Autonomous cars won鈥檛 dominate before 2040 - study
The path to autonomous vehicles will be an evolution rather than a revolution, and fully 鈥渄igital cars鈥� won鈥檛 dominate Germany鈥檚 roads before 2040, according to a Deutsche Bank study. This is due to the industry鈥檚 long development cycles, the longevity of cars, and the sluggishness of consumer preferences, writes author Eric Heymann. Some IT companies might have an advantage in certain aspects of autonomous cars, for example in the associated data market, but car production itself should remain the domain of traditional carmakers. 鈥淚t wouldn鈥檛 be surprising if many of today鈥檚 carmakers (not only from Germany) and their suppliers determine technological trends of the 鈥榙igital car鈥� to a large degree in 15 to 25 years,鈥� concludes Heymann.
Find the study in German and a Spiegel article on the study in German .
For background, read the 麻豆无码版 dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.