NatWest has set aside a large support fund to help companies navigate the coronavirus health scare. With COVID-19 announced as a pandemic by the WHO, people are on edge - and rather than capitalising on people’s fear, brands can earn trust by providing tangible support.

With COVID-19 threatening to become a global pandemic, prepping behaviour is on the rise – people are looking online for products to prevent and protect them. But many of these purchases are misguided or even dangerous, so Amazon has stepped in and removed problematic listings from its site.

As cities across America become more congested, people are facing increasingly time-consuming trips to and from work. Bird, an electric scooter sharing start-up, is aiming to solve the ‘last mile’ problem of public transport to encourage people to leave their cars at home and avoid the gridlock.

How might public transport networks work alongside mobility apps? Will ‘slow travel’ reach the mainstream? And what would make transit systems more female-friendly? In this part of the 2020 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about the various factors impacting the ways we get around.