According to Transport & Environment, transport accounts for 29% of total greenhouse gas emissions, making it Europe’s leading contributor to carbon emissions. Despite being the only industry witnessing emissions rise since 1990, many corporate and commercial fleets are slow to adopt sustainability measures, often considering them yet another challenge that adds cost and complexity to their operations. By collectively prioritizing sustainability, however, European fleets stand to save up to €140 billion in fuel costs annually. Such savings could boost the industry’s margins by as much as 6%, making it a business worth investing in again.

When the Covid-19 pandemic took hold around two years ago, many automotive and mobility companies had to scale down their ambitious future plans to focus on the challenge at hand. Today, many businesses are reactivating and often even accelerating these plans as the global outlook improves while major societal challenges remain.

With 2019 heralding the imminent arrival of 5G connectivity and some major developments in Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing, it is poised to become a pivotal year for the future of mobility. So, what better way to kick off 2019 than at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the world’s leading innovation stage.

2019 promises to be an exciting year for the world of mobility. The continued growth of urban populations, the increasing scarcity of natural resources and the rising pollution levels challenge us more than ever to reinvent the way we move around in our global cities. Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric mobility can help.