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Targeting global environmental challenges by the means of novel multimodal transport: Concept of operations (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Portapas, V., Zaidi, Y., Bakunowicz, J., Paddeu, D., Valera-Medina, A., & Didey, A. (2021). Targeting global environmental challenges by the means of novel multimodal transport: Concept of operations. In 2021 Fifth World Conference on Smart Trends in Systems Security and Sustainability (WorldS4) (101-106). https://doi.org/10.1109/WorldS451998.2021.9514048

Novel modes of transport form the basis of environmentally friendly and economically efficient transport system of the future. This paper introduces the feasibility study of a Dock to Dock (D2D) use case, combining aspects of route development and in... Read More about Targeting global environmental challenges by the means of novel multimodal transport: Concept of operations.

The Five Attribute Performance Assessment (FAPA) model to evaluate the performance of an urban consolidation centre (2021)
Journal Article
Daniela, P. (2021). The Five Attribute Performance Assessment (FAPA) model to evaluate the performance of an urban consolidation centre. Research in Transportation Economics, 90, Article 101065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2021.101065

Nowadays, local authorities are not completely aware of the advantages of city logistics measures, as they usually do not have a quantitative estimation of their related benefits. One of the most popular city logistics schemes is probably the Urban C... Read More about The Five Attribute Performance Assessment (FAPA) model to evaluate the performance of an urban consolidation centre.

Decarbonising road freight: Is truck automation and platooning an opportunity? (2021)
Journal Article
Paddeu, D., & Denby, J. (2022). Decarbonising road freight: Is truck automation and platooning an opportunity?. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 24, 1021–1035. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-020-02020-9

Governments, industry and academia are paying high attention to autonomous vehicles and platooning, due to their high potential to transform public and private transport and reduce carbon emissions generated by road transport. The road freight sector... Read More about Decarbonising road freight: Is truck automation and platooning an opportunity?.

A study of users' preferences after a brief exposure in a Shared Autonomous Vehicle (SAV) (2021)
Journal Article
Paddeu, D., Tsouros, I., Parkhurst, G., Polydoropoulou, A., & Shergold, I. (2021). A study of users' preferences after a brief exposure in a Shared Autonomous Vehicle (SAV). Transportation Research Procedia, 52, 533-540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2021.01.063

Shared Autonomous Vehicles are expected to significantly change transport and mobility, improving road safety, environmental impact and traffic efficiency. However, the successful implementation of a SAV mobility service strongly depends on public ac... Read More about A study of users' preferences after a brief exposure in a Shared Autonomous Vehicle (SAV).