Scan the QR code to watch the entire 2025 MIT Symposium. OCTOBER 23, 2025 MIT Symposium PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY Acceleration, disruption, collaboration: what will new-generation mobility look like and how will technology transform it? After two editions in Paris, the third edition of the symposium organized by OPmobility and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was held in Detroit, the heartland of mobility, on the innovations behind the mobility of the future. As always, participants and speakers came from wide-ranging backgrounds: industry, academia, governmental institutions, start-ups, and more. The presentations and discussions focused primarily on innovation ecosystems, with several leading start-ups including DiploAI and Mapless AI in attendance, MIT’s vision of the plant of the future, and key trends in mobility technologies. INTRODUCTION teams, an environment that is conducive to the success of multiple start-ups, and supportive public policies. Lastly, the third answer is to address innovation from the perspective of our products and technologies portfolio. In which areas is our progress more a question of improving what already exists? Which subjects will lead us towards truly transformative innovation? Mapping our projects forces us to make choices and clearly define our objectives. Rather than simply saying that “we need artificial intelligence”, we must be specific about our needs: we want to develop a partnership with a university laboratory that specializes in perception systems for self-driving vehicles. Embracing innovation is an opportunity. It’s also a challenge. Integrating externally sourced technology into OPmobility’s culture as a Group is no easy task. That’s why we have identified key roles at every level of our organization: architects (top management), facilitators (middle management), and entrepreneurs (line managers and engineers). The latter attend tech events, identify start-ups, and develop close day-to-day relationships with ecosystems. They are our ambassadors and our “sensors”, a key link in the development of technologies that will serve as the foundation of our future growth. FÉLICIE BURELLE Chief Executive Officer, OPmobility “Focusing on collaboration and collective intelligence will enable us to embrace our role as a driver of change.” INNOVATION Where do today’s keys to tomorrow’s innovation lie? In a global world, new forms of mobility are being invented just as much in Silicon Valley as they are in Shenzhen, Stuttgart, and Chennai. Disruptive technologies are emerging from multiple ecosystems, with contributions from a wide range of stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and decision-makers. In this context, how can we ensure that we target our efforts and our investments in the right areas and with the right partners? What role can we play as a mobility leader? The first answer entails a strategic shift to move away from the model of the past, in which R&D was developed from and sustained by our internal resources, to adopt a more open model that enables us to work with universities, start-ups, and venture capital funds. Focusing on collaboration and collective intelligence will enable us to embrace our role as a driver of change. The second answer lies in the strategic choices we make. We must invest our resources wisely, seeking out ecosystems that are aligned with our priority areas of activity: electrification, digitalization, and sustainable mobility. We must also choose regions that fulfill several key criteria with very high-level university research LATEST NEWS 4 • • 5
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