1. Social trends and drivers relate to the social systems we live in, including demographics, life style aspirations and choices, mobility requirements and behaviour, working patterns and desires for health, safety and security.
2. Economic trends and drivers relate to the financial systems that affect our lives, including global, national, corporate and personal economic considerations.
3. Environmental trends and drivers relate to the physical environment in which we live, including energy production and consumption, waste, emissions and pollution, and the associated health impacts.
4. Technological trends and drivers relate to how technology affects the way we live, including development of new fuel and power systems, electronics and control technologies, structures and materials, together with manufacturing and business processes.
5. Political trends and drivers relate to the systems that govern us, including policy, regulation and legislation, together with the political processes that lead to them.
6. Infrastructural trends and drivers relate to the systems that support road transport, including the physical roads and infrastructure, together with provision of associated services and information, and the interfaces with other modes of transport.
These six themes are not independent, and there are many complex interdependencies between them. For example, the related issues of vehicle fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions have significant implications for society, economics, the environment, technology, politics and infrastructure. |
