This research-based thrust aims to ensure that new mobility technologies promote solutions for all and benefits across all societal segments. Key areas include:
- Inclusive Use: Developing systems that are accessible, user-friendly, and thoughtfully designed to accommodate individuals with varying abilities, ensuring everyone can effectively utilize new mobility solutions.
- Universal Access: Expanding the availability of transportation services to traditionally underserved communities, ensuring that all groups, regardless of location or circumstance, can benefit from advanced mobility technologies.
- Holistic Societal Impacts: Examining the broader influence of mobility innovations on workforce development, community well-being, and social cohesion, ensuring that the transition to new systems supports positive outcomes across all populations.
- Economics and Governance: Investigating sustainable economic models, service provision strategies, regulatory frameworks, and governance practices that enable safe, inclusive, and beneficial integration of mobility solutions into the fabric of society.