Dr. Atkinson-Palombo is assisting with the organization of the 2020 Conference on Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology: Shaping the Future of Mobility. The conference runs from August 31 – September 2, 2020 in Irvine, CA.
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“The Rise and Fall of the Segway: Lessons for the Social Adoption of Future Transportation” was recently published in Transfers:
Interdisciplinary Journal of Mobility Studies. This paper was written by Andrew Clark, an undergraduate student in Civil Engineering at UConn under the supervision of Drs. Atkinson-Palombo and Norman Garrick. Click here to be brought to the full article.
Abstract
Once posited as a revolutionary transportation technology, the Segway never took off as some expected because the social acceptance of the technology was not considered in a systematic manner. Using a framework for social acceptance of technology borrowed from the literature on renewable energy, we examine how social, economic, and environmental costs of the Segway, along with regulatory issues presented barriers to implementation. High prices, legislative and spatial issues, and a lack of appeal to consumers presented challenges to acceptance. This case study provides a timely reminder of the multifaceted and complex nature of social acceptance that will need to be applied to future innovations, such as autonomous vehicles, to better understand factors that need to be considered for them to be embraced by society.
Dr. Norman Garrick’s latest article on CityLab, “What Does This Street In Zürich Mean?” looks at how the city of Zürich in Switzerland looks beyond cars to use their street space in the city’s best interest. Click here to view article.
“What can Uber, Lyft data tell cities about transit deserts?” was recently published by Smart Cities Deep Dive on recent TTS paper by Dr. Carol Atkinson-Palombo: “Understanding the Surprising and Oversized Use of Ridesourcing Services in Poor Neighborhoods in New York City.” Click here to view article.
“Understanding the Surprising and Oversized Use of Ridesourcing Services in Poor Neighborhoods in New York City” was recently published by TTS members Dr. Atkinson-Palombo, Lorenzo Varone, and Dr. Norman Garrick. This research is being continued this summer in collaboration with the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
TTS’s Davis Chacon-Hurtado has been working with UConn’s Engineering for Human Rights Initiative. To learn more about this initiative click here.
On April 18th, join AUVSI New England for their ROBOTICA Autonomous Vehicle Summit in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Atkinson-Palombo, TTS Co-Director, will be one of the speakers at the event. To learn more and to register click here.
Our April 1st conference, “Putting Humans in the AV Driver’s Seat,” focused on autonomous vehicles and their possible impacts on people, policy, and law. The event was covered in UConn Today’s “Autonomous Vehicles: Diverse Group Seeks to Answer Broad Questions” and MarketWatch’s “Travelers Institute Co-hosts Autonomous Vehicle Symposium at UConn.” You can learn more about the speakers and the event itself here on our website.
Dr. Kerry Marsh, member of TTS, presented “Understanding the Challenges of Autonomous Vehicles from a Social-Environmental Psychology Perspective” on March 25th 2019 at UConn’s Seminar in Transportation. Click to see more.
Dr. Atkinson-Palombo and several speakers who are a part of our April 1st symposium appeared on NPR’s “Where We Live” in “Computers Behind The Wheel: The Promises And Perils Of Autonomous Vehicles” on March 12th 2019. Click to listen.