SMART ENERGY
“ We can already imagine a not-toodistant future of self-driving cars ”
CARLO RATTI PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE OF URBAN TECHNOLOGIES AND PLANNING , MIT
“ Furthermore , data can be leveraged to forge an overarching mobility system in which e-mobility plays a central role . In this scenario — we call it the ‘ Moving Web ’ — a digital platform aggregates data about all mobility solutions — buses , trains and other vehicles — and broadcasts it in real time through a mobile app . Commuters can use it to identify the optimal commuting options and reserve all the trips in one go .” While many would presume that selfdriving cars are directly responsible for their reactions on the roads , signals and data from surrounding infrastructure provide more data points on which to base their decisions . Combining insights from the world around them while assessing scenarios internally means that cars will be much better informed than their drivers or passengers .
That ’ s not to discredit the work of autonomous vehicle creators , as they are incredibly powerful vehicles . With the ability to assess millions of data points accessed via camera , radar and lidar solutions , AVs consistently look to find the most energy-efficient routes based on the road they see in front of them . In fact , if autonomy were available for ICE vehicles , dare we say there might have been a significant impact on the amount of carbon emissions in the atmosphere today .
74 August 2023