New technologies and design innovations can improve the resilience of cars, trains, boats and other vehicles to cope with more extreme weather. Mobility transitions have the potential to improve mobility and accessibility, to influence urban form and to reduce vehicular use , vehicle miles travelled and vehicle-based emissions . For example, use of electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles and greater uptake of public transport and other vehicles that reduce exhaust head emissions reduces the urban heat island . Carsharing can reduce carbon emissions by over 50% . Ride hailing, matching non-professional drivers of private vehicles with paying passengers, positively impacts low-income, low-car ownership households in Los Angeles , and fills market gaps in cities where public transit infrastructure is inadequate, unreliable or unsafe , but can also create a precarious and insecure job market that impacts well-being . Whether the resulting impacts are positive or negative, largely depends on local, national and international policy and practices.
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