Future Mobility “predict” the most efficient source of power. Drivers will also want to be more connected in the future: cars must satisfy this desire by offering a wide range of infotainment and communication possibilities. To enable a driver, for example, to use a touch screen while driving, initially only in certain traffic situations, autonomous and partially autonomous driving will become evermore important. AVL´s cutting-edge test environment, which enables interaction between virtual development and the testbed, helps developers understand and work with constantly increasing complexity, from the component level right through to the complete vehicle. ELECTRIFICATION AND HYBRIDIZATION With increasingly strict CO2 restrictions across the world and demand for affordable vehicles with low fuel consumption and no sacrifice of comfort, the automotive industry is facing enormous challenges. The electrification and hybridization of powertrains, along with further optimization of combustion engines, are forward-looking steps to satisfy this demand. It is already possible to travel short distances 100% electrically and locally emission-free at reasonable cost using plug-in hybrid vehicles.. Even bigger advances in the development of battery life and fuel cells will be needed to put more electrically powered vehicles on the road. Infrastructure upgrades, like quick charging stations and intelligent traffic management systems, will also contribute to efficiency improvements in the use of future vehicles. CROSS-LINKING, INFOTAINMENT AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING Cross-linking a vehicle with its surroundings and other vehicles (Car2X-Communication) may contribute to better operating strategies in the future, for example by allowing a hybrid electric powertrain to / 8
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