The Buzz about Autonomous and Connected Vehicles
Dominique Paret, Hassina Rebaine, Benjamin A. Engel · 2022
In the early twenty-first century, the automotive industry is experiencing major technological changes, and, in time, vehicles will come to be autonomous, connected, often electric, and shared. Their uses will evolve, and new forms of mobility, technologies, and skills will extend the range of possibilities. In the automobile industry, the gradual trend towards autonomous driving follows a scaled technological progression, defined by a classification, which itself is established on the basis of multiple autonomy levels. The three defined use cases and their specific features are as follows: private vehicles, industrial vehicles, and public transport. The chapter looks at the classification of autonomy levels. On the technical aspect, an autonomous vehicle is an extremely complex system. The financial repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic will be grave, and sometimes extremely painful for certain automakers, OEMs, and partners. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.