May 16, 2022
On April 13 and 14, Audi Japan held the “Audi Sustainable Future
Tour” in Maniwa City, during which participants toured the city in Audi
“e-tron” electric cars. On the second day of the event, a “Future
Co-Creation Meeting” was held at the GREENable HIRUZEN “Kaze no Ha”
building to discuss future possibilities for 2030.
One faculty member and four graduate students from Okayama University
attended the meeting, which was implemented thanks to a collaboration
between Okayama University and Maniwa City, which are both actively
involved in SDGs initiatives, and Audi Japan, which promotes SDGs
initiatives through the promotion of electric vehicles. Representing
Okayama University, Professor KAWAHARA Nobuyuki of the Graduate School
of Natural Science and Technology (Engineering Division), FUJITA Tomoki
(currently completing a master’s program at the Department of Mechanical
and Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and
Technology), KANENOBU Minori (currently completing a master’s program at
the Division of Electronic and Information Systems Engineering,
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology), IMAMURA Yoko
(currently completing a master’s program at the Division of
Sustainability of Resources, Graduate School of Environmental and Life
Science), and ARIMORI Takumi (currently completing a master’s program at
the Division of Social Engineering and Environmental Management,
Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science) attended the meeting
to discuss electric vehicles (EV), energy and the environment along with
Audi Japan President and Representative Director Matthias Schepers and
Maniwa City Mayor OHTA Noboru.
Students asked questions relating to the business model of car
manufacturers that earn profits through the sales of automobiles. In
response, President Schepers commented, “Business models focused on
increasing the sales of automobiles are under intense pressure,
especially from the perspective of the SDGs. In the future, it will be
important to sell cars equipped with operating systems (OS). Our rivals
in the near future could be Google and Apple”.
Through this SDGs initiative, Okayama University students had the amazing opportunity to engage in direct discussions with top business executives and politicians.
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