Giles Perkins, technical director in future mobility, WSP

1. New Mobility – what does it mean for logistics and places?
21st June 2018
Giles Perkins
Technical Director, Future Mobility

2. “An epic struggle
looms… it will
transform daily life as
profoundly as cars did
in the 20th century:
reinventing transport
and reshaping cities…”
The Economist, September 2016
Change is coming…

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“Now is our opportunity to reclaim the
streets for living — to take major leaps
in the direction of building a true City of
Tomorrow and re-imagine how our
streets and cities function much more
efficiently.
With the power of AI and the rise of
autonomous and connected vehicles,
we have technology capable of a
complete disruption and redesign of
the surface transportation system for
the first time in a century.”
Jim Hackett,
President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, Jan 2018
Change is coming…

4. News and views…

5. Why does this change matter to the UK?
Accidents
-£35bn
per year
Congestion
-£30bn
per year
Air Quality
-£54bn
per year
New
benefits
+£?bn
per year

6. “If you don’t know
what you want,
you end up with a
lot you don’t”
Chuck Palahniuk,
novelist

7. Electric (&
alternatives)
Shared
AutomatedConnected
Five principles
Business
Models

8. Automated vehicles - now

9. Automated vehicles - now

10. Electrification - now

11. Importance of people, place and activity
Individuals and businesses accessing opportunities and needs
— Employment opportunities
— Educational attainment
— Healthcare needs
— Goods and services
— Raw materials, crops, products & waste
— Social interactions
— Retail and leisure
— Tourism
Fundamental
to economic
and social
activities

12. Achieving meaningful ‘future’ outcomes
— Not using technology for the sake of it
— Customer / user centric experience
— Seamless, equitable, access and connectivity
— Balancing choice, demand and supply
— Reducing congestion and pollution
— Maximising capacity, improving reliability and resilience
— Improving efficiency of assets and services
— Improving safety and security
— Facilitating sustainable development
— Enabling economic growth & productivity / improving society

13. Challenges for logistics / built environment
— Highway design
— Building design / retrofit
— Energy capacity / electrification
— Urban realm / place making
— Customer needs
— Human interfaces
— Delivery needs
— Servicing needs
— Timing 24 / 7 / 365
— Security / safety
— Business models

14. Challenges to being ‘Future Ready’
— Why think about change?
— What might change, how fast, and when, realistically?
— What do we really need to be worried about?
— Why are they applicable and what are the risks?
— Where could emerging solutions deliver benefits?
— How can we improve our services?
— How can we improve our networks and their operation?
— How can we improve the customer experience?
— How can we improve our housing, buildings and places?
— How can we rebalance space for people and vehicles?

15. A practical guide
— What is really changing?
— Long term visions
— Next steps
— Action plans
— International
— Authored by practitioners
— Informed by best practice

16. Thank you
Giles Perkins,
Technical Director, Future Mobility
giles.perkins@wsp.com
07966 210401
www.wsp.com