The mainstreaming of AI is setting a new precedent for how people relate to non-human sources of intelligence. While automation on a consumer level has typically focused on specific tasks like replying to emails or budgeting, it’s now swiftly expanding to a more dynamic range of applications.

How is transport aiding equity? What is the future of clean mobility? And why are people hesitant about automation? In this part of the 2022 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about the ways in which people move around their built environments and how they are changing.

When it comes to worries about modern technology, self-driving cars have emerged as people’s top area of concern worldwide. Much of this concern comes from vehicle safety and fears of collisions, though there are signs this concern is diminishing.

Still seen as something more suited to a sci-fi film, driverless cars have yet to be embraced by the general public. Halo, an autonomous vehicle company, is looking to change that – building trust with the launch of a driverless car-hailing service and easing people into the innovation.

Electric micro vehicles, such as e-scooters and e-bikes, are poised to transform urban mobility in the UK. With mental health challenges prevailing post-pandemic, can the high uptake of e-scooters by Gen Z reveal what young people value in their modes of transport as well as their lives in general?