Whether the thought of autonomous vehicles fills you with excitement or anxiety, the future of driverless cars is here.\u00a0 The world\u2019s largest car manufacturers have partnered with top tech companies such as Apple, Intel and Google to drive forward a new era in the automotive industry.<\/p>\n
The implications are far-reaching. Here\u2019s our list of the 3 changes we expect to see:<\/p>\n
1. Expansion of the Mobility As A Service (MaaS) Market<\/strong><\/p>\n Once an afterthought, car rental companies and courtesy car providers will make car sharing and ride hailing an integral part of their product portfolio. This shift in services is more than just a change in offerings, but a movement in mindset. As cars become driverless, automotive businesses will need to consistently re-evaluate their processes.<\/p>\n 2. Greater Focus on Technological Research and Development<\/strong><\/p>\n Your car is a computer.\u00a0 With the ongoing integration of applications into vehicles, smart fleet managers will invest in technological research to develop more efficient, connected systems.\u00a0 Companies who link their software with their vehicles to customer hardware can stand out in a crowded market.<\/p>\n 3. Increased Legislation on Vehicle Ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n The thorny issue of liability will become even more complicated.\u00a0 The legislation around\u00a0\u00a0 autonomous vehicles has yet to catch up to the technology. Rental car companies should prepare to overhaul insurance policies for cars with no drivers.\u00a0 If the driver is not at fault, then who is? The driverless future means one with fewer traditional vehicle owners and a wave of new laws.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For those who embrace change, the shifting market offers great opportunities to those in the automotive industry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whether the thought of autonomous vehicles fills you with excitement or anxiety, the future of driverless cars is here.\u00a0 The world\u2019s largest car manufacturers have partnered with top tech companies such as Apple, Intel and Google to drive forward a new era in the automotive industry. The implications are far-reaching. Here\u2019s our list of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1595"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1597,"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595\/revisions\/1597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1595"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsdweb.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=1595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}