CES 2023 for fleets: From urban shuttles to AI-dashboards

By Mufit Yilmaz Gokmen - January 6, 2023

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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES2023), automakers and their tech partners revealed new services, unveiled plans, showed off concepts and provided an exciting projection of future vehicles. Most notably, the fleet and mobility world has met various developments not only in terms of vehicle tech but in mobility, software and hardware. Here are the most eye-catching innovations for fleets:?

ZF unveils autonomous electric shuttle?

ZF, the commercial vehicle supplier, unveiled the autonomous electric shuttle, the Next Generation Shuttle (main photo)?at CES 2023. Equipped with Level 4 autonomous driving technology, Next Generation Shuttle has a range of 129 km and can carry up to 22 passengers. The futuristic shuttle, designed for urban mobility, will be directed by ZF's Virtual Driver software, in accordance with data gathered by sensors. With a top speed of 40 km/h, ZF aims to reach 80 km/h in the future.?

Luminar grows its Sentinel platform

Lidar technology developer Luminar partnered with Mercedes-Benz last year and acquired Civil Maps, a lidar data company, to bolster its Sentinel platform. The acquisition will integrate Civil Maps' ultra-detailed and automatically updated city maps into Sentinel. The fully-fledged software solution aims to enable fully autonomous vehicles in future; Luminar's partners, Volvo and SAIC, are to showcase cars equipped with the lidar technology.??

Sony and Honda unveil the Afeela concept?

After making a thrilling announcement of a partnership to develop a joint electric SUV in mid-2022, Honda and Sony revealed their first prototype at CES 2023 as the Afeela. Afeela is to have extensive sensor and infotainment technology, as it has a total of 45 cameras and a Media Bar constantly providing information about the battery and the vehicle. Sony Honda Mobility says the pre-orders will start in mid-2025.?

Stellantis's Free2move is to expand operations in the US?

Mobility service provider Free2move, a brand of Stellantis, announced at CES 2023 plans to expand its services in the US in 2023. Having acquired ShareNow in the summer of 2022, Free2move continues the strategy to spread across the US and Europe. The plans include covering five cities by the end of 2023 and increasing its fleet with 3,000 cars in the US. By 2030, Free2Move plans to reach 200 new mobility markets globally.?View more here...