Lecture 13 Mobility, now and future

Question 1

Possibility

Answer 1

• Emphasis on technological possibilities
• Based on what is currently happening (our frame reference)
• Car as main driver in our recognition of possibilities

Question 2

Probability

Answer 2

• Entropy makes it so hard to know
  Entropy is a measure of unpredictability of the state, or equivalently, of its average information content

Question 3

Preference

Answer 3

In what direction we are going is depending on the preferences
Matter of choosing:
- active vs vehicle mobility
- Public vs private transport
- Transport as a basic right vs transport as a derived demand

Question 4

Costs and barriers of automated vehicles

Answer 4

• Vehicle costs
• AV certification
• Litigation, liability, and perception
• Security
• Privacy

Question 5

How do we plan for our preferences?

Answer 5

Agility, Adaptability, and Flexibility

Question 6

Transitions to AV (5 steps)

Answer 6

1. Man and machine (all about interaction between people and the vehicle)
2. Cooperative driving (reliable communication and data exchange, privacy concerns)
3. Mixed traffix (interaction between vehicles, dumb and old next to smart and new)
4. Urban dilemma
5. Self driving city