Autonomic CEO Gavin Sherry on Mobility, China, and Data Privacy

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—Based on the foundation of connected cars and individual mobility apps, technology innovators are now racing up the digital evolutionary chart to create online marketplaces and other hubs as central meeting places where drivers, riders, apps, service providers, product sellers, consumers, software developers, mechanics , truckers, shippers , automakers, fleet operators, and many others can find each other and do business. The outpouring of aggregate data generated by this better-coordinated activity is feeding the rise of still further business models, such as payment systems and the delivery of food and entertainment synched with the needs of travelers and drivers. Xconomy called on one of the most thoughtful leaders in this transportation hub sector, Autonomic’s CEO Gavin Sherry, to reflect on developments during the past year, and comment on the challenges ahead in 2019. In our conversation, Sherry (pictured) offered his thoughts on a range of issues, including the protection of individual data gathered by mobility businesses and hubs. X: World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee has proposed the formulation of a “Contract for the Web” to mitigate the impacts of tech companies on individual privacy, national and regional strife, and other societal factors.

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