Establishing hubs to test smart mobility solutions in cities becomes a worldwide trend

Smart technologies are penetrating almost every sector and the mobility is no different. Many major manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover and Continental have been taking necessary steps to make their mark by taking the changing scenario into consideration. The mobility industry has been moving toward implementation of smart technologies such as autonomous cars, air taxis, smart taxis, and others. The self-driven mobility is taking a center stage among the major manufacturers and their strategies are formed based on their visions for the future.

They have adopted a collaborative approach to test their solutions in the real world. By joining hands with tech giants or city governments, automotive players have been deploying their solutions and testing their feasibility. The major objective of these hubs is to establish safe and improved cities through smart management of traffic flow and implementation of self-driving vehicles. The smart mobility is the future of transportation. According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the global smart mobility market is expected to reach $70.46 billion by 2027. Following are some of the activities taking place across the world.

Forming a hub for testing smart mobility technologies in various cities across the world is a trend among automotive manufacturers. Jaguar Land Rover, one of the leading automotive players from the U.K., decided to establish a hub in Ireland for testing self-driving cars. These autonomous vehicles would run along other vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. The Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI) would span across 12 kilometers on public roads. This hub would be a center stage for testing new technology, offering expertise to utilize sensor data, and simulate different traffic scenarios and road conditions.

The automotive player will join hands with tech giants operating in the fields of software, telecom, and mobility including Cisco, Red Hat, Renovo, Seagate, and Mergon. Company’s all-electric car Jaguar I-Pace will be utilized as a part of testing. The motive behind forming this hub is to progress its research activity to autonomous, electric, connected, and shared mobility as a part of commitment toward making the societies safer and better than before with implementation of innovative technologies.   

Another automotive giant launched its testing hub in Columbus, Ohio to enhance flow of traffic and lower down pollution. Continental established its hub and it is in the first phase of development. The hub consists of two intersections, in which pedestrian and vehicle traffic has been controlled with integration of sensors, connectivity, and intelligent software by Continental. Radar and data visualization technologies have been utilized to give a picture of patterns of pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Through collection and sharing of traffic data, key zones and traffic scenarios will be determined and intelligent infrastructure can be implemented. This help in determining ways to improve safety and flow of traffic.

Mandy Bishop, the Manager of Smart Columbus programme at City of Columbus, outlined that the objective is to improve lives of residents with innovative, responsive, and smart mobility solutions. With forward-thinking approach and collaborations with automotive players such as Continental, the city aims to become a model for connected cities

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