How will you be getting around in 2030? It depends on where you live.

There won’t be much of a shift away from private vehicles in North America over the coming decade—largely because there aren’t many incentives for drivers to change their behavior. But Europeans may ditch private vehicles for robo-shuttles and robo-taxis, and in Greater China, people may increasingly change to bus and rail.

Comparing large global cities highlights significant differences in expected regional mode-share shifts through 2030. (chart)

To read the article, see “From no mobility to future mobility: Where COVID-19 has accelerated change,” December 15, 2020.