An innovative car sharing technological paradigm towards sustainable mobility

Increasing concerns about traffic congestion, road safety, greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption have resulted in people making different transportation choices, which in turn are affecting future mobility patterns. As sustainable mobility has become an increasingly popular idea, the focus of recent transportation research has been to identify and build a sustainable transport future. With this in mind, this paper developed an evolutionary trajectory for car sharing developments based on the technological paradigm to achieve sustainable mobility. A data analysis system (DAS) was built to identify the car sharing developments and literature mining and science mapping conducted to develop a new definition for the car sharing technological paradigm (CSTP). In each CSTP phase, some representative car sharing technologies or modes are discussed: single mode in the first competition stage; fusion mode in the second diffusion stage; and the integration of different modes in the third shift stage. Disruption was observed to occur when the first two stages went to the shift stage-integration mode and four disruptive technology-driven trends were identified in the paradigm shift from the existing paradigm to the new paradigm-sustainable mobility. The tech-integrated analyses found that the connected, autonomous, shared, electric (CASE) integration framework was a possible future sustainable mobility trend. The market dynamics analysis found that along with the key technologies, consumers, regulations and economic considerations, CASE was being implemented and deployed in the market. As it was found that policy has the opportunity to affect the future path to be taken, policy implications are outlined for future tech-integrated developments. The results of this study provide the government, the market, and the public, with information and guidance on the application of the proposed framework to ensure a sustainable mobility future. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Automated summary

Increased concerns over traffic issues have led to a shift towards sustainable mobility, with research focusing on the development of car sharing technologies to achieve this goal. The study identifies different phases of car sharing technological paradigm and how disruptive technology trends are shaping the future of mobility towards sustainability.