Keynote Speech II: Autonomous and Connected Electric Vehicles Deployment in Smart Cities

摘要

Summary form only given, as follows. The complete presentation was not made available for publication as part of the conference proceedings. The transformation of our current cities into smarter cities will bring challenges in diverse areas such as the transportation system, the electricity system, and wearable systems, just to name a few. In smart cities, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will play a vital role for providing services in the urban environment. These services include real time monitoring and reaction in time through wireless sensor and actuator networks. Smart Grids (SGs), Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Internet of Things (IoT), Electric Vehicles (EVs), and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) will be the building blocks of futuristic smart cities. All these technologies will help in building smart cities. In this presentation we will address technology trends with a focus on autonomous vehicles and in particular on Connected and Autonomous Electric Vehicles (CAEVs) in smart cities. Current capabilities as well as limitations and opportunities of key enabling technologies will be reviewed, along with a discussion on the impact of such advances on society and the environment. Predictions about changes in the car-industry will be discussed, including potential industry winners and losers.