Cass, N. orcid.org/0000-0003-2652-1931 and Manderscheid, K. (2026) Autonomobility. In: Adey, P., Lin, W. and Barry, K., (eds.) Encyclopedia of Mobilities. Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 71-72. ISBN: 978 1 80088 817 3.
Abstract
Autonomobility is an alternative imaginary centred on ideals of autonomy, radical sustainability, mobility justice and satisfying capabilities. These all link together in thinking through how movement can and should be organised in society. At the same time, autonomobility is a positive critique of automobility as a modern principle organising society, space, movement, politics, economy, as well as ideas of freedom and the good life. Autonomobility requires a major societal transition from individualistic competition to collectivization, coordination and trust. Localisation, freedom, life satisfaction and fairness are its cornerstones: both its principles and its benefits. It represents our best chance of avoiding climate chaos through the fair and rational reorganisation of movement, of people and things.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Keywords: | Autonomy; Sustainable Transport; Mobility Justice; Freedom; Utopia |
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| Institution: | The University of Leeds |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Sustainable Transport Policy (Leeds) |
| Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC Accounts Payable EP/R035288/1 |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2026 10:06 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2026 13:13 |
| Published Version: | https://www.elgaronline.com/display/book/978180088... |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Series Name: | Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series |
| Identification Number: | 10.4337/9781800888180.00033 |
| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:242472 |

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