The Influence of Transport Policy on Technology

The advance of technology can be stimulated or hindered by transport policy. For example, issues such as the reduction in carbon emissions stimulate technological development in low-carbon or zero emission fuels. However, to what extent is transport policy the right driver for these advances: does it ask the right questions and obtain the best answers? This presentation uses two examples (security vs ethics, fuel-type vs management of demand) to discuss how a wide range of issues emanating from policy should affect the way in which technology progresses.