The contribution of digital technology to the decarbonization of mobility: the case of the automobile

L’apport du numérique dans la décarbonation des mobilités. Le cas de l’automobile

Christophe Midler () and Patrick Pélata
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Christophe Midler: CRG I3 - Centre de recherche en gestion I3 - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Académie des Technologies
Patrick Pélata: Académie des Technologies

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Abstract: Digital technologies have had a major impact on CO2 emissions from cars, mainly through improved engine management, since the early 1990s. The cumulative effect of these 30 years of innovation is about 200 MtCO2 per year for Europe. However, apart from electric vehicles, where most of the innovation comes from chemistry and power electronics, the innovations we are seeing today, which are based on digital technology (telecommuting, e-commerce, car-sharing, VTC, shared mobility, whether soft or not), have a much lesser impact on decarbonizing mobility. What the future holds for us is still very uncertain. But autonomous driving, especially when applied to shared robot cabs, could make a significant contribution to and even accelerate the major transformation that is the electrification and reduction of the car fleet.

Date: 2023-04
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Published in Annales des mines - Série Responsabilité et environnement, 2023, Transitions énergétique et numérique, 110, pp.86-90

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