PIARC has been concerned, for some time, about the challenges and opportunities presented by Connected and Autonomous Vehicles for Road Network Operators. These were explored by two Task Forces between 2018 and 2020, and the rapid and disruptive arrival of a wider range of mobility technologies, digital and service concepts required a review and update.

The new forms of mobility refer both to the new vehicle types and technologies that are beginning to circulate on streets and highways, as well the new ways in which citizens are using those vehicles, including customer proposition, asset ownership, demand management and shared services. A broader review of new mobility concepts and their impacts on road and transport infrastructure is therefore required, leading to the creation of a new Task Force New Mobility and Its Impacts on Road Infrastructure and Transport in July 2022.

The Task Force is focused on six technical areas: Automated and Connected Mobility, Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), Digital Highways and Next Generation ITS, Mobility as a Service (MaaS), Platooning and Electric Mobility, as well as considering cross-cutting Horizontal (Financial, Social and LMICs) Issues.

The Task Force published its Interim Report in July 2023, setting out some findings and conclusions based on a literature review and questionnaire survey. This Final Report, dated March 2024, updates this analysis with discussions during the Task Force’s Technical Session at the World Road Congress in Prague in October 2023.