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Download or read book Micromobility and the Next Infrastructure Wave written by Rahul Razdan and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2024-10-04 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: US transportation infrastructure is dominated by the automobile form factor. Alternative modalities of movement, such as bikes, golf carts, and other micromobility options, have existed but are decidedly at a lower tier of importance. Even pedestrian access ways are not overly emphasized in the US transportation system. This lack of prioritization matches the reality that the vast majority of people and commerce moves through the motor vehicle infrastructure, with micromobility sitting in the periphery. Additionally, given the current lack of commercial applications, there are limited direct fee-based funding mechanisms connected to micromobility form factors. Micromobility and the Next Infrastructure Wave discusses how recent technological innovations in electrification, e-commerce, and autonomy are enabling a new class of micromobility devices which offer palpable value to consumers and enable significant commercial applications. Unlike the past, these micromobility devices now have the scale, commercial funding, and operational economic value to justify a focused infrastructure effort. Click here to access the full SAE EDGETM Research Report portfolio. https://doi.org/10.4271/EPR2024022