Best of LinkedIn: Future Mobility & Market Evolution CW 27/ 28

Urban Logistics & City Mobility

• Cities re-position logistics as a core design variable, linking last-mile efficiency with livability ambitions

• Parking, curb and congestion debates intensify – data-driven platforms such as AppyWay gain traction as German and Indian case studies expose the cost of car-centric planning

• Hamburg signals an early inflection: private-car share declines, EV registrations rise and shared micromobility expands into suburbs, pointing to a post-ownership model

Autonomous & Connected Vehicles

• Tesla extends its robotaxi operating zone beyond Waymo, reframing the competitive benchmark for geographic scale

• WeRide and Pony.ai showcase Gen7-level vehicles and double-down on rapid fleet growth; cost discipline emerges as the gating factor for market leaders

• The Netherlands debuts its first fully autonomous city bus, while surveys confirm consumer excitement tempered by safety concerns and regulatory clarity

• Tele-operation and roadside enforcement surface as the next bottlenecks – industry dialogue shifts to network latency, training standards and accountability frameworks

Electrification & Alternative Powertrains

• Germany unveils a zero-compression hydrogen engine delivering flameless, silent propulsion – positioned as a scalable bridge technology alongside battery EVs

• Tesla’s Model 3 Highland refresh sets a new efficiency benchmark, reinforcing price–performance leadership in the mid-range EV segment

• Emerging markets experiment with low-cost electrification such as an e-Bajaj prototype in Tanzania; Greece’s FlexThis secures fresh capital to aggregate regional e-mobility demand

Micromobility & Lightweight Vehicles

• L7e micro-cars, Microlino’s minimalist pod and the French AEmotion vehicle underscore rising investor attention on sub-500 kg formats for dense urban cores

• Riese & Müller’s Eurobike preview positions premium e-bikes as a lifestyle alternative to cars, while bikeshare economics remain favourable despite tariff increases

• Île-de-France Mobilités selects Karos to integrate daily carpooling into public transport – first European example of formalising shared rides as an agency-backed service

Advanced Air & Maritime Mobility

• eVTOL programmes stay on-track: AIR reaches delivery phase, human-factors studies mature and revenue forecasts exceed $280 billion by 2045

• MightyFly completes a US Air Force demo for automated cargo drones, signalling defence-led validation of autonomous logistics

• Saudi Arabia’s aviation authority upgrades navigation systems to accommodate urban air-mobility corridors, positioning the Gulf as an early adopter

• Electric hydrofoil boats enter the conversation, expanding zero-emission mobility to urban waterways

Ecosystem Partnerships & Capital Flows

• Ericsson and Sony partner on 5G-enabled media workflows, exemplifying cross-industry convergence around mobile network APIs

• Iceberg Plus launches the inVest accelerator to channel private funding into city-scale mobility solutions; applications open through mid-July

• Hackathons, summer schools and global conferences (Micromobility Europe, MOVE, CUPUM 2025) highlight a maturing knowledge base and growing policymaker–industry alignment

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