This event, curated by the PRECISE Center at the University of Pennsylvania, will feature prominent speakers from industry and academia in the goods movement market. They will discuss the challenges and opportunities in implementing and commercializing trucking technologies (including self-driving systems, alternative fuels and power trains, digitization, and structural changes)…

John Paul MacDuffie, Director, PVMI Description The transformation of the mobility sector — encompassing the automotive sector and new entrants from the technology sector but also the providers of mobility services — has captured the attention of established incumbents, aspiring entrepreneurs, analysts/consultants, policy makers, and activists. Mobility of individuals and…

A Plenary Session at the Strategic Management Society 38th Annual Conference Session Leader Michael G. Jacobides, London Business School Panelists Laurent Kocher, Keolis Jörg Lamparter, Daimler Financial Services AG Nikolaus Lang, Boston Consulting Group Arwen Smit, DOVU Session Description One of the sectors which has most been transformed in the…

Plenary Session at the Automated Vehicles Symposium 2018 Speaker: Dr. Erica L. Groshen, Visiting Senior Scholar, ILR School, Cornell University Download the presentation slides (PDF)

Supported by LBS’ Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Higher Education Investment Fund and the Program for Vehicle and Mobility Innovation (PVMI) at the Mack Institute for Innovation Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Introduction The transformation of the mobility sector — encompassing not only the automotive sector (incumbent…

At an extraordinary time of change in the automotive, trucking, and mobility sectors, PVMI and the Mack Institute for Innovation Management will hold a major two-day conference on the theme “Connected Truck, Connected Car.” For these two related but distinct sectors, we will bring academics and practitioners together to take…

Overview The focus of this extension is on the future of technology and sustainability in the mobility sector. Driven by shifts in consumer demand, technology forcing by legislative bodies, and broader ecological concerns, traditional modes of transportation (i.e., private automobiles powered by internal combustion engines) are increasingly facing substitution by…