As urban environments increasingly adopt automated technologies for municipal enforcement, this paper interrogates the erosion of human judgment, discretion, and interaction in public space governance. Drawing on participatory design workshops within the “Human Values for Smarter Cities” project, the …

A replacement of cars with conventional internal combustion engines (ICEs) by electric vehicles (EVs) is seen by many as a means to improve local air quality, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and CO2 emissions. The market for EV is slowly developing with a growing number of (subsidized) manufacturers …

By designing the built environment for people instead of cars, a contribution can be made to a softer city, which improves the quality of life for residents as well as their health. Important aspects of such an environment are social infrastructure stimulating encounters, as well as shops and other daily …

Data collection is crucial in modern automotive engineering. Yet, the focus on technological development often overlooks legal, ethical, and privacy aspects. This feasibility study aims to bridge this knowledge gap for SMEs and research entities by examining the technical, legal, and ethical aspects …

Densely populated areas are major sources of air, soil and water pollution. Agriculture, manufacturing, consumer households and road traffic all have their share. This is particularly true for the country featured in this paper: the Netherlands. Continuous pollution of the air and soil manifests itself …

Our planetary footprint has become so incredibly large, precisely because we have been doing less and less ourselves. Our entire culture revolves around outsourcing. First to slaves, then to wage slaves, machines and now also to AI. We let others produce (often industrially) all sorts of things, in clean-looking …

When considering which is faster, a pedestrian or a car, we often overlook many aspects in our reasoning. For a car to be successful, thousands of kilometers of asphalt, sewers, filling and charging stations must be built and maintained, right across the (ecological) landscape and so on. We tend to focus …

Introduction: Autonomous delivery robots are a promising alternative for last-mile delivery. To realise successful implementation of delivery robots in public spaces, it is important to study the interaction between robots and the traffic environment. The traffic environment includes the physical infrastructure …

This research justification presents the possibilities for AutoVentura on the fleet sales market. The research was initiated because more brand awareness has to be created for AutoVentura. AutoVentura positions itself in the niche of luxury cars and high-quality service. The strategy that has been chosen …