Whether it’s Artificial Intelligence or Autonomous Vehicles, Vehicle 2 Home or Wireless Charging – what technologies should we invest in next to keep the energy transition making its strides.
Today at the Everything Electric Show, prominent figures within the mobility-verse came together on a panel to discuss what the nest ‘big thing’ is going to be in the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Elliot Richards moderated the panel with Callum White from Urban Foresight, Myles McCarthy from Close Brothers and Claire Miller a mobility and energy advisor – and former octopus electric vehicles employee.
Each panellist was asked the million dollar question: “What is the next big thing?”
Drawing from the discussion, it is clear that autonomous vehicles (AVs), vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and electrification are all the expected front-runners for the next few years.
Miller used the US market as a predictor for the future of AVs in the UK. She said “Look at San Francisco, they already have autonomous vehicle taxis. That tech has successfully moved from the warehouse to a real-life environment,”
With the AV market being arguable more advanced in the US, Miller argued that this is the future for the UK: “Yes, it’s coming. The bigger question is will regulators and insurers keep up with it?”
McCarthy put forward an interesting case, stating that all of the data we need to intensify the clean energy transition – specifically electrification – is already within our businesses’ and consumers’ domain.
He said: “AI can also be a big contributor in this set of data we already hold. It can make sense out of what we have already got. Lots of data just doesn’t get used, AI can do the work for us.”
Lastly, the conversation turned to debating the future of hydrogen and whether it truly belongs in the world of mobility. All-in-all it was concluded by the panel that hydrogen does have a future as it is an infinite source. But, it mostly adds complexity by being added into the equation of removing greenhouse emissions.
Judging from this discussion, what will your next investment be in the mobility ecosystem? AVs? V2G? Hydrogen? The next 10 years has the answer, and AI might be able to make it happen even quicker.
