Intelligent Mobility Summit 2019

The Intelligent Mobility Summit 2019 by Frost & Sullivan looked at mobility transformation in India.

- Anwesh Koley And Deepti Thore

At the Frost & Sullivan Intelligent Mobility Summit 2019 held at New Delhi recently, industry leaders and other stakeholders came together to delve on mobility transformation in India. With a theme, ‘Transformation of mobility in India: New business models and Growth opportunities’, the summit saw industry leaders and visionaries speak about the changes influencing mobility, and deliberate on new monetisation opportunities. Touching various aspects of future mobility in India, industry experts spoke about the convergence of autonomous, connected, electric and shared mobility technologies. They stressed on technology developments as per the Indian duty cycles and multimodal connectivity. Anil Srivastava, Principal Consultant & Mission Director, National Mission on Transformative Mobility & Battery Storage, NITI Aayog said that the Government is creating a supportive regulatory and infrastructural environment for the future of mobility. Pravin L. Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, Government of India, emphasised on the retrofitment of old models with electric drivelines. He called for the designing of new business models for last-mile connectivity and shared mobility.