Can autonomous vehicles on the road play a part in the ecological transition?

Webconference – 11 mars 2021

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For several years now, autonomous vehicles, also called self-driving vehicles, have been greeted with extraordinary enthusiasm. They are presented as the future of motorized mobility, whether in terms of safety, services or ecology, and they appear to question the relevance of traditional public transport. Yet many questions persist. On this page, you can watch the videoconference where the Mobile Lives Forum and the thinktank La Fabrique Écologique present the conclusions of a report conducted on this issue.

Conference organized by the Mobile Lives Forum and La Fabrique Écologique

At a time when road-based autonomous vehicles could define the future of mobility and while the transport sector faces the urgent need to reduce its CO2 emissions, the Mobile Lives Forum asked the French thinktank La Fabrique Écologique to assess the actual contribution of this innovation (excluding freight transport) to the ecological transition by 2050, which is the deadline set by the French government to reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by a factor of 33 compared to today.

Full report available on this page : https://en.forumviesmobiles.org/project/2020/02/07/autonomous-vehicles-what-role-do-they-have-mobility-transition-13212

Video (in French only)

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Created in 2013, La Fabrique Écologique, a foundation for the environment, is a think-and-do-tank that aims to promote ecology and sustainable development on the basis of pragmatic and concrete proposals. With numerous publications on various topics and a network of nearly 800 listed and active experts, its work is recognized for being serious and innovative.

To cite this publication :

Mobile Lives Forum et La Fabrique Écologique (11 March 2021), « Can autonomous vehicles on the road play a part in the ecological transition? », Préparer la transition mobilitaire. Consulté le 09 May 2025, URL: https://forumviesmobiles.org/en/forum-meetings/13590/can-autonomous-vehicles-road-play-part-ecological-transition

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