I'm Elise Hugh. You're listening to TED Talks Daily. You're about to hear from a car lover who wants to see a future with fewer cars.

Freeman Shen is the founder and CEO of WM Motor. In his talk recorded for Ted Monterey 2021, he lays out his vision of a world with autonomous cars, far less congestion,

and no need for parking lots at all. Sounds pretty good.

I love cars. I really do. But what we are currently doing is a big insane. Cars puts mark

in the air, create traffic and

congestion, and cause accidents. This might seem like a crazy thing for me to say, but I am hoping

for a future with fewer cars, mostly smart EVs, and cars can do more for us.

Some of the biggest changes ever take place in the auto industry are happening right now,

affecting not only the cars, but the very fabric of the city in which we live.

Governments across the world are committing to change the

way we move, and EVs are at the center of this change. Today, most of the cars powered by

engine or battery are not truly smart vehicles. Only smart EVs are computers on wheels.

They are not only connect vehicles,

but more importantly, use a lot of technology,

including artificial intelligence, autonomous driving,

big data, cloud and agile computing,

5G connectivity, and highly efficient e-power chain, etc.

These technologies are creating cars that can talk to us and the world around them and act accordingly.

This will have a huge impact on our city and the way we live in them. Let's start with

something there's always a challenge in the city, parking. The reality is that cars are parked

nearly all of the time, taking space in our cities, costing us money.

But right now, technology that allows your car to job you off and then go park itself exists.

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