Andreas Herrmann is Director of the Institute for Customer Insight at the University of St Gallen and Head of the Audi Lab for Market Research. He has extensive experience in the automobile industry having worked as Controller at Audi AG and through consultancy work, where he has collaborated with Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen and Porsche. Andreas is author of 15 books and over 200 articles in the areas of management, consumer behaviour and marketing.Walter Brenner is Managing Director of the Institute of Information Management at the University of St Gallen and former Dean of the School of Management. Previously, he was Head of Application Development at Lonza AG, and before this he provided consultancy services in the IT, financial, service and machine sectors. Walter is author and editor of 30 books and more than 300 scientific publications.Rupert Stadler is Chairman of the Board of Management at AUDI AG. He joined AUDI AG in 1990 as Controller in the Sales and Marketing area before switching to Volkswagen/Audi España SA as Commercial Director in 1994. In that capacity he was responsible for controllership, accounts, personnel and organisation. From 1997, Rupert was Head of the Board of Management’s Office for the Volkswagen Group and was Head of Group Product Planning from 2002. He became an AUDI AG Board Member in 2003, and in 2007 he was made Chairman of the Board of Management.

• Part 1. Evolutions and Revolutions in MobilityPart 2. Perspectives on Autonomous DrivingPart 3. The Technology of Autonomous DrivingPart 4. The Arena of Autonomous DrivingPart 5. Customers and their Mobility BehaviorPart 6. Framework Conditions for Autonomous DrivingPart 7. Impact on VehiclesPart 8. Impact on CompaniesPart 9. Impact on SocietyPart 10. What needs to be done?

Herrmann, a professor of marketing, Brenner, a professor of information management, and Stadler, the CEO of Audi, explore how driverless cars will change people’s lives, the automotive and technology industry, environmental protection, the economy, legal and regulatory conditions, and other aspects of the world. They discuss facts about human driving, trends and disruptive technology related to mobility, the history and different levels of autonomous driving, economic aspects, and development phases; the technology of autonomous driving, including digitized and connected cars and cybersecurity and data privacy; the arena of autonomous driving, including areas of current use and the stakeholders and players involved; customers and their mobility behavior and expectations, as well as use cases, whether autonomous driving can fail, and product positioning; framework conditions for autonomous driving, including protection and liability, norms and standards, and ethics and morals; the impact on vehicle design, human-machine interaction, time, cost, and safety; the impact on companies and their business models, value chains, the sharing economy, and the insurance industry; the impact on society in the areas of work and welfare, competitiveness, emerging societies, and urban development; and the actions needed by the auto industry and government to manage the transition.

Andreas Herrmann is Director of the Institute for Customer Insight at the University of St Gallen and Head of the Audi Lab for Market Research. He has extensive experience in the automobile industry having worked as Controller at Audi AG and through consultancy work, where he has collaborated with Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen and Porsche. Andreas is author of 15 books and over 200 articles in the areas of management, consumer behaviour and marketing.Walter Brenner is Managing Director of the Institute of Information Management at the University of St Gallen and former Dean of the School of Management. Previously, he was Head of Application Development at Lonza AG, and before this he provided consultancy services in the IT, financial, service and machine sectors. Walter is author and editor of 30 books and more than 300 scientific publications.Rupert Stadler is Chairman of the Board of Management at AUDI AG. He joined AUDI AG in 1990 as Controller in the Sales and Marketing area before switching to Volkswagen/Audi España SA as Commercial Director in 1994. In that capacity he was responsible for controllership, accounts, personnel and organisation. From 1997, Rupert was Head of the Board of Management’s Office for the Volkswagen Group and was Head of Group Product Planning from 2002. He became an AUDI AG Board Member in 2003, and in 2007 he was made Chairman of the Board of Management.

• Part 1. Evolutions and Revolutions in MobilityPart 2. Perspectives on Autonomous DrivingPart 3. The Technology of Autonomous DrivingPart 4. The Arena of Autonomous DrivingPart 5. Customers and their Mobility BehaviorPart 6. Framework Conditions for Autonomous DrivingPart 7. Impact on VehiclesPart 8. Impact on CompaniesPart 9. Impact on SocietyPart 10. What needs to be done?

Herrmann, a professor of marketing, Brenner, a professor of information management, and Stadler, the CEO of Audi, explore how driverless cars will change people’s lives, the automotive and technology industry, environmental protection, the economy, legal and regulatory conditions, and other aspects of the world. They discuss facts about human driving, trends and disruptive technology related to mobility, the history and different levels of autonomous driving, economic aspects, and development phases; the technology of autonomous driving, including digitized and connected cars and cybersecurity and data privacy; the arena of autonomous driving, including areas of current use and the stakeholders and players involved; customers and their mobility behavior and expectations, as well as use cases, whether autonomous driving can fail, and product positioning; framework conditions for autonomous driving, including protection and liability, norms and standards, and ethics and morals; the impact on vehicle design, human-machine interaction, time, cost, and safety; the impact on companies and their business models, value chains, the sharing economy, and the insurance industry; the impact on society in the areas of work and welfare, competitiveness, emerging societies, and urban development; and the actions needed by the auto industry and government to manage the transition.

Andreas Herrmann is Director of the Institute for Customer Insight at the University of St Gallen and Head of the Audi Lab for Market Research. He has extensive experience in the automobile industry having worked as Controller at Audi AG and through consultancy work, where he has collaborated with Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen and Porsche. Andreas is author of 15 books and over 200 articles in the areas of management, consumer behaviour and marketing.Walter Brenner is Managing Director of the Institute of Information Management at the University of St Gallen and former Dean of the School of Management. Previously, he was Head of Application Development at Lonza AG, and before this he provided consultancy services in the IT, financial, service and machine sectors. Walter is author and editor of 30 books and more than 300 scientific publications.Rupert Stadler is Chairman of the Board of Management at AUDI AG. He joined AUDI AG in 1990 as Controller in the Sales and Marketing area before switching to Volkswagen/Audi España SA as Commercial Director in 1994. In that capacity he was responsible for controllership, accounts, personnel and organisation. From 1997, Rupert was Head of the Board of Management’s Office for the Volkswagen Group and was Head of Group Product Planning from 2002. He became an AUDI AG Board Member in 2003, and in 2007 he was made Chairman of the Board of Management.

• Part 1. Evolutions and Revolutions in MobilityPart 2. Perspectives on Autonomous DrivingPart 3. The Technology of Autonomous DrivingPart 4. The Arena of Autonomous DrivingPart 5. Customers and their Mobility BehaviorPart 6. Framework Conditions for Autonomous DrivingPart 7. Impact on VehiclesPart 8. Impact on CompaniesPart 9. Impact on SocietyPart 10. What needs to be done?

Herrmann, a professor of marketing, Brenner, a professor of information management, and Stadler, the CEO of Audi, explore how driverless cars will change people’s lives, the automotive and technology industry, environmental protection, the economy, legal and regulatory conditions, and other aspects of the world. They discuss facts about human driving, trends and disruptive technology related to mobility, the history and different levels of autonomous driving, economic aspects, and development phases; the technology of autonomous driving, including digitized and connected cars and cybersecurity and data privacy; the arena of autonomous driving, including areas of current use and the stakeholders and players involved; customers and their mobility behavior and expectations, as well as use cases, whether autonomous driving can fail, and product positioning; framework conditions for autonomous driving, including protection and liability, norms and standards, and ethics and morals; the impact on vehicle design, human-machine interaction, time, cost, and safety; the impact on companies and their business models, value chains, the sharing economy, and the insurance industry; the impact on society in the areas of work and welfare, competitiveness, emerging societies, and urban development; and the actions needed by the auto industry and government to manage the transition.