The 2019 Movin'On Summit, a transportation technology showcase and sustainability showcase created and fostered by Michelin, was held June 4-6 in in Montreal, Quebec. The event is supported by the Movin'On Sustainable Mobility Fund and is a meeting point for leaders from the academic, political, urban planning, and business worlds who want to find concrete solutions to meet the major challenges of mobility, and to share best practices and the latest technology in this field. HDT Executive Editor David Cullen was on hand at the event, getting a glimpse into what the sustainable future of transportation may hold. Photos by David Cullen
The Sustainable Future at Michelin's Movin'On Conference [Photos]
Talk about working in a fish tank: "Aquarium" telecasting booth livestreamed interviews to screens posted throughout the Movin' On Summit's public spaces.
Coffee: It’s the fuel of future think. Attendees of the sustainability conclave were sustained by several Nespresso bars set up to dispense free coffee, fresh by the cup.
The first eye-grabber at the third edition of the Movin' On Summit: Sweden-based Einride's T/Pod "self-driving [freight] transport vehicle."
Don’t look up. It’s not a drone, but what happens when desk lamps gang up and take flight.
Where the corner office is round and looks like you’re meeting in a shower— or perhaps inside a giant jellyfish? The design of nearly everything at the Movin' On Summit gets one thinking about all sorts of things.
A collaborative workshop on deploying last-mile logistics had participants role-play as big-city mayors who had to come up with workable solutions to traffic congestion.
The big product news was Michelin's rollout of its Uptis "tweel" (unified tire + wheel) prototype for passenger cars that is airless and thus "puncture-proof."
Quebec-based electric truck maker Lion and body builder Boivin Évolution showed off their Class 8 truck with 100% electric powertrain and automated collection hopper.
NACFE’s Mike Roeth kicking off a workshop aimed at uncovering roadblocks to upping the range of heavy-duty electric trucks, looking out to the year 2030.
Michelin Uptis airless tire prototype (left) getting lots of attention and explanation at tire maker’s booth. At right is the Vision tire concept, also airless among other features, that was shown at the summit two years ago.