the total distance travelled is increasing. The rea- opportunity to move towards a better transport ping, new technologies and behaviours sons behind this decline in individual travel are complex, but broader social future; learning lessons from the past, shaping the – such as automation, vehicle electrifi- factors, such as the changing nature of work, having families later and attend- future – and now is the time to act. cation and the sharing economy – are ing university, have all had an impact. For individuals, affordability, accessibili- already having an impact on how the ty, safety, reliability and habit are all important factors. Travel behaviours, par- system functions, while the intersection of the physical and digital realms is ticularly those of young people, are shifting. Initial data indicates that car use changing how transport is planned and used. These developments bring ex- and ownership is less prevalent among young cohorts than it was in the past. citing possibilities which, if grasped, will bring significant social benefits. Gov- This is mirrored by their greater openness to the sharing economy, which new ernment has an excellent opportunity to capitalise on these, particularly technology will increasingly facilitate.
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