[custom_adv] Say hello to Smart’s idea of how personal mobility is going to look in 2030: the Smart Vision EQ ForTwo concept. It’s a stargazing exercise for the company, as so much hangs on infrastructure being in place – and cities having the money to implement it. But the company’s futurologists see this as possible, with enough future planning. We'll have to wait and see if that future planning comes to fruition. [custom_adv] You’re not going to own this car. You’re not going to drive it. But you’ll interact with it while you zoom from A to B in it with your similarly enlightened friends. [custom_adv] In short, this is going to be your personal butler, and you’re going to feel inadequate while you bask in its cleverness. It doesn’t look painted, feeling more like a smartphone with wheels due to reinforced metallic surfaces, dark-tinted glass and concealed LED display technology. [custom_adv] The major takeaway from this concept is that Smart believes that its development of personal mobility centres on Level 5 autonomy (no wheel, no pedals), full electrification, and detailed swarm communication between cars. [custom_adv] It relies on changes in infrastructure that will open up our city centres to new ‘blue car lanes’, areas where vehicles and people share space, and a very good wi-fi signal. [custom_adv] It’s part of what Smart calls its CASE corporate strategy – (Connected), autonomous driving (Autonomous), flexible use (Shared & Services) and electric drive systems (Electric). [custom_adv] It won’t be so novel by 2030, though, as parent company Daimler has confirmed that it will have introduced more than 10 new electric Smarts and Mercedes-Benz models by 2022. [custom_adv] Smart doesn’t see this as a car you’re going to own but pay as you ride instead. You’ll still have the opportunity to personalise it via a grille-shaped screen (105x40cm in size) on the front, which will display your name, avatar or anything else that identifies you. [custom_adv] You’ll be able to choose the seating and lighting configurations – and there’s enough of them to make it unique to you. [custom_adv] The side windows double as digital displays to be used like giant monitors, for instance. Inside, there’s acres of room and a concealed centre armrest. If you like the new friends you’re giving lifts to, drop the divider and snuggle up. There are also additional displays dotted around to display smaller, more personal, messages.