Mobility industry is going through significant transformation with three driving forces: autonomy, connectivity, and electrification (ACE). This talk discusses those disruptive technologies under the framework of S Curve described in the book of Innovator’s Dilemma. In order to predict the future, we should look back and review how internal combustion engine (ICE) disrupted the transportation industry in early 1900s and how society reacted to the new technology back then. Fast forward 100 years, we will take a peek into the future and understand how the three forces and big data will forever change the way we measure, operate, and manage transportation system. The talk concludes with a discussion on the challenges we are facing in this emerging area.

Dr. Bo Wang is a mobility analytics manager working at Global Data Insights & Analytics (GDIA) organization at Ford Motor Company. He is leading a team of data scientists and developers building AI driven mobility analytics products from inception to production.