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Table of contents
Foreword
About the contributors
Acknowledgments
Executive summary: Unveiling tomorrow's journeys
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The structure of the report
Technology clusters within transportation
The future of transportation and intellectual property
Imagining tomorrow, today
1 Introduction
Crafting the future of transportation: our research methodology
Market pull and technology push: the driving forces of innovation
Technology push
Market pull
Conceptual note
2 Overview of transportation and its megatrends
Transportation and its modalities
Transportation and mobility
Modes of transportation
Megatrends within the transportation sector
Understanding megatrends
Significance of megatrends in transportation
Technology trends driving the transformation of transportation
3 IP and technology trends shaping the future of transportation
Global patenting activity
Patent growth and development
Visualizing technology trajectories
Top inventor locations
Top patent owners
Foreign-oriented patenting activity
Patent litigation in transportation
Beyond patents – exploring transportation trademarks
Beyond patents – industrial designs within the transportation sector
Beyond patents – insights into market, regulatory, and economic landscapes
4 Exploring transport modalities
Land transportation
Sea transportation
Air transportation
Space transportation
5 Emerging technologies in transportation
Land: solid-state batteries
Technology at a glance
Land: platooning
Technology at a glance
Sea: smart ports
Technology at a glance
Sea: ammonia as a marine fuel
Air: sustainable aviation fuel
Technology at a glance
Air: urban air mobility
Technology at a glance
Space: additive manufacturing in space
Technology at a glance
Space: blockchain in satellite communications
Technology at a glance
6 Glimpse into the future of transportation
Synthesis of the report
Envisioning the future
Challenges and opportunities
Considerations for the future of transportation
The road ahead to 2030
Beyond 2030: yesterday’s dreams, today’s realities
Acronyms
Bibliography
Appendix
A.1 Methodology for patent analysis
A.2 Patent indicators
A.3 Patent searches
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