Program Mobilis 2011

Yves Ackermann, President of the Conseil Général Territoire de Belfort.
Benoît Brocart, Préfet Territoire de Belfort.
Etienne Butzbach, President of the Communauté Agglomération de Belfort.
Georges Lammoglia, President of the Pôle Véhicule du Futur.

Electrical vehicles will develop in the years to come, but their growth must be linked to an evolution of electricity distribution networks to allow recharges in the best conditions. In this evolving area what are the constraints, the needs and the outlooks?

What will be the consequences of new national and European regulations?

Communication between cars and their environment seems to be ready for a real take-off. What applications will trigger the start of the market? Within what timeframe? Which obstacles need to be lifted for large scale adoption?

The new mobilities are defined by an ever growing diversity in modes of travel and even in the ways to understand travelling? Is this a side issue or a main trend?

The spread of fuel cell batteries in people or transport vehicles is supposed to solve jointly the equation of both hydrogen distribution and the technical integration problems of the cell itself. The workshop will explore a few developing projects that cover these two dimensions and their associated economical models.

France, Germany, Netherlands, UK, ... have plans for testing electric vehicles in urban settings. The workshop’s aim is to analyse these first experimentations.

*Workshop under ENEVATE project funded by European Regional Development Fund

Opening by Marie-Guite Dufay, Président of the Conseil Régional de Franche-Comté and Sophie Rohfritsch, Vice-President of the Conseil Régional d’Alsace.

Some new services will allow a brand new interaction between the driver and his vehicle, including while the vehicle is parked. What can be expected from the arrival of smartphones in vehicles’ universe?

Which paths to explore to elaborate an electric vehicle architecture allowing a substantial reduction of platforms’ weight through optimization of vehicle’s passive security and the recyclability of the constituants.

*Workshop under E-light project funded by

The Google car and various demos brought back the idea that the automated car is for tomorrow. What’s up really with the status of the technologies and which are the hurdles against the arrival of automated cars on our city streets?

Provision of services above and beyond the supply of the vehicle itself will be at the very heart of changes in the automotive industry in the XXIst century. These services proposed to auto industry companies will furthermore represent a central issue for the whole industry. Whereas core business was the focus of effort during the 1990s, the introduction of wider business services is likely to enhance overall performance.

The stakes as regards services in the automotive industry will be highlighted through researchers’ speeches as well as a debate with the audience.

Overview of workgroup results and feature strategies for the future of your company or laboratory.

• Results of the industrial performance survey: an assessment of the competitiveness of automobile sector companies in Alsace and Franche-Comté, compared to world-class suppliers.
• Debate on the automobile sector: talks and presentations by experts and manufacturers.
• Presentation of performance trophies: awards for 2 local companies who significantly boosted their performances in 2010.