International Transport Forum News

Promise of Robot Cars Includes Surges in Traffic Congestion and Miles Driven

Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much. Experts foresee robot cars chauffeuring children to school, dance class and baseball …

Car Use No Longer Growing in Developed World, But Why?

Car use appears to have leveled off and even started falling in many of the world’s advanced economies long before the global downturn in 2008, according to transport experts. The slowdown brings to an end several decades in which car …