[Auto] Only 1% of vehicles sold in Europe in 2035 will be fully autonomous

[FNX Magokiler]

The “Digital Auto Report 2020” report explains that the Covid-19 pandemic not only impacted the production and sales of the automotive industry, but also slowed down the development of new technologies.

The “Digital Auto Report 2020” report, prepared by the consulting firm PwC, projected that by 2035 only 1% of the cars sold in the markets of Europe and China will be fully autonomous (level 5), while in the United States this technology will take even longer to arrive. The study explains that the shutdowns of economies around the world caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will have a "significant" impact on the sector, which will last for years.

 

 

In Europe alone, the report adds, registrations could fall 28% this year, while vehicle manufacturing will decline by as much as 26.9% compared to 2019 data. For next year, expectations throughout the year. world point to a partial recovery of the market, with an increase in sales of 10.1% and production of 25.2%. Evolution of technologized cars In its analysis, PwC also refers to connected vehicles and indicates that due to the new and demanding regulations in different markets, this technology could be present in 50% of the vehicle fleet in the United States in 2023. The The European Union would achieve the same percentage in 2025 and the Chinese market in 2029. The report also concludes that the situation generated by Covid-19 and the fall in investments will slow down the transition to new mobility models, although it is expected to grow shared mobility. Regarding electric vehicles, it was indicated that by 2025 the markets of Europe and China will have the largest number of units that will represent 17% and 18% of their vehicle fleet respectively. In the case of the United States, this percentage will only be 5% "due to the lack of incentives from the North American authorities." "The evolution of the pandemic will mark the future of a sector that has diminished its capacity to invest in the development of new technologies, but which now focuses on the short term, mainly on emission restrictions and vehicle development but, above all, to recover as soon as possible the levels of global sales and production prior to Covid-19 ", has indicated the head of the Automotive sector at PwC, Manuel Díaz.