| The Jacobs Institute Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech 2021 Mobility Roundtable |
| March 24, 12pm to 1:15pm |
| The Ghost Road: AVs and Urban Mobility Markets |
| Industry titans Alphabet, Amazon, and GM are on the verge of rolling out robotaxis across North America. Cities struggled to respond to the rise of ride-hail. Are they better prepared for the restructuring of urban mobility markets that lies ahead? Will automation drive the creation of new “traction monopolies”? Could algorithmic manipulation play havoc on progressive policies like congestion pricing? What have we learned from financialization in other essential urban goods and services that can inform how we shape the markets for digital and automated mobility?This session will draw upon Anthony Townsend’s 2020 book Ghost Road: Beyond the Driverless Car to reveal what we can learn from past technological transformations of urban transportation as we consider the prospects for digital mobility markets and how automation could radically reshape roles, rights, and responsibilities for everyone involved.March 24, 12pm to 1:15pm Register now! |
Rivercross and the Quiet Green Light
The Votes, the Conflicts, and the Sudden Exit of Margie Smith and Fay Christian
Rivercross privatization was enabled in 2010. This matters now because the same governance structures that allowed Rivercross to privatize without formal conflict controls are still in place. The same public authority oversees land leases, settlements, and redevelopment decisions that affect every resident on Roosevelt Island today.
