Technology foresight for sustainable road freight transportation: Insights from a global real?time Delphi study

Organizations increasingly adopt technologies and logistics measures to improve their social sustainability, reduce transportation-related carbon emissions, or even design supply chains negative. However, the speed at which this adoption is progressing not fast enough address sustainability challenges of world today. To gain deeper knowledge about process sustainability-related in road freight transportation, paper examines barriers currently hindering a broader market penetration derives expected timeframes when mass 14 relevant will occur. Furthermore, technologies' impacts on economic, environmental, dimensions are discussed providing recommendations, respective stakeholders might focus future. Since we want long-term technology perspective next 25 years, rely systematic foresight methodology. More specifically, collect empirical data by use real-time Delphi survey, particularly suits complex uncertain environments. Our global panel includes 116 experts from different countries. The assessments grouped into short-term, midterm, midterm long-term, developments. categories shed light potential drivers implementation surveyed technologies. findings emphasize need systematically select suitable promote those that deliver short-term improvements current deficits timely manner. article further outlines crucial role politics developing necessary regulative frameworks drive transportation.