New technology tends to ‘reformat’ products and services. Great example: smartphone. So, why hasn’t the passenger car? AV technology and SUVs or big MPVs aren’t exactly a great combination. In particular ‘interesting’ as the average ride-hal trip consists of 1.2 to 1.4 passenger.

Personal Communication went from bulky, cumbersome, boxed in to lean, lightweight, mobile and energy-efficient. Today, Personal Mobility is going to bulky, boxed in, less mobile, energy-INefficient with the whole SUV trend. One might say that in their attempt to include driverless as comfort feature in their cars, automakers have ruined it for AV developers. Below: when a certain AV tech level is a given, how will vehicles dimensioned differently perform in comparison?

How a dedicated passenger AV may look like and function — click! Cheers, Ralph