The Future of Autonomous Vehicles

From left, moderator Scott Corwin from Deloitte, with panelists Michael Abelson, Sandy Pentland and Alan Murray discussed autonomous vehicles.

MIT IDE’s Alex “Sandy” Pentland joined Michael Abelson, VP at General Motors, and Alan Murray, Editor of Fortune, in a Deloitte-sponsored, 2017 World Economic Forum panel in Davos.

The topic was the future of mobility. Key issues included the economic and regulatory issues around ride sharing versus single-owner vehicles; the need for new business models and social changes to accommodate autonomous vehicles, and the best applications for mobile AI technologies — such as trucks or city transportation.

Watch the insightful discussion here.

A GM rendering of autonomous cars in action.