The technological challenges for the automotive sector in the light of the European Union's Digital Decade 2030: perspectives and new business models.

Prof. Avv. Alessandro del Ninno was the sole speaker in the 4-hour Workshop organized by ANIASA (National Association of the Car Rental Industry, Sharing Economy and Digital Automotive) for associated companies with the aim of illustrating the main technological, regulatory and business challenges to which automotive companies must respond with the increasingly decisive role played by emerging technologies and new regulatory rules thereof.

In his speech, Prof. Avv. Alessandro del Ninno first illustrated the four pillars of the so-called Digital Decade 2020-2030 of the EU, then moving on to analyze the impact on the automotive sector in particular of technologies such as: Artificial Intelligence, 5G connectivity, Blockchain. Specific indications on the cybersecurity of the automotive were also provided, in the light of the recent ENISA Guidelines.

Therefore, these specific technological scenarios were followed by the practical analysis of the main EU regulatory proposals and the main rules already in force that intend to build the regulatory framework of the Digital Decade, including:

Digital Services Act
EU Proposal for a Regulation amending the EU Directive 2000/31

Digital Markets Act
EU Proposal for a Regulation on digital markets

Artificial Intelligence
EU Proposal for a Regulation on AI

Data Governance
EU Proposal for a Regulation for a European data governance

E-privacy Regulation
EU Proposal for a Regulation for data protection within electronic networks