Society

Growing demand for mobility
Congestion and pressure on infrastructure
Changing working and living patterns
Ageing population
Longer working life
Increased mobile and home working
More single person households
Continued growth of cities and towns
Consumer demand for greater variety, quality and performance of products and services
Increasing concern for health, safety and security
Increasing concerns about terrorism
Demographic shift in vehicle type and ownership patterns

Social attitudes towards transport and the environment

Continued growth of South East

Social attitudes to vehicle monitoring

Cheap, safe, convenient, comfortable, clean, secure and equitable road transport

Economy

Growth in economy and consumption
More trade and transport of goods
Congestion and pressure on infrastructure
£65bn of public and £56bn of private investment needed by 2010
Energy costs rise 2-3% per year
Stability of oil supplies
UK productivity lags competitors
Opportunities for high value products and services and financial markets stimulate increasingly networked global economy
Increasing gap between wealthy and poor

Fiscal and monetary policy
Impact of evolving European Union
Public vs. private finance

Will current trend continue

New entrant vehicle makers
Impact of environment and social opinion on economy and policy

Successful and sustainable road transport industry

Environment

Increasing global population and associated economic development
Increasing energy consumption and greenhouse gases Increasing burden of transport on environment
Reducing emissions as engines become more efficient and cleaner
Pressure to utilise material and energy more efficiently Opportunities for alternative energy sources and power systems
Opportunities for improved materials and processing technology

Impact of global warming, is it due to CO2, is the response adequate?
How long will oil and gas supplies last
Social attitudes to environment andimpact on business and government policy

Environmentally sustainable road transport system

Technology

Opportunities for innovations in fuel, engine and power systems

Increasing performance of information & communications technology (speed, cost, size, functionality)
Opportunities for innovations in sensors, electronics, communications and control systems (vehicle & infrastructure)
Opportunities for innovations in materials (weight, strength, processing, intelligence
Opportunities for high value design, manufacturing and engineering services

How far can the internal combustion engine go
Which energy / power solutions will succeed in the long term
Moore’s law continues
Need for international standards
Disruptive technologies

Effective and appropriate technological innovation for road transport

Policy

Government initiatives, including ten year transport plan
UK, European, National and Industrial policy, standards and legislation
CO2, energy, emissions, recycling and carbon legislation
Role of UK in evolving and enlarging European Union
Social expectations for public services, transport system, environment, housing, etc

Streamlined planning process
Harmonisation of policy, standards and legislation
Impact of geopolitical trends and disruptions

Effective, integrated, consistent and sustainable road transport policy

Infrastructure

Increasing demand on transport system (passenger and freight

Large investment required to maintain and develop road and other transport infrastructure
Development of physical road and transport infrastructure
Development of information and communications infrastructure
Development of alternative energy distribution infrastructure

Development and harmonisation of standards
Role of public and private sectors
Privatisation of high maintenance cost roads

Impact of social, political and technology developments

Effective, integrated and sustainable road transport system