The Future of Transportation
“Electrification, connectivity, automation, and real-time data collection and analysis are driving the development of new modes of travel and new ways to do business. Some of these changes – such as transport apps, electric vehicles, drones and early vehicle automation – are already here; the rest are likely to ramp up dramatically between now and 2030.” (Future of Transport programme)
“New electric vehicles are expensive, and so lower income households may be trapped into owning and driving lower priced and more polluting vehicles, and so, they are also more susceptible to the additional cost of pollution charging in cities.” (Future of mobility: inequalities in mobility and access in the UK)
This month’s Forum is the second in the series of discussions looking to help share long term government policy and builds on the fascinating discussions that we had at the last forum focusing on the future of AI. We will be discussing areas such as how might we accelerate the adoption of sustainable transportation solutions and develop the necessary infrastructure to promote national, regional and local growth without exporting environmental costs and pollution or inadvertently discouraging the development of other new technologies? In addition, ensuring that future transport policy is sustainable, efficient, and equitable will require government, industry and the public to work together – how can government make that work?
We hope that you will be able to join us to share your own views as well as your own experiences to enable us to feed back some worthwhile information and suggestions relating to this very pertinent and timely topic.
All views shared during the discussion will be forwarded to the Conservative Party Forum team, who will prepare a summary of the responses for submission to the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit, relevant ministers, Part Chairman and CPF Chairman, so please come along and share your thoughts, ideas and suggestions.
To secure your place please email group@oxfordshireconservatives.com