Mobility and Transportation

14 Juin Autonomous mobility

Posted at 15:13h in - Classification of publications - All, - Classification of themes - All, - Member Academies - All, Mobility and Transportation, Other publications, Society and Technology, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW), Urbanism and Housing by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)
2021
The future aim of highly and fully automated vehicles with corresponding drive systems is to free drivers from often tedious tasks, eliminate them as a source of danger, and make more efficient use of infrastructure. They require an almost unimaginably high level of digitalisation, artificial intelligence usage and innovative networking to enable extremely complex systems to emerge. Autonomous vehicles are currently at an early stage of development, planning or even testing. Details of initial authorisations and commercial availability are still far off: sceptics dismiss this as just hype, proponents talk about it soon becoming a reality. This is supported by billions in investment from large countries such as the USA, China, and Germany, as well as gigantic technology and service conglomerates such as Alphabet-Waymo, Uber and leading automobile manufacturers. A realistic timeframe seems to be 20 years until highly automated vehicles penetrate the market, with at least 40 years for fully automated versions. Autonomous shuttles, taxi fleets, computer-guided lorry convoys and traffic on the outskirts of major cities will most likely lead the charge. The small brochure provides a detailed overview of the current challenges on a technical, legal, environmental, and social level, and shows some potential benefits.
Read More

28 Mai Energy configuration of buildings (ECB) from concept to implementation / Configurarea energetica a cladirilor (CEC) de la concept la aplicare

Posted at 11:48h in - Classification of publications - All, - Classification of themes - All, - Member Academies - All, Academic report, by a Commission or a Working Group, Mobility and Transportation, Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR) by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR)
2012
The paper presents the purpose and objectives of the energetic modernization of the existing building activities and design principles of the new buildings, characterized by high Energy and Environment performance.
Read More

28 Mai The way to the smart cities of the future – “Smart Cities” / Catre orasele inteligente ale viitorului – “Smart Cities”

Posted at 11:43h in - Classification of publications - All, - Classification of themes - All, - Member Academies - All, Academic report, by a Commission or a Working Group, Mobility and Transportation, Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR) by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR)
2012
The topic approached in this paper follows the actual trends of power system modernization through the smart grid(s) concept. In particular, the smart metering, smart home and electric vehicle concepts are developed simultaneously with the idea of smarter cities through development of advanced electric equipments, telecommunications and computing technologies and robust infrastructure.
Read More

28 Mai Redevelopment of the MacDonald warehouse

Posted at 11:36h in - Classification of themes - All, - Member Academies - All, Mobility and Transportation, Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR), Working group reports by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR)
2012
The MacDonald warehouse was built in 1970 on the Boulevard Macdonald in the 19th district of Paris, France. To ensure that the warehouse is re-used, not demolished, the conversion must use the existing structure to accommodate the programme, but without adding extra constraints by comparison with a new structure.
Read More

01 Jan Factsheet “Autonomous Mobility”

Posted at 08:09h in - Classification of publications - All, - Classification of themes - All, - Member Academies - All, Academy’s advice and position paper, Communications to the Academy by its members, Energy and Climate Change, Ethics, Mobility and Transportation, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)
January 2020
Authors: Wolfgang Kröger et al. Main themes: autonomous mobility Nature of publication: factsheet English abstract (150 to 200 words): The future aim of highly and fully automated vehicles with corresponding drive systems is to free drivers from often tedious tasks, eliminate them as a source of danger, and make more efficient use of infrastructure. They require an almost unimaginably high level of digitalisation, artificial intelligence usage and innovative networking to enable extremely complex systems to emerge. Autonomous vehicles are currently at an early stage of development, planning or even testing. Details of initial authorisations and commercial availability are still far off: sceptics dismiss this as just hype, proponents talk about it soon becoming a reality. This is supported by billions in investment from large countries such as the USA, China, and Germany, as well as gigantic technology and service conglomerates such as Alphabet-Waymo, Uber and leading automobile manufacturers. A realistic timeframe seems to be 20 years until highly automated vehicles penetrate the market, with at least 40 years for fully automated versions. Autonomous shuttles, taxi fleets, computer-guided lorry convoys and traffic on the outskirts of major cities will most likely lead the charge. The small brochure provides a detailed overview of the current challenges on a technical, legal, environmental, and social level, and shows some potential benefits.
Read More

21 Oct Innovation and Sustainable Surface Transport

Posted at 10:40h in - Classification of themes - All, - Member Academies - All, Hungarian Academy of Engineering (HAE), Mobility and Transportation by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
Hungarian Academy of Engineering (HAE)
2009
The scarcity of oil as a fossil fuel and the continuous tightening up of the CO2 emission goals in conjunction with a sharp increase of individual mobility in Asia and many other regions of the world call into question the internal combustion engine as the dominant drive technology. The necessity of the reduction of greenhouse gases, connected to the rising level of urbanization, will make the technological switchover from the internal combustion engine to the electrical drive more attractive in the future. The volume documents the contributions to the acatech Academy Event in April 2010. They investigate the potentials of electric mobility and the challenges for science and technology that have to be mastered on the way to an electro-mobile future.
Read More

21 Oct Electric Mobility – Potentials and Challenges for Science and Technology

Posted at 10:38h in - Classification of publications - All, - Classification of themes - All, Academic report, by a Commission or a Working Group, Mobility and Transportation by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2010
The scarcity of oil as a fossil fuel and the continuous tightening up of the CO2 emission goals in conjunction with a sharp increase of individual mobility in Asia and many other regions of the world call into question the internal combustion engine as the dominant drive technology. The necessity of the reduction of greenhouse gases, connected to the rising level of urbanization, will make the technological switchover from the internal combustion engine to the electrical drive more attractive in the future. The volume documents the contributions to the acatech Academy Event in April 2010. They investigate the potentials of electric mobility and the challenges for science and technology that have to be mastered on the way to an electro-mobile future.
Read More

21 Oct Statement: How Germany Can Become the Leading Provider of Electric Mobility

Posted at 10:37h in - Classification of publications - All, - Classification of themes - All, Academy’s advice and position paper, Mobility and Transportation by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
2010
Anybody wanting to carry electric mobility in Germany forward on a sustainable basis should mainly invest in research and development in order to create marketable components and systems as well as the corresponding infrastructure. Consumption incentives in the way of the so-called environmental premium alone do not suffice to achieve the ambitious goals that the federal government pursues, i.e. the “National Development Plan for Electric Mobility.”
Read More

21 Oct Electric Vehicles: charged with potential

Posted at 10:35h in - Classification of publications - All, - Classification of themes - All, - Member Academies - All, Academic report, by a Commission or a Working Group, Mobility and Transportation, Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) (RAEng) by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
Real Academia de Ingenieria (Spain) (RAI)
2010
This study has investigated the implications of the large-scale adoption of electric cars in Britain.  Electric vehicles hold the promise, if widely adopted, of drastically reducing carbon emissions from surface transport and could, therefore, form a major plank in the UK’s efforts to meet the binding emissions reduction targets enshrined in the 2008 Climate Change Act.  This report concludes that the success of electric vehicles in the UK will rely on a number of infrastructural improvements and early agreement on standards and protocols. Development of the technologies ahead of these decisions could reduce public acceptance of EVs, if different charging solutions are being offered, and ultimately require increased future investment in infrastructure to accommodate multiple standards.
Read More

21 Oct Mobile communications as a progress driving force

Posted at 10:34h in - Classification of themes - All, - Member Academies - All, Communications to the Academy by its members, Mobility and Transportation, Real Academia de Ingenieria (Spain) (RAI) by administrateur 0 Comments
0 Likes 
Real Academia de Ingenieria (Spain) (RAI)
2010
Society and mobile communications. Mobile communications historical milestones. ICT: some historical keystones. Some market trends. Broadcast spectrum. Notes of broadcast engineering. Broadcast sources. Spectrum regulation. Spectrum dynamic assignment. Cognitive broadcast. Cognitive networks. Cooperation for management of broadcasting sources. Cognition and cooperation in mobile networks. Broadcasting as a vehicle for future Internet.
Read More