This paper develops a conceptual framework for understanding the ways in which space‐adjusting technologies relate to socio‐economic patterns and processes, and it then explores some of the challenges that such a conceptualization poses for transportation research and planning. Special attention is given to a review of recent research on the integration of information and communication technologies within the transportation sector, concentrating on (1) the need to understand the underlying space–time dynamics of changes in mobility behaviour; (2) the role of information and communication technology adoptions in the structural transformation of cities and urban systems; and (3) the use of intelligent transport systems in facilitating efficient and sustainable mobility.