Urban curbside space has emerged as one of the most contested resources in modern cities. Today's curbs, primarily managed for parking, loading zones, and transit stops, are the focal point of a complex ecosystem of competing demands. The Pickup/Dropoff (PUDO) challenge—the need to efficiently coordinate vehicles temporarily stopping to load or unload passengers and goods—has evolved from a simple traffic activity into a critical urban management problem ...

Date Published: April 20, 2025 On April 15, 2025, the Urban Robotics Foundation hosted our 2025 Executive Update webinar. Our Managing...

PMRs represent an emerging technological development with potential to transform how we deliver healthcare services.

Let's examine some of the key regulatory challenges facing new mobility technologies in urban environments.

As cities move toward automated vehicle fleets, managing curb access for passenger and cargo pick-up and drop-off (PUDO) operations ...

As PMRs increasingly appear, municipal leaders face a pressing challenge: how to effectively regulate these new technologies...

Robotic crossing guards represent an important intersection of public safety, tech innovation, and social adaptation.

On January 29th, 2025, URF hosted a very popular webinar, sponsored by the Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility (...

PMRs present municipalities with compelling opportunities for operational efficiency, cost reduction, and service enhancement.

There is a critical shortage of research examining intersection safety implications and driver training needed prior to PMR deployment.

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Micromobility already requires rethinking street/pathway design. URF invites cities to plan for multi-use pathways - including PMRs.

Standardization is fundamental to nearly everything we make, use, and consume - and now is the time to develop standards for mobile robots!

Intelligent Community Forum launched a new "Institute" based in Fredericton, NB, Canada on October 28-29, 2024.

Can PMRs make a city more livable for people with disabilities? or should we continue to ban these PMRs?