* In order to support the Group’s shaping of its sustainable and profitable growth, the Chairman of the Managing Board is engaged in a dialogue with experts from civil society.

* Among the 7 mega trends that will shape the future of mobility, the sixth one is Autonomy, about which Carlos Tavares spoke with Luc Julia, expert on the human-machine interface, co-inventor of Siri[1] and author of the book “There Is No Such Thing as Artificial Intelligence”.

* Watch the interview with Luc Julia

Excerpts:

Luc Julia: “I doubt that the autonomous vehicle at level 5 will ever exist, because the level of attention of a human driver will never be reached by a machine. For example, an autonomous vehicle located in Paris Place de l’Etoile at 6 p.m. will not move at all, because it will abide by the rules. Humans, on the contrary, know how to negociate to make their way”.

Carlos Tavares: “We believe that the autonomous vehicles at level 4 and 5 will be a reality, as shuttles and taxi-robots in closed areas. But these highly technological mobility devices will be so expensive that they will be out of reach for individuals: their cost of usage will necessarily be shared with the community”.

Watch again previous interviews:

* interview with Hervé Le Treut on Climate change

* interview with Martha Delgado on Changes in customer behaviour

* interview with Lionel Zinsou on Market divergence

* Interview with Ben Waber on Digital transformation

* Interview with Philippe Bihouix on Sharing economy

This will be followed by a last discussion on the trend Connectivity.