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Chapter nine - New transport technologies and health 
Rojas-Rueda, D 
2020 
Elsevier 
Advances in Transportation and Health 
225-237 
is a chapter of 7473119 Advances in transportation and health: Tools, technologies, policies, and developments
New transport technologies, such as electric, shared, autonomous vehicles, and micromobility, are major disruptive technologies producing drastic changes in the transport sector and the built environment. New transport technologies have been expanded rapidly in urban areas across the world. Uses of e-scooters, e-bikes, or services such as Uber or Lift have significantly impacted the urban mobility, changing travel behavior, and transport-related health determinants. This chapter will describe the health determinants related to new transport technologies and how these technologies are affecting public health. 
New transport technologies; micromobility; electric vehicles; shared vehicles; autonomous vehicles; transport and health 
Khreis, Haneen