Article | 17 to make the most of it, and we need to embrace the best technologies available globally to make this happen.”
The summit witnessed exchange of dialogues from various panellists on Transport in the Digital Age, Waste to Bio- Fuels, Challenges with methane slip, and reduction of carbon footprint due to associated gasses and Rethinking Efficient Transportation, Electrification of Public Transport – Lessons from European Cities amongst others.
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“ The future lies in innovation and disruption. We are moving towards a system where public transportation holds the key as we move away from personal vehicles. This will be a world of shared, electric and connected vehicles, and this in turn will require real-time monitoring. Therefore, the future lies in having better public transportation and shared infrastructure.”
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In an interactive panel discussion on the case for Smart transportation for Smart Cities- Greg Moran, Co- Founder & CEO, Zoomcar commented,“ When we launched India’ s first cycle sharing service some months back, we looked at it as solving both first and last-mile connectivity issues. I’ ve lived in Bengaluru for the last 5 years, and walking even 2-3 kilometres is quite challenging. Taking taxis or rickshaws are inefficient from a cost, time and environmental standpoint. Shared mobility solutions like cycle sharing are great for the last-mile, cost a fraction of other modes of transport and don’ t rely on the creation of fresh infrastructure.” Further sharing his inputsDr Kamal Soi, Member at National Road Safety Council- Ministry of Road Transport & Highways added,“ When I look at our 100 upcoming Smart Cities, 3 C’ s come to mind. Those 3 C’ s are Congestion, Congestion and Congestion. Be it Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai or wherever you go, it is equally true. So we need to move towards smart mobility and urban planning as we move forward.”
Giving his view on role of technology is todays’ life Vikramjiet Roy, Managing Director, Maccaferri India said,“ While we are talking about technology and innovations, I think we cannot wish away the fact that we do need to build high quality physical infrastructure. Integrated planning lies at the centre of it. There could be innovations and disruptions not too far in the future, but we need to build the physical infrastructure
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