English Abstract Transport is an significant contributor to both local
and global environmental decay. Given the current trend towards more
mobility, the impact of transport on the environment is likely to increase.
In this report the main technological developments in the transport sector
which can be expected within the next two decades are being outlined and
their implications for the environment are being discussed. The product
life cycle theory has been used as a framework to consider the technological
innovations. It enables to link the development stages of a transport
system (introduction, growth, maturity and decline) with the role of
technological innovations in these different development phases. The major
driving forces (speed, capacity, costs, comfort, image and environment) for
innovations with the different modes are being observed, from which the main
fields of technology change can be derived.
