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Transportation

Austin, Texas, Poised to Be Commercial Hub for “New Mobility”

With 13 of the world’s 14 largest automakers publicly committed to delivering autonomous vehicles to the market, we can confidently say that the mobility system of the future is no longer just a concept. In fact, the commercial deployment of these self-driving vehicles is imminent, with 12 of the world’s…

Test-driving Mobility’s Future in Boulder, Colorado

With car ownership expected to peak as soon as 2020, it is clear that our mobility future is rapidly shifting, changing how we get from point A to point B. It is a critical time for cities to research and pilot new business models and methods to help people move…

Data Interoperability Enables Mobility as a Service

Guest author Jackson Crane is an RMI alum. Download the report, Collaborating Toward Data Interoperability for Mobility Transformation here. Imagine a scenario in which people can travel via a wide variety of mobility options that seamlessly get them where they want, when they want, how…

A Historic Step Toward Sustainable Aviation

You may be surprised to learn that air travel is already efficient. In fact, a flight between New York and Los Angeles achieves the equivalent of about 80 miles per gallon per passenger. Airplane manufacturers, such as Boeing and Airbus, prioritized reducing fuel consumption because jet fuel is the number…