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The global crisis the automotive industry has slipped into over the
second half of 2008 has set a fierce spotlight not only on which
cars are the right ones to bring to the market but also on how
these cars are developed. Be it OEMs developing new models,
suppliers integerating themselves deeper into the development
processes of different OEMs, analysts estimating economical risks
and opportunities of automotive investments, or even governments
creating and evaluating scenarios for financial aid for suffering
automotive companies: At the end of the day, it is absolutely
indispensable to comprehensively understand the processes of auto-
tive development - the core subject of this book. Let's face it:
More than a century after Carl Benz, Wilhelm Maybach and Gottlieb
Daimler developed and produced their first motor vehicles, the
overall concept of passenger cars has not changed much. Even though
components have been considerably optimized since then, motor cars
in the 21st century are still driven by combustion engines that
transmit their propulsive power to the road s- face via gearboxes,
transmission shafts and wheels, which together with spri- damper
units allow driving stability and ride comfort. Vehicles are still
navigated by means of a steering wheel that turns the front wheels,
and the required control elements are still located on a dashboard
in front of the driver who operates the car sitting in a seat.
Will we really soon no longer be sitting behind the wheel of our
own car, but will only be taken to our destination by driverless
electric taxis? Should cities introduce car sharing? What role will
electric scooters, cable cars or man-carrying drones play in the
mobility systems of major cities? This book finally explains in a
generally understandable way what is really behind buzzwords such
as electric mobility, autonomous driving, digitalization and
mobility services such as car sharing or ride-hailing, how far
advanced these technologies are today, and above all in what
relationships and dependencies they are to each other. In addition
to the technical aspects, the legislative and social trends are
also considered, which are important framework conditions that will
have a decisive influence on the mobility of the future. From the
contents - Mobility needs: Who wants to go where, when and why -
and how will this change in the future? - Technological trends:
electromobility, digitalization, autonomous driving - what will the
vehicles of the future be capable of? - Car sharing, ride-hailing,
e-scooters or public transport: What alternatives to the private
car will there be in the future? - Politics and society: How will
the framework conditions for mobility develop in the future? -
Mobility in transition: What should we do to prepare for the
future?
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