Efficient Mobility: Lessons on Dynamic Pricing and Sustainable Passenger Service

The Internet of Things is increasingly delivering high-precision mobility data. This makes it possible to fine-tune the use of scarce mobility goods and services and thus achieve higher system efficiency. In the future, it will be feasible to put a price tag on even the smallest traffic areas and auction them off to the highest bidder. This will enable congestion-free driving, search-free parking, and a trouble-free switching from road to rail and vice versa. Many contractual decisions will be made automatically on the basis of previously determined preferences, without the individual noticing anything. At the same time, the increase in data created in this system will also lead to new manipulation potential. The intelligent legislator will try to make the opportunities of the Internet of Things possible while at the same time limiting the associated risks.