Where's My Flying Car?

Arun Ulahannan, Assistant Professor of Future Transport, joins Rebecca Jackson to talk about the future of electric vehicle charging – could the charge-as-you-drive roads shown in science fiction ever become a reality? They discuss of whole range of different potential wireless charging options, from charging pads for our taxis and buses, to dynamic charging on our motorways. They also explore the safety implications of wireless charging and whether range anxiety could finally be a thing of the past.

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Presented by Rebecca Jackson. 

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Guest bio: Arun Ulahannan is Assistant Professor at the National Transport Design Centre (NTDC) at Coventry University. He completed a Master’s in Manufacturing Engineering at Warwick University. Following this he completed his Engineering Doctorate in Self-Driving Vehicles with Jaguar Land Rover and Warwick University. He is now leading research studies at the National Transport Design Centre, Coventry University, in electric vehicles, aviation and with the National Centre for accessible transport; working with disabled people to research new and more inclusive transport design.
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Professor Colin Lee, from Queens University Belfast, joins Rebecca Jackson to talk all about Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology. They discuss how close we are to vehicles being able to interact with other vehicles, the infrastructure and the environment around them. Plus, the benefits of this technology and how it could make travel safer and more efficient, what this means in terms of data and privacy, and what impact it could have on driving culture as we know it. 

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This is an IAM RoadSmart podcast. You can find out more about IAM RoadSmart here.

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Presented by Rebecca Jackson. 

Produced by Kate White. 

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Guest bio: Colin Lee is an Honorary Professor of Practice at Queen’s University Belfast, as well as Principal Product Owner, Vehicle Connectivity Data Platform Strategy & V2X Technical Specialist, with Jaguar Land Rover. Colin is a globally recognised expert in intelligent vehicle systems and connectivity technologies, with over three decades of experience spanning automotive innovation, telecommunications, and advanced engineering. At Jaguar Land Rover, Colin leads the development of next generation connected car solutions, integrating cellular, non-terrestrial networks, and V2X technologies to enable safer, smarter mobility. Colin is also an active board member of the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), a global organisation of companies from the automotive, technology, and telecommunications industries (ICT), working to develop solutions for future mobility and transportation services. 
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Paul Wilson, Chair of the Smart Cities World advisory board, joins Rebecca Jackson to talk about the future of our cities. They discuss what makes a city ‘smart’ and how smart transportation is a crucial part of this, from real-time traffic monitoring to vehicle-to-infrastructure connectivity, public transportation enhancements to other enhanced mobility solutions. They examine why this evolution in our cities is so important and how Digital Twins are crucial to making this happen.

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Presented by Rebecca Jackson. 

Produced by Kate White. 

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Guest bio: Paul Wilson is Chair of the Advisory Board for Smart Cities World, read by over 1m people worldwide. He is also Senior Advisor at Open & Agile Smart Cities with 170 city members and an honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol’s Smart Internet Lab. Until recently Paul was Chief Business Officer at Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership. Paul founded the pioneering Smart City Project ‘Bristol Is Open’, winning numerous international Smart City awards, and became a founder and Board member of the UK Government’s UK5G. Paul draws on 30 years’ international leadership experience in technology and cities.

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Arun Ulahannan, Assistant Professor of Future Transport, joins Rebecca Jackson to talk all about flying cars, the ultimate science fiction motoring fantasy. But is it still in the realms of fantasy, or are flying cars going to be part of our lives sooner than we think, and if so, who will this new technology benefit? They discuss how the introduction of vertical take-off vehicles and verti-ports will change our driving culture and infrastructure, whether we’ll all need to be pilots, and what other safety factors would need to be considered. 

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This is an IAM RoadSmart podcast. You can find out more about IAM RoadSmart here.

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Presented by Rebecca Jackson. 

Produced by Kate White. 

This is an Our Media Production. 

Guest bio: Arun Ulahannan is Assistant Professor at the National Transport Design Centre (NTDC) at Coventry University. He completed a Master’s in Manufacturing Engineering at Warwick University. Following this he completed his Engineering Doctorate in Self-Driving Vehicles with Jaguar Land Rover and Warwick University. He is now leading research studies at the National Transport Design Centre, Coventry University, in electric vehicles, aviation and with the National Centre for accessible transport; working with disabled people to research new and more inclusive transport design.
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Shaun Helman, Chief Scientist in Behavioral Sciences at TRL, joins Rebecca Jackson to talk about in-car voice assistants. They discuss what this tech will be able to do the future, how AI is becoming an important part of improving the capabilities of in-car voice assistants, and the risks that this brings with it. They debate whether this technology will make driving safer, or become more of a distraction, and how some manufacturers are bringing back physical buttons.

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This is an IAM RoadSmart podcast. You can find out more about IAM RoadSmart here.

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Presented by Rebecca Jackson. 

Produced by Kate White. 

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Guest bio: Dr Shaun Helman is TRL’s Chief Scientist for Behavioural Sciences, and is an applied cognitive and experimental psychologist with over two decades’ experience in road safety, road user behaviour, and human-technology integration. He has delivered projects that impact directly on government policy and advice to road users, including many of the changes in the last decade to driver testing and licensing in Great Britain. 

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