Renowned for its imposing size and abundance of gadgets, the Consumer Electronics Show gave pride of place to the Smart City during this 2020 edition.
The 3 major Smart Mobility lessons
Mobility, which is still teeming with innovations, places the CES as the N°1 trade show for travel solutions.
Global groups present structuring concepts, Startups very innovative ideas and solutions.
Innovative solutions in components, embedded hardware and software as well as in city control and monitoring platforms.
Will regulators, cities and major contractors one day come and present their needs to the CES?
Zero-emission flying mobility
The movement comes from Asia with initiatives launched by Hyundai and Toyota. The first imagines flying taxis, operated by Uber, which would land on transport hubs. A sort of airport terminal in miniature, served by autonomous shuttles. These vehicles, shaped like a trailer and equipped with bay windows, fit into the ends of the transport hub.
Toyota has decided to build its own Smart City. It will be called Woven City and will see the light of day in 2021 on 71 hectares at the foot of Mount Fuji. There will only be zero-emission vehicles, including the e-Palette shuttle. This vehicle – which will make its debut at the Tokyo Olympics this summer – will serve both as a mode of public transport and as a Food Truck
5G and mapping for mobility
On the passenger vehicle side, automation is no longer the priority. Communication should develop, between vehicles and with pedestrians, thanks to 5G. The map publisher HERE and the American telecom operator Verizon are preparing new uses by exploiting the power of this future network. It should be noted that the map publisher could usefully advise operators on deploying 5G antennas, based on its expertise in mobility flows. Mapping will also develop in underground car parks because vehicles will soon be able to park in autonomous mode. The goal will be to guide them to their place and facilitate additional services such as charging for electric vehicles and paying for parking.
Startups as innovative and sometimes French-speaking as ever!
On the French Tech side, the dynamism does not weaken and the abundance verified during our Smart Mobility thematic visit to Eureka park.
The arrival of the city of Nevers at the CES shows that medium-sized cities can have the ambition to become Smart Cities. Dijon was also discussed, cited by Carmen Munoz of Citelum during the round table organized by Flowbird as part of the Connecting the Last Mile of Mobility event.
On this occasion Bertrand Barthélemy, President of Flowbird, highlighted the management of the “Curside” as a whole with global solutions around the payment of parking, mobility as well as the measurement of air quality or noise.
Solutions taking into account all stakeholders within the Smart City, transport of people and goods, where the entire supply chain can be optimized for better living in the city and happy citizens.
The start-up Anteneo (from CEA-Leti) stood out by winning the Smart Mobility Jury trophy with its compact antennas compatible with GNSS services.
The Jury’s Favorite trophy was awarded to RoadLight for reinforced safety of the 2 wheels.
Like every year, we return enriched by encounters, innovations, technologies and carried by the hope of influencing the trajectories of our activities to build a happier life.
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