Towards automated container transportation by integrating blockchain technology: a case study at xl business park in almelo

The application of blockchain has great potential in the logistics industry, especially in because transportation involves multiple actors and a considerable numbers of transactions. This paper presents the results and findings of case study research at XL Businesspark as part of the STEERS project and adds 6 use cases for blockchain technology...

Artificial Intelligence for Automated Vehicle Control and Traffic Operations: Challenges and Opportunities

This chapter summarizes the presentations of speakers addressing such issues during the Automated Vehicles Symposium 2020 (AVS20) held virtually on July 27–30, 2020. These speakers participated in the break-out session titled “Artificial Intelligence for Automated Vehicle Control and Traffic Operations: Challenges and Opportunities”. The...

Policy implications of the potential carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission and energy impacts of highly automated vehicles

This chapter explores the extent to which the adoption of highly automated vehicles (AVs) will lead to carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission reduction in the future. Additionally, policy implications are given. Based on existing literature, this chapter shows that the adoption of AVs will result in a modest improvement of CO₂...

Emerging mobility technologies and transitions of urban space allocation in a Nordic governance context

The urban mobility landscape is currently undergoing a period of major uncertainties, largely driven by a multitude of emerging technologies. This chapter aims to explore plausible future changes in urban space allocation from the combined emergence of mobility services and vehicle automation. To this end the intuitive logics scenario...

Governance cultures and sociotechnical imaginaries of self-driving vehicle technology: Comparative analysis of Finland, UK and Germany

As an emerging technology, the potential deployment of self-driving vehicles (SDVs) in cities is attributed with significant uncertainties and anticipated consequences requiring responsible governance of innovation processes. Despite a growing number of studies on policies and governance arrangements for managing the introduction of SDVs,...