Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology Conference: Shaping the Future of Mobility

This conference is hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. For more information, visit the Conference Website.

Conference Overview and Scope

The Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology (SETT) Conference is being rescheduled for May 31-June 2, 2022. 

The focus of the conference remains on investigating solutions for shaping rapidly advancing transportation technologies (e.g., connected and automated vehicles) and new approaches to mobility (e.g., shared services) in ways that will benefit all users of the transportation systems. The SETT 2022 conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers to discuss and debate the intersection of sustainability and emerging transportation technologies with the focus on solutions. As these terms are often used quite broadly, we define them here.

• Sustainability takes a holistic view of the “triple-bottom-line”, such as environmental, economic, and social factors. Technology should not create more problems than it solves, particularly with regards to social equity (i.e., accessibility, inclusiveness, safety, and security), economic efficiency (i.e., cost-effective and within people’s ability and willingness to pay) or environmental stewardship (i.e., reduced carbon pollution, and improved water and air quality).
• Emerging transportation technologies are those in early stages of adoption, deployed as “pilots,” or expected to come to market in the near-term. Examples include new mobility services (e.g., ridesharing, e-scooters), digital technologies (e.g., ridehailing apps, dynamic pricing, shared data exchanges, and payment platforms), connected and automated vehicles, transportation electrification, and autonomous goods delivery services (e.g., rolling robots, drones).

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