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It is estimated that by the year 2050 almost ¾ of the population on planet earth will be living in cities. Mobility requirements are changing in rapidly expanding megacities.
How will we keep these 12 to 37 million megacities inhabitants, such as in Tokyo, moving in the future while at the same time reducing the carbon footprint?
 
Composites materials are now exciting the mainstream automotive industry. The materials and technology that an industry chooses are very much linked to the volume of its production.
How far are composites materials from mass production in Automotive? Today, Automotive is the largest consumer of composite materials, accounting for over 20% of total consumption.

Beyond 2015, a stronger increase in penetration should be expected (+2pts by 2020) as emissions regulation continues to increase, the cost of composites (carbon fibre in particular) begins to drop and innovation brings improvement in production efficiency.

There are also new materials, design software, automation processes and End-Of-Life recycling solutions which come to the market as the automotive industry matures regarding composites materials.
The challenge is clearly coming from large consumption by the automotive industry in 2015. Automotive clearly has the potential to change.