Imagine a world where vehicles “talk” to each other. Information zips back and forth between your car, the road infrastructure, and other cars via smart technology embedded into your vehicle’s systems and your mobile phone. Constant, real-time information keeps you updated on anything from potential accidents further up the road to weather conditions to that sleepy driver who’s drifting into your
lane. This information is power. It will let you know when to brake, when to swerve, and when to alter your route. This is the first step towards smarter driving and mobility experts believe this connected and cooperative way of driving will become the standard within the next decade. Then there’s what will happen in the future. As any sci-fi fan will enthusiastically tell you, they’ll come a day when cars will drive themselves. Eventually, your car will use the information it receives from the infrastructure and surrounding traffic to navigate automatically. Your hands – and attention – will be free to do other things: work, sleep, socialize… or simply do nothing at all. Connected and cooperative driving – smart mobility – is the future of transportation and the technology advances created in this field will alter our lives in ways we can barely imagine now. New products, new business models, new ways of doing – changes in how we travel from A to B will not only demand cutting-edge innovations in driving but will undoubtedly ripple into other areas of our daily existence. But no single company, government or research institution will create this brave new world alone. The development of the smart mobility landscape can only happen when the industry’s key players link their expertise, knowledge, research and funds so that we can all move further together. That’s where DITCM Innovations comes in. Our organization is like a conductor guiding a symphony orchestra. We are the connectors, networkers, directors and stimulators that will create a cohesive whole from the various current (and future) smart mobility projects.
