MobilityLifeBalance

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Availability

Mobility options should, if possible, be available everywhere and at all times. But how can that be achieved at an affordable cost?

An expensive asset

A passenger car holds the promise of freedom, but it is associated with high costs. Public transportation is less expensive but often fails to offer a genuine alternative.

The cost differences between individual methods of transport, such as the passenger car, and public means of travel are already huge. The same is true of short-term availability. Intermodal mobility, which involves various methods of transportation on a given route, is blurring the line between individual mobility and public transportation. Intelligently managed and perfectly coordinated, this new mix of transportation options should unite all benefits.

A man tries to reach a public bus, but stands in front of locked doors.

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Mobility: Available anytime, anywhere?

Individual mobility is a costly commodity if it means owning your own car. In the future, reaching a destination should be as convenient using different modes of transport, including robo-taxis, as it is with your own car – but at a much lower cost.

Brief Glossary of the New Mobility

Novel names and abbreviations are hallmark features of the language of the mobility of tomorrow. We will explain the most important terms.

System Solutions for New Mobility Concepts

Autonomous driving enables completely new mobility applications. ZF offers technological solutions to make this reality.

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Robo-taxis – the Clever Way to Get a Ride

Novel urban mobility choices such as ride-hailing are one of the biggest drivers behind the development of autonomous driving. ZF uses a demo vehicle to demonstrate how it enables novel forms of mobility.

Smart Light CVs to Remedy Traffic Congestion

Urban mobility of the future relies on new operating concepts and vehicle types, such as the people mover. The e.Go Mover is one of the most mature projects, with ZF playing a vital role. Insights from the Geneva International Motor Show.

How Autonomous Driving will Change the Market

Car manufacturers are not the true driving force behind the trend toward automated and autonomous driving. Rather, it is the mobility service providers, fleet operators, cities and delivery services that are far more interested in this technology.

Affordable and autonomous

In the future, it should be as convenient to reach a destination using a mix of different methods of transportation as using your own car - including robot taxis - but at a greatly reduced cost.

Experts expect mobility to increasingly become a service, based on the premise of always reaching the destination comfortably, safely, and quickly. Success lies in smartly using several modes of transport. Electric scooters and self-driving shuttles are options that have great potential, both in relieving urban traffic and saving costs.

A Robo-Taxi from Zf drives up, which a man has ordered via App.

High acceptance anticipated for self-driving taxis

High acceptance anticipated for self-driving taxis

In a survey of 7,755 participants from 116 countries, the majority said that they would enjoy riding in robot taxis. This high level of acceptance is also linked to cost pressure. In the EU, private households spend an average of 12.8 percent of their total expenditure on personal mobility.

12.8 %

of the total expenditure of private households is spent on personal mobility in the EU on average.

Five tips for inexpensive mobility

When you purchase a car, compare the total costs per kilometer.

Car sharing is often a good alternative to owning a second car.

Public rental bicycles or scooters can supplement bus and rail travel.

Long-distance coaches are an inexpensive alternative to rail travel.

Special mobility apps compare different means of transportation.

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Travel Stress

Many roads worldwide are in deplorable condition. This can cause stress - and even illness.

Traffic Jams

How can we combat these time-consuming and money-swallowing delays?

Accidents

In terms of road safety, there are serious differences between countries around the world.

Environmental Pollution

One of the biggest sources of air pollution is road traffic.

Feeling Overwhelmed

Many stimuli affect the driver in and out of the vehicle. Who keeps calm and in control?