ITS Monday: Edition 21, 2026
ITS Monday is a small, weekly collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas. This is the 265th edition to date, and the first for 2026.
Included this week, increased V2G options in Australia, secondhand EVs, transport inequity, footpath delivery bots, and more..
The article headlines below are:
- Tesla vehicle-to-grid rollout is not far away, and could be a lot cheaper than rivals
- Why electrification could stall on the used car lot
- The biggest myth about EVs is dying and sales are surging
- Little robots, big questions
- Mapping Melbourne’s Transit Inequality
- Reducing speed limits in cities can save lives. Why is Australia still reluctant?
- An enhanced, nationally consistent, travel mode choice model
This week’s articles
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Tesla vehicle-to-grid rollout is not far away, and could be a lot cheaper than rivals
“Tesla has finally rolled out vehicle-to-load technology in Australia – at least in one of its Model Y variants – and is hinting that vehicle-to-grid is not far away, and likely to be considerably cheaper than other offerings currently being developed in the market.
Australia last week super-sized its first major commercial pilot on V2G technology, through the retailer Amber and using BYD Atto 3 EVs, although it is looking for at least another three car-makers to join the 1,000 vehicle pilot and help validate the technology with their vehicles.”
Related iMOVE articles:
- Electric Vehicles: Info, Projects & Resources
- The Conductor Series: The electrification of transport
Related iMOVE projects:
- Leading the charge in bi-directional charging
- Utrecht to Australia: Unlocking scalable, low-cost V2G
- Being a V2G trailblazer: Lessons for mass market adoption
Why electrification could stall on the used car lot
“If electrification is going to be widespread rather than niche, it has to work in the second-hand market. That is where budgets are tighter, risks feel sharper, and decisions are less about aspiration and more about exposure. The second-hand market is not a side story in the transition. It is the main stage.”
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The biggest myth about EVs is dying and sales are surging
“One of the biggest reasons Australians have steered clear of electric cars – the fear that an ageing battery will die and cost a fortune to replace – is being undercut by a growing body of evidence that modern packs last far longer than early owners were warned.” Includes quotes from Swinburne University of Technology‘s Professor Hussein Dia.
Related iMOVE projects:
- Enabling accessible electric vehicle charging
- An afterlife ecosystem for electric vehicle batteries
- EV batteries: Repair, refurbish, repurpose, recycle
From the LinkedIn profile of Lawrence Penn, Senior New Mobility Consultant at Steer, Autonomy and Micromobility. “Pavement robots are having a bit of a moment. Living Streets has just launched its Pavement Overload campaign against them, complete with an open letter to the Transport Secretary. At the same time, The Guardian has recently reported that ministers are thinking about legalising them. Starship Technologies, the market leader, is talking about ten thousand robots and a UK factory if the government would only clarify the law.”
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Mapping Melbourne’s Transit Inequality
This piece of work is by Mohan Wadia, STEM Educator & Transport Nerd. “The current distribution of transportation resources contributes to a systemic socioeconomic issue that can be solved through reforming our network. This inequality stems beyond transport; change is nessesary in order to meet equity goals, which are as much about access as it is about inclusiveness.
By overlaying SEIFA data on top of the high-quality network and including a dot density of dwellings, we can see the communities most in need of transport.
To better quantify this data, I calculated a Transport Disadvantage Index by taking the product of a SA2’s normalized SEIFA score and the percentage of dwellings with high-quality public transport.”
Related iMOVE article:
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Reducing speed limits in cities can save lives. Why is Australia still reluctant?
“As deaths on roads in Australian cities rise, experts say one of the most effective road safety measures is languishing in the “political too-hard basket” in New South Wales. The number of people killed while walking or riding in big cities has increased by almost a quarter since 2022, pushing Australia away from reaching its target of halving total road deaths by 2030 compared with the 2018-20 annual average.”
Related iMOVE articles:
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An enhanced, nationally consistent, travel mode choice model
The link here is a direct download of this document from the NZ Transport Agency. “This report provides insights and guidance for developing enhanced travel mode choice models that capture the multifaceted nature of individual travel behaviour and decision making. The literature review and model development offer a foundation for a mode choice model that can inform transportation planning, policy development, and the design of sustainable mobility solutions.”
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