Florian Richert

In Sydney, Uber will offer a new service called "Uber and Transit" with multimodal features together with the local public transport operator.

Fossil fuels are still the primary energy resource, especially for cargo ships. A Swedish consortium wants to change this and in the future drive cargo ships with wind – a sailing boat 4.0 but for freight.

The governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, signed a bill that would allow "roadworthy aircraft" to drive on the roads of the US states. This very first legislation for the state registration of flying cars is a milestone for future mobility.

Light, modular and fully electrified - this is the eBussy concept of the German company ElectricBrands, scheduled to launch in 2021.

The British Georeferencing system what3words is now available in Bosch's infotainment systems. what3words aims are to become a global standard location communication and is gaining more and more popularity.

Based on the concept of sustainability, Toyota is developing a networked model metropolis that will be people-centered and where all future-oriented technologies are deployed.

The most recent data from the CAM Electric Mobility Report 2020 show a decline in e-mobility in 2019 in the two largest markets - China and the USA - but also growth in other countries.

The eScooter provider Coup discontinues sharing services. Mid-December, the vehicles will be withdrawn from Berlin and Tübingen, and shortly from Paris and Madrid, as the Bosch subsidiary announced in Berlin.

The Fortune 100 technology company Honeywell will cooperate with the Swiss software start-up Daedalean in the development of a fully autonomous AI pilot system.

On Saturday the prototype of a flying taxi from Volocopter GmbH completed its first public flight in a larger European city. The company from Bruchsal in Baden-Württemberg has been developing an aircraft for passenger transport for eight years and already completed a fully autonomous flight with a prototype in Dubai in 2017.

The micromobility revolution is in full swing. With cities pressed to resolve traffic pain points and congestion problems, micromobility is emerging as a powerful alternative to the current transportation mix.

The acronym CASE, essentially refers to vehicles of the future. Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric vehicles are developing rapidly and are driving transformation across mobility ecosystems.

The most recent data from the CAM Electric Mobility Report 2020 show a decline in e-mobility in 2019 in the two largest markets - China and the USA - but also growth in other countries.

Technological innovation is forever changing mobility. Research and testing are costly and take a long time to complete. In response, a digital twin offers a simulated environment to drive forth development in vehicle manufacturing and testing.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, also known as ADAS, have been available in new vehicle models for several years. They not only support drivers but also pave the way for autonomous driving.

In the fifth and penultimate part of the series "Basics of Autonomous Driving," we ask questions about the social acceptance of self-propelled vehicles and who is controlling the controllers.

Autonomous driving will change the way we travel. Reduced traffic congestion, lower travel costs, and no more circling for parking spaces will make our daily commutes quicker, less stressful, and more affordable. It'll also reduce harmful CO2 emissions, improving the quality of air that we breathe.

The third part of the series "The Basics of Autonomous Driving," focuses on the essential technologies for autonomous vehicles. First, we take a look at the sensor technologies.

In this six-part series, central aspects of autonomous driving are examined in more detail - including the degrees of autonomy, decisive innovations in sensor technology and communication infrastructure, the question of social acceptance and finally the ethical implications of the technology.

How can we continue to move safely in the face of growing populations, overcrowded cities, and congested road networks? One approach is artificial intelligence - not least because human beings are the cause of most road accidents. After the first part of the six-part series showed how autonomous driving is changing the automotive industry, we now take a closer look at technological progress.

Flying cars have become a reality, changing air transport as we know it forever. It’s a highly innovative space with companies obtaining significant levels of funding, with interest from mobility stalwarts like Toyota and Daimler. There’s a range of aircraft in production and while regulations and infrastructure are still being put into place, we can expect the opportunity to travel within the next five years.

The Swiss company Daedalean AG has signed another innovation partnership agreement with EASA. The new research project bases on a previous project in which AI and ML concepts have been developed. The goal of the continuing project is to optimize the learning assurance concepts and the embodiment of AI in safety-critical applications.

Artificial intelligence is a key technology for future mobility. The new research project “KI Absicherung“ examines how to secure these machine learning systems.

The possibilities offered by a Connected Car are very extensive. Consequently, it is by no means just a vehicle networked with the Web, but its data-driven ecosystem. Edge computing, cloud, analytics, and AI play essential roles in this ecosystem.

OEMs are responding to government mandates and consumer desire for low energy, carbon-neutral vehicles. While plug-in electric vehicles receive plenty of airtime, a less understood option is hydrogen fuel cells (HFCs), which have been of interest to several manufacturers with myFC having last week launched a hybrid vehicle concept.

SHIFT Mobility 2020 speaker Raunaq Bose reflects on the dynamism of modern urban environments. What has and hasn't aged well over time, and where developers, urban mobility systems and city governments can improve to ensure the cities of tomorrow serve people, as opposed to the systems that operate within them.

Autonomous fleets could make way for faster, more efficient and safer transport. On the other hand, fully-automated fleets present a range of challenges from cost, to data privacy and insurance.

In the fourth part of the essential series on autonomous driving, V2V, as well as V2I communication, is examined, and the most promising communication technologies are presented.

Based on the concept of sustainability, Toyota is developing a networked model metropolis that will be people-centered and where all future-oriented technologies are deployed.

Two European companies have teamed up to develop micro-mobility to provide safe and sustainable mobility in French cities. In cooperation with the Swedish e-scooter company Voi Technology, the French company BlaBlaCar will expand the diverse range of products with micromobility in the near future.