Sampo Hietanen is CEO and Founder of MaaS Global – the Finnish company behind Whim, a mobile app that allows you to travel via
The End of “Default Car”
By now it should be blatantly obvious: We are moving toward environmentally-friendly, productivity-enhancing, electric, autonomous and shared vehicles. “Default Car” – the notion that the personal car
Utility Mobility, or Sheer Driving Pleasure
Several weeks ago, BMW unveiled its concepts for connected and shared mobility at an event in London’s Roundhouse. At the presentation, Board Member Peter Schwarzenbauer confided that
Don’t Sell Autonomous Vehicles
When Sonos announced the end of updates to its older series speakers (a decision it has since rescinded), it received deserved backlash from its passionate user-base and prompted
Urban Mobility in 2030 – Or: Why I’m Done With Electric Vehicles
The ship has sailed. All new cars will be electrified by 2025 (a bold, almost ridiculous assessment when I wrote it in my first book
Being Driven – A study on human adoption and ownership of autonomous vehicles
The human side of the autonomous vehicle case has been undercovered and underestimated in previous studies. Our new innovative study aims to centre the debate
City planning for a post-car age
As urbanisation and online-shopping each intensify, cities and communities are being challenged to find space for a flood of new transport options for both people
Autonomous and Electric Vehicles – The Future of Transportation?
Why autonomous and electric vehicles look destined to be the future of transportation (April 2019) Compelo https://www.compelo.com/economic-social-autonomous-electric-vehicles/
Connected Cars Must Gain Crucial Human Ability
Automakers need to make their vehicles resilient, healthy and responsive to attacks. In short: We need to give our vehicles an immune system. We’ve designed
Future-Proofing Autonomous Vehicles with Flexibility, Learning and Self-Healing
Last month’s CES featured countless autonomous pods from OEMs, suppliers and consumer electronics companies, all designed with great expectations for how passengers eventually will spend
The Mobility Revolution: A Primer for Fleet Managers
Neckermann Strategic Advisors collaborated with the NAFA Foundation on a unique and thorough white paper: THE MOBILITY REVOLUTION: A PRIMER FOR FLEET MANAGERS Written by Lukas
The Power of Data. The Power for Data.
Data. It’s the new oil, and a source of paranoia for a new generation. It’s the glue that justifies and holds together business plans. It’s
Momentum and Talent in Deutschland
Nothing breeds complacency like unchallenged dominance. Just ask the German national football (soccer) team. Like this year’s World Cup squad, the German auto and energy industries