We are entering a new era of transformative change with a collective ambition to reach net zero journeys.  Transport has a pivotal role. TRL has deep technical understanding of the ways transport affects people and economies – at macro and micro levels. It is our original and applied research that underpins policies and regulations around the globe, and influences market structures and energy systems.

But SMLL is a not just another laboratory, it’s a place where goods and people make actual journeys. The real-world setting of SMLL means we are uniquely equipped to monitor and evaluate the air quality impact of new technologies and demonstrate consumer response and likely uptake. Our digital twin means that city transport plans can be tested in a low cost virtual environment first, then infrastructure tested for real in Greenwich or QEOP, before being rolled out at scale locally. Monitoring and evaluating new equipment, methods and plans is just as important: SMLL provides the benchmark, and the means of devising appropriate local KPIs.