Crimson Hexagon：2017年汽车行业趋势报告(英文版)(28页).pdf

1、Roads of the Future Eco-friendly autos, self-driving cars, ridesharing, and other trends affecting the US auto industry 34 Methodology For this auto industry report, we analyzed Crimson Hexagons library of more than one trillion posts from sources like Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit and forums be

2、tween 2010 and 2016. We also used data from non-social sources like the Air Resources Board, Ride Guru, and others. By analyzing historical social media conversations about ridesharing, eco-friendly vehicles, self-driving technology and more, we were able to uncover emerging trends, track shifting c

3、onsumer sentiment, and better understand the forces shaping the future of the auto industry. Table of Contents Introduction 5 Green Machines 11 Eco-friendly conversation 13 Electric vs. hybrid 15 Whos talking about green cars 19 Self-driving cars 25 In the drivers seat 27 Bumpy road ahead? 30 The Ri

4、se of Ridesharing 35 From zero to sixty 37 Is ridesharing dispatching with cabs? 38 How do consumers feel about ridesharing? 39 Fare or foul? 45 Who needs a car these days? 49 The car-buying conversation 51 Afterword 55 56 Introduction When cars were first introduced to consumers at the beginning of

5、 last century, they almost instantly revolutionized everyday life. Physical distance became less important, and easy access to everything from jobs to groceries reshaped the geometry of modern existence. But the transformation didnt stop there. Over time, automobiles continued to evolve. They became

6、 faster, safer, and cheaper. A car from 2008, a century after the release of the Model T, would be almost incomprehensible to Henry Ford. And in the last few years, those changes have only accelerated. Todays forward-looking carmakers have largely moved on from making their vehicles faster, safer an