Future Individual Mobility – Consequences for the Tire Industry

In his keynote address to the recent Future Tire Conference 2016, Christian Kötz, president of the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association, provided some thought-provoking views on the future of individual mobility – and its consequences for the tire industry:

Essen, Germany – Our industry is used to evolutionary change but I believe we are now facing much more revolutionary changes.

Carbon-emission-reduction targets will drive the need for completely new transport and mobility solutions, including new mobility services and public transport solutions.

Autonomous driving will become a reality,…