Barcelona, ??September…
Capital of the world in automotive, mobility and road safety!
Who will come?
The three thousand most influential people in the automotive industry in the world: will meet at the World Congress of Mobility Engineers and Technicians.
To talk about cars.
Of new motor vehicles that will change your personal and social life.
In what aspects will they change us?
In sustainability (no polluting emissions), safety (no accidents) and efficiency (saving time).
How will they get it?
With increasing connectivity (one), automation (two), electrification (three) and shared mobility (four).
Tell me… One, connectivity.
The car, always connected to the network.
Two, automation.
From driver assistance…
My car already has it.
…even co-piloting, helping the human driver; and autopilot: no human.
No human pilot? Spooky…
On the contrary! 90% of road deaths today are due to human factors.
Should we stop driving?
It is almost an ethical imperative: we will prevent thousands of deaths with automation!
Is the machine more prudent than the human pilot?
The ethics of the machine consists in avoiding the accident.
Is this automation already applicable?
Technically yes. Laws need to be harmonized.
Three, electrification.
Stop depending on fossil fuels: we will use rechargeable batteries with electricity or hydrogen cells.
When will fossil fuel cars disappear?
From 2035 they will stop being manufactured in Europe, but they will be sold and for several years they will coexist with the non-polluting ones.
When will electric cars win?
From the advancement of the infrastructure of fast charging points and charging stations.
And is this conversion worth it?
The combustion engine is very polluting and much more inefficient than the electric one. Your batteries are improving in durability and charging. The electricity must, of course, be of clean and sustainable origin.
This requires a great political consensus.
He deserves it! It will bring us geopolitical independence from the oil sellers.
And four, shared mobility.
You will not own the car you use. Mobility will be a service. And they will charge you for kilometers traveled. And every day a different car will come to you.
Will it come to me, where?
A motorcycle, a car, a minivan, a bus… At your request via mobile, an automated vehicle will come to your portal.
In other words, without a driver.
Yes. You will get in the car. You will take advantage of the travel time: you will have a videoconference, you will read, you will prepare work notes…
I will prepare this interview…
The car will stop in front of my portal, you will get out and the vehicle will take off.
Where to?
to another service.
And at the end of the interview, what?
You will have told him what time and minute you want him here. And he will return you to your home.
No, no, first I want to pick up my partner at his place of work.
It will. And the car will be a living room: music will play and lights up how you want, you will share a drink… And she takes you to dinner.
And when he finally drops us off at home, what will the car do?
It will go to sleep in its scheduled parking area, so you will never need your own parking space again.
But I’m still used to my stroller…
It will be a psychological change… with many advantages: savings, agility, comfort, security… From door to door, you will get more and better use of your time.
I won’t have to lose it circling the streets looking for parking.
And urban traffic will calm down and moving around will be more playful. And very inclusive.
Why will it be very inclusive?
Because the blind and disabled will be able to travel by car independently.
What does the automobile industry think of the so-called urban superblocks?
We only ask for a plan agreed between several cities on urban circulation restrictions. We only ask for clarity, harmonization: certainty!
Conclude with a main message.
Mobility is our economic engine. If we move, we generate prosperity; if we don’t move, we stagnate.
