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Research led by the Institute for Transport Studies, has been included as a policy recommendation to world governments following the international meeting of the UN-Habitat Assembly.

Someone using the pedestrian simulator, HIKER

Virtual reality (VR) is becoming the new normal at the University of Leeds, as staff and students working in transport, engineering, the social sciences and health research embrace the technology.

Electric cars

Leeds scientists are leading a research network of northern universities to find new ways to rapidly decarbonise UK transport.

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New research from the Institute for Transport Studies uses chauffeured passengers to better understand whether travel time will be more “worthwhile” in fully automated vehicles.

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A new study from Professor Simon Shepherd and Professor Anthony May has predicted the effects driverless cars could have on urban transport systems and public behaviour in the City of Leeds.