A new reality has quickly set in due to the global pandemic and gone are the days where Africa is left out of innovation.
On this day we explore how geared up Africa is for the Electric Vehicle market.
In an effort to shift the narrative of walking, cycling and shared transport in Africa, we aim to have discussions on the benefits of enhancing city transit.
A key defining conversation for the future of transport in the city needs to include mobility as a service.
Formal and informal transport in Africa has taken a significant hit as a result of lockdowns and preventative measures. Whilst at the same time new solutions and innovations have been created to navigate the challenges and constant changes. We have an imperative conversation about how to tackle challenges and increase solutions around safety, cost, ease of access, equality, public health and the environment.
Africa is taking back its power and dictating its own agenda for electric vehicle adoption. Within this session we look at an overview of the global perspective for EV adoption trends and narrow down to key adoption trends and challenges within the continent. With many challenges to tackle and huge opportunities to embrace, the tectonic shift in the automotive industry towards electric has created a once in a century opportunity to be at the forefront the value creation. Not to be missed hot-topic debates, panel discussions and engaging roundtables.
With a high proportion of people in Africa walking, and some cycling to commute and get around, it’s important to discuss the benefits of walking and cycling, why we should be working to increase that mode of transport, but more importantly what needs to be improved to ensure that pedestrians are safe – what policy changes are needed, what infrastructure needs and investment are there, and what are the advocacy and perceptions to create a safer environment for walking and cycling.
African cities are growing by the day with a high youth population. Public transport will need to appeal to digital solutions to keep up with the youth. Shared platforms and providing mobility as a service are the next steps to solving urban transport congestion and challenges. In this session we discuss on-demand transport, shared mobility and ride-sharing. We take a look at how modern tech inventions can improve public transport.
MEC for Public Transport & Road Infrastructure, Gauteng Department: Roads and Transport
Manager | Process, Energy & Environmental Technology Station: Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg
Researcher in Transportation Planning and Geographic Information Systems at University of Cape Town
Founder of Asambe Mobility & Renewable Energy Expert at Village Data Analytics at Asambe Mobility
Process, Energy and Environmental Technology Station at University of Johannesburg
Senior Researcher: Transport Systems and Operations, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
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