Can autonomy make bicycle-sharing systems more sustainable? An environmental impact analysis

NC Sanchez, LA Pastor, K Larson - Transportation research part D …, 2022 - Elsevier
Autonomous bicycles have recently been proposed as a new and more efficient approach to
bicycle-sharing systems (BSS), but their environmental impacts remain unresearched …

What is Appropriate? On the assessment of human-robot proxemics for casual encounters in closed environments

NE Neef, S Zabel, M Lauckner, S Otto - International Journal of Social …, 2023 - Springer
Increasingly autonomous robots become more and more prevalent in daily life and their
proximity to humans may affect human well-being and comfort. Consequently, researchers …

[HTML][HTML] “A reservation I have is that presumably no travel app will improve the actual services”: Place based perspectives of mobility as a service

RC McIlroy - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the perceptions and needs of different types of prospective end-users of
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is an important step towards successful scheme and customer …

Environmental impacts of bicycling in urban areas: A micro-simulation approach

M Kilani, S Bennaya - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We develop a microsimulation model of urban transport for a city of a medium size and use it
to evaluate the impacts of modal switch to bicycle. An activity-based approach is used to …

Cycle logistics projects in Europe: Intertwining bike-related success factors and region-specific public policies with economic results

C Giglio, R Musmanno, R Palmieri - Applied sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this paper is to investigate whether and which specific, distinctive characteristics
of European cycle logistics projects and the corresponding supporting policies have an …

Consumer's behavioural intention towards adoption of e-bike in Kathmandu valley: structural equation modelling analysis

LK Shakya, N Devkota, K Dhakal, R Poudyal… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
As societies awareness of environmental issues increases, people's inclination towards
electric vehicles (EV) is increasing. EV is considered an adaption technology to reduce …

Data-Driven Approach for Defining Demand Scenarios for Shared Autonomous Cargo Bike Fleets

M Kania, VD Mukku, K Kastner, T Assmann - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bike sharing systems have become a sustainable alternative to motorized private transport
in urban areas. However, users often face high costs and availability issues due to the …

On optimizing driving patterns of autonomous cargo bikes as a function of distance and speed—A psychological study

NE Neef, K Kastner, M Schmidt… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is predicted that the number of autonomous vehicles will increase in the forthcoming years.
In this context, this research deals with autonomous micro-mobiles, specifically autonomous …

[HTML][HTML] Using insights on potential users' behavior and transport requirements to inform the development of a more sustainable vehicle concept as part of a mobility …

H Müller, TL Novotny, A Theis, L Engel… - Transportation Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Current mobility systems put a burden on people and the environment, eg, through
greenhouse gas emissions, and depletion of natural resources. Therefore, a mobility …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of the acceptability of autonomous (cargo) mobility

K Kastner, F Gehlmann, S Salzer, I Kastner… - Transportation Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transformation of the mobility sector is underway, and technological innovations such as
autonomous driving are showing a way to set the future of mobility. In the implementation of …