Disconnected villages - Let's go to the city (Scenario 8):

Technological progress is creating a growing gap between centers and peripheral areas. On the back of digital high-performance networks, there is a centralization of economic and supply structures and the exclusive urban use of autonomous driving. The resulting attractiveness of the centers leads to strong immigration from surrounding communities. A high sustainability orientation and the associated increase in the cost of mobility reinforce this trend. Policymakers are focusing on the technological promotion of green and digital individual mobility. Regulations and financial incentives are intended to promote climate-friendly drives in particular. Sharing services in the form of autonomous robo-taxis and rental systems for micro-mobility form the central element of mobility in the centers. Here, individualized guidance systems and intermodal platforms ensure optimized traffic flow. Heavy commuting from the periphery is primarily based on conventional, private cars, which form the core of an individual mobility (emergency) supply in rural areas.