Viable business or vital environment? Deconstructing the sustainability concept in future mobility entrepreneurship (2024)
Book Chapter
Parkhurst, G., Cabanelas, P., & Paddeu, D. (2024). Viable business or vital environment? Deconstructing the sustainability concept in future mobility entrepreneurship. In N. Thomopoulos, M. Attard, & Y. Shiftan (Eds.), Sustainable Automated and Connected Transport (161-185). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s2044-994120240000019009

Rapid technological change in the transport sector is leading to a growing range of potential and actual ‘business models’ deployable for the movement of goods and people. Two key uncertainties arise from this proliferation: first, concerning which o... Read More about Viable business or vital environment? Deconstructing the sustainability concept in future mobility entrepreneurship.

The potential for automation to transform urban deliveries: Drivers, barriers and policy priorities (2020)
Book Chapter
Paddeu, D., & Parkhurst, G. (2020). The potential for automation to transform urban deliveries: Drivers, barriers and policy priorities. In B. van Wee, N. Thomopoulos, & M. Dimitris (Eds.), Policy Implications of Autonomous Vehicles. Elsevier

Urban freight transport is crucial to ensuring the economic vitality of a city. However, significant negative ‘externalities’ arise from freight flows in urban areas. Current solutions to reduce the impact of freight transport in urban areas aim at r... Read More about The potential for automation to transform urban deliveries: Drivers, barriers and policy priorities.

Autonomous vehicles: Who will use them, and will they share? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, W., Parkhurst, G., Paddeu, D., & Parkin, J. (2019, July). Autonomous vehicles: Who will use them, and will they share?. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group 2019 Conference

The advent of road transport automation has been identified as one of four key technological transitions that could eventually amount to a major transformation in mobility practices (Parkhurst and Seedhouse, 2019). Specifically, fully Automated Vehic... Read More about Autonomous vehicles: Who will use them, and will they share?.

New technologies and automation for last mile deliveries: Advantages, disadvantages and policy implications (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Paddeu, D., & Parkhurst, G. (2018, July). New technologies and automation for last mile deliveries: Advantages, disadvantages and policy implications. Paper presented at 16th Annual Practitioners’ Meeting (TPM), Oxford

Urban freight transport is crucial to ensuring the economic vitality of a city. However, significant negative externalities arise from freight flows in an urban area (e.g. polluting emissions, contribution to congestion, noise, etc.). Alternatives to... Read More about New technologies and automation for last mile deliveries: Advantages, disadvantages and policy implications.

What will the Urban freight System look like in 2040? Innovative and Co-Design Solutions to Shape Freight Transport Systems of the Future: a Participatory Process
Conference Proceeding
Paddeu, D., & Aditjandra, P. What will the Urban freight System look like in 2040? Innovative and Co-Design Solutions to Shape Freight Transport Systems of the Future: a Participatory Process

In the upcoming era of new technologies, the transport system is expected to be 'more sustainable', 'safer' and 'more efficient'. However, to what extent is this true? Based on the results of a series of stakeholder engagement workshops, the paper ex... Read More about What will the Urban freight System look like in 2040? Innovative and Co-Design Solutions to Shape Freight Transport Systems of the Future: a Participatory Process.