Autonomous driving, electromobility, synthetic fuels: mobility is changing rapidly. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Baden-Württemberg are being supported in this transformation by the "Automotive Structural Change Baden-Württemberg Technology Calendar", which was co-developed by scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). It describes how key automotive technologies could develop up to 2035 and helps companies to identify future-proof products and business areas and thus build up expertise.
The technology calendar compares mobility scenarios based on different drive technologies. One scenario is dominated by battery electric drives for electric cars, a second by hydrogen-based fuel cell drives and a third by synthetic fuels for vehicles with combustion engines. The study uses technology and production maturity levels to describe which modules and systems will become relevant by 2035. In two further scenarios, the calendar looks at how quickly connected and autonomous driving will become established and how vehicle equipment and usage behavior will develop as a result.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is the coordinator of the study, which was developed jointly with the KIT, the IMU Institute, a work-oriented research and consulting institution, and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW). The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Housing has funded the project as part of the Baden-Württemberg Automotive Industry Strategy Dialogue (SDA), in which KIT is also involved in other research projects.
