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Opinion - The future of the Automobile - Petrolhead point of view

Hello, Petrolheads! Tonight’s post addresses another question we, Petrolheads, are facing more and more often: how will we manage to enjoy our passion in the future? The horizon ahead lies full of, apparently, insuperable obstacles and challenges for people like you and me, true car lovers. Whether we’re speaking of Autonomous Driving, the SUV Trend or emissions legislation which will, undoubtedly, drive towards the demise of the mass-produced Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), it looks like threats are coming from all over the place. Personally, I couldn’t be any less worried! Autonomous Drive One of the “threats” most people talk about are Automobiles capable of driving themselves. It’s actually one of the things I’m more looking forward to, in the mid-term. Why? Humans are a complex system full of variables, designed – with aplomb – to be adaptable; these adaptation capabilities bring us versatility, and are the main reason for our success. We can adapt o