Unleashing Innovations in Mobility
Environment, sustainability and the broader welfare of the human race are big motivators behind these pursuits.

- Dec 26, 2016,
- Updated Jan 3, 2017 4:16 PM IST
We are living in one of the most exciting times in human history. Years of technological and cultural progress have set off an increasingly virtuous cycle where humans are aspiring for and achieving seemingly impossible targets! Who would have thought just a few years back that private organisations and not governments, would dare to colonise Mars? Thankfully, these crazy aspirations are increasingly inspired by noble notions. Environment, sustainability and the broader welfare of the human race are big motivators behind these pursuits. Unlike the colonialisation in the past centuries, the colonising of Mars is motivated primarily by the need to have an alternate home for the human race in the face of an extinction level calamity, and not to plunder its wealth.
Similar forces at work as above are affecting almost all sectors, including mobility (of the automotive kind and not cellular mobiles!). Technological innovations, sharing economy and the need to address the pollution and congestion issues have unleashed forces that are disrupting the mobility industry. On demand vehicle aggregation and use of environmentally friendly fuel are the two most prominent outcomes.
If electric vehicles and ridesharing can make a huge impact separately, they can multiply the magic if unleashed in conjunction. An on-demand, IT enabled, two, three and four wheeler systems propelled by electricity can be the panacea for our cities' mobility and vehicular pollution issues.
Given our current starting point, achieving all this appears an uphill task. However, with determination, an aligned plan and disciplined execution by all concerned stakeholders can help realise it. ~
Views expressed are personal
We are living in one of the most exciting times in human history. Years of technological and cultural progress have set off an increasingly virtuous cycle where humans are aspiring for and achieving seemingly impossible targets! Who would have thought just a few years back that private organisations and not governments, would dare to colonise Mars? Thankfully, these crazy aspirations are increasingly inspired by noble notions. Environment, sustainability and the broader welfare of the human race are big motivators behind these pursuits. Unlike the colonialisation in the past centuries, the colonising of Mars is motivated primarily by the need to have an alternate home for the human race in the face of an extinction level calamity, and not to plunder its wealth.
Similar forces at work as above are affecting almost all sectors, including mobility (of the automotive kind and not cellular mobiles!). Technological innovations, sharing economy and the need to address the pollution and congestion issues have unleashed forces that are disrupting the mobility industry. On demand vehicle aggregation and use of environmentally friendly fuel are the two most prominent outcomes.
If electric vehicles and ridesharing can make a huge impact separately, they can multiply the magic if unleashed in conjunction. An on-demand, IT enabled, two, three and four wheeler systems propelled by electricity can be the panacea for our cities' mobility and vehicular pollution issues.
Given our current starting point, achieving all this appears an uphill task. However, with determination, an aligned plan and disciplined execution by all concerned stakeholders can help realise it. ~
Views expressed are personal