Mobility

Vehicle electrification will be the cornerstone of more sustainable mobility, where the main aim is to reduce CO₂ emissions and slow down the process of global warming. It will become a must in the crowded cities of tomorrow. Automotive companies are, therefore, already busy designing, developing and selling electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.

“There is greater richness in use than in ownership”

In the future, mobility will be increasingly shared and used as a service. People will continue to move around by car and bicycle, but without actually owning them, as they will be easy (using smartphone apps), cheap and plentiful to borrow. Car-sharing will reduce city traffic and solve the lack of parking spaces.

The greatest effect of car-sharing will occur when combined with self-driving cars. Vehicles will be outfitted with cameras, radar sensors, sonars and lidars all reacting independently (without the driver intervening) to what is happening on the road. Riding in self-driving cars, passengers will travel more safely (a car cannot get distracted or stressed and it has shorter reaction times), making our time more productive.

Without having to drive, passengers will be able to spend this free time differently, accessing their personal services, continuing to work or communicating with the outside world.

Passengers and vehicles will be connected over a network and the former, during trips, will be able to access multimedia services, work and surf the internet. Each car will be connected with other cars and the supporting infrastructure. Using data identified and assembled in real time, cars will decide upon the best route to take, in terms of time, cost and quality of the journey. The system will also act to connect a range of different means of transport (cars, buses, trains, bicycles, etc.) and their relative infrastructures, resulting in an integrated transport network where various travel options can be proposed according to travellers’ needs.