a day in the future
It's 2020 and you're starting your working day. Telecommuting is entirely normal these days. But when you do have to go in to work, you put off your departure just a bit longer by checking your e-mail before you leave home. This spreads the load on the infrastructure and keeps you from having to sit in traffic. As an added benefit, thanks to your later departure you get the off-peak per-km rate for your commute today.
scheduling mobility
Your e-mail and calendar are linked to a multi-modal route planner, combining all types of mobility services, from public transport to the built-in folding bike accessory. The system displays your best mobility options based on your schedule and needs.
All you have to do is pick the best time for you to leave, to make your first appointment and miss the traffic. Via your calendar application, you sign up for an urban district convoy and a parking service: the cheaper convoy rate for highway driving, and a cheap parking space. Of course, your transport from there is taken care of. And you pay for it as you board, using your mobile phone (just like today's telephone banking).
multi-modal mobility
You're just about to walk out the door. The travel planner tells you to take the folding bike to the car, which is parked just outside of the residential area. The living environment is much more liveable now that everyone parks their cars outside of the neighbourhood. The folding bike has its own place in the car, so it's always easy to just grab it and go. Handy for getting around in the city centre, or for a spontaneous trip to the beach when the sun comes out.
platooning
Your car's road assistant has already programmed in the quickest route to Amsterdam, and warns you along the way of slippery road surfaces or traffic jams. On the way, you flag a dangerous intersection that you pass, so the next driver to come along there will be warned by his own road assistant. As you go, you are given information on your driving style and tips for reducing fuel consumption.
When you reach the highway, the intelligent planner has assembled a convoy of cars. Thanks to the car’s aerodynamic design, a convoy of cars will save fuel (not unlike the way a flock of birds saves energy by flying in formation), and so you will qualify for a better per-km rate on the road. If you leased your car through Athlon Car Lease, you're in luck, because this trip will be earning you more Savers you can use for online shopping. And best of all, by driving in the convoy you get the most out of your time; you can work (or relax) in the car since your hands are free.
your second home
C,mm,n drivers are always at home on the road. Literally. Life in your car is really that comfortable. While you're buying tickets for your favourite band's upcoming concert online, a friend calls you to set something up for dinner (because he noticed on your blog that you were coming out his way). The road assistant looks at your internet profile and picks a restaurant for you automatically.
That's how c,mm,n makes your life free and easy.
a good book
Now that you have dinner plans, the planner decides that you're better off transferring to the metro, because traffic in that area is predicted to be heavy. You leave the convoy and drop your car off at the metro station. An unmanned car park guides your car efficiently into a spot by remote control.
In the metro, you use your phone to buy a book online and pay for it using Savers from Athlon Car Lease. After dinner, you take the metro back to your car, open the community box, and pick up the book you ordered. Great! Now you can read it on the way home.