Soh Wei Ming heads Mobility Asia, a Volkswagen startup that could steer its parent into the future.IN a gig economy where nobody has any reason to own a car, what will car companies sell?
A Singaporean based in Beijing, China, the automobile industry veteran is also a member of the management board and executive vice president for Volkswagen Group China. That could make him the single highest ranking Singaporean in the global car industry. "Everything else" is the wide-ranging spectrum of technology that is Mobility Asia's business. That includes electrified cars, connectivity, infrastructure and users, a service ecosystem , technology products , and autonomous vehicles.In terms of practical consumer benefits, what Mobility Asia is working on could end up being anything from an AI-assisted navigation or commute-planning system, to advanced voice recognition inside a vehicle.
"The traditional role of a carmaker simply was to sell cars, but in the future, we will have to become a mobility provider. And if you don't know how to run those things, you have no chance," says Mr Soh.
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