How radically will AI change our lives, our cities and our mobility?
On May 25, we addressed precisely these questions together with experts. With impulses from the urban, practical and scientific perspective, ideas and visions for the role of artificial intelligence within the urban context for the near future were discussed.
AI technologies offer immense opportunities for our society and working world, especially in the area of urban mobility. Our cities are becoming ever more densely populated and the demands on transport systems are increasing. The integration of AI enables more efficient traffic planning and control. By analysing real-time data, traffic flows can be optimized and congestion reduced, while AI also opens up the possibility of integrating autonomous vehicles into traffic.
But how can we ensure that AI is used responsibly and ethically? And what impact will the integration of AI have on our society and how can we prepare for it?
Our first speaker Dr. Laura Dornheim as IT officer and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of the City of Munich gave an insight into AI in administration via video. She emphasized that AI has a prominent future within the administration of the City of Munich and gave examples of what this could look like: In the near future, citizens should be able to communicate with administrations in "natural language" instead of "official German".
The much-discussed topic of digitalization also found its place in this speaker series and was discussed in the context of improving urban planning. For example, AI can provide support in the evaluation of aerial images or for filling gaps in traffic data.
"City of Munich should be digitally sovereign."
Dr. Laura Dornheim
Prof. Dr. Johannes Betz and Prof. Dr. Jochen Hartmann the Technical University of Munich reported on AI-supported mobility systems and smart cities in their respective presentations. Prof. Dr. Betz works and researches in the field of autonomous vehicle systems and gave an insight into the progress of AI in autonomous driving. In addition, Prof. Dr. Hartmann works and researches in the field of digital marketing and showed how AI is already influencing this field and will continue to do so in the future. Furthermore, digital marketing with AI influence was discussed using the MCube project Wies'n Shuttleillustrated. Chatbots such as ChatGPT and OpenAI will play an increasingly important role in our lives and mobility in the city.
"We are much closer to autonomous driving in an urban context than many people think."
Prof. Dr. Johannes Betz
The last speaker was Tobias GlaßStrategy Manager for Connected and Autonomous Mobility at Munich public utilitiesin his impulse how Stadtwerke and MVG want to integrate AI into future projects.
"Autonomous driving enables safe and efficient road use."
Tobias Glaß
About our speakers:
- Dr. Laura DornheimChief Digital Officer of the City of Munich
- Prof. Dr. Johannes BetzProfessorship for Autonomous Vehicle Systems at TUM
- Prof. Dr. Jochen Hartmann: Professorship for Digital Marketing at TUM
- Tobias GlaßStrategy Manager for Connected and Autonomous Mobility, Stadtwerke München
- Dr. Stefanie LämmleHead of Competence Center for Artificial Intelligence in the InnovationLab of the IT Department, City of Munich
Many thanks for the impetus and discussions. A special thank you to Munich's innovative bridge builders Munich Innovation Crew & MUCBOOK Magazine for the hospitality.
"The future of mobility" is a series of lectures by MCube - Munich Cluster for the future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions Technical University of Munich, openLAB Urban Mobility.
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