Enabling technologies for urban smart mobility: Recent trends, opportunities and challenges

The increasing population across the globe makes it essential to link smart and sustainable city planning with the logistics of transporting people and goods, which will significantly contribute to how societies will face mobility in the coming years. The concept of smart mobility emerged with the popularity of smart cities and is aligned with the sustainable development goals defined by the United Nations. A reduction in traffic congestion and new route optimizations with reduced ecological footprint are some of the essential factors of smart mobility; however, other aspects must also be taken into account, such as the promotion of active mobility and inclusive mobility, encour-aging the use of other types of environmentally friendly fuels and engagement with citizens. The Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and Big Data technology will serve as the main entry points and fundamental pillars to promote the rise of new innovative solutions that will change the current paradigm for cities and their citizens. Mobility‐as‐a‐service, traffic flow optimization, the optimization of logistics and autonomous vehicles are some of the services and applications that will encompass several changes in the coming years with the transition of existing cities into smart cities. This paper provides an extensive review of the current trends and solutions presented in the scope of smart mobility and enabling technologies that support it. An overview of how smart mobility fits into smart cities is provided by characterizing its main attributes and the key benefits of using smart mobility in a smart city ecosystem. Further, this paper highlights other various opportunities and challenges related to smart mobility. Lastly, the major services and applications that are expected to arise in the coming years within smart mobility are explored with the prospective future trends and scope

An Analysis of How The Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company Should Navigate the Covid-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in an unprecedented way with many countries being forced to shut down all non-essential businesses. A majority of people were laid-off or forced to work from home while the state mandated quarantine regulations. Due to fewer people and employees commuting on the roads, tire usage has decreased drastically. Companies, like The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, depend on high transportation and automobile usage and thus have been heavily impacted. In the nine months since 2020 began, Goodyear has reported sales of $2.367 billion dollars lower than their sales in 2019, which mostly came from the second quarter when lockdowns were in effect. The major decrease in sales has required Goodyear to analyze their current business practices, obtain knowledge of current consumer behavior, and explore new opportunities as they make the decision to either downsize, pivot, or expand their operations further. This paper consists of information found on the tire industry, car sharing industry, ride sharing industry, transportation industry, and consumer behavior on tires in personal vehicles. This collection of information is to serve as a basis for primary research into how The Goodyear Rubber and Tire company can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

Constraints on Initial AHS Deployment and the Concept Definition of a Shuttle Service for AHS Debut

Highway automation and its evolution involve a multitude of systems issues. Particularly important and difficult in defining a deployment sequence is the very first step, i.e. the first user service involving fully automated freeway driving. However, this importance and the difficulty imply that many factors may severely constrain the initial deployment. After discussing the paramount importance of initial AHS deployment, this paper points out major high-level issues and constraints. Any realistic deployment strategy must take into consideration gradual technology maturation, introduction of new driver role and diminishing conventional driver role for automated driving, high cost of early-generation automation-equipped vehicles, gradual infrastructure modification, gradual commitment of automakers to manufacture and service automation-equipped vehicles, gradual commitment of insurance industry to carry liability, and gradual acceptance by the interest groups and the general public. This paper then proposes a freeway shuttle van service for AHS debut. This user service could be a good candidate for the 1997 AHS demonstration required by ISTEA and has a good chance of leading to a successful long-term AHS deployment supported by the general public