Resulting from a mixture of abundance, ecological conscience and tighter parking areas in
urban areas, small vehicles with hi-tech equipment are being built for people with urban style of life.

Under the consideration of long term traffic politics, the chances and limits of the employment
of short vehicles will be analysed. The strategy for a long term development, as defined by the
confederal department of the environment, traffic, energy and communication (UVEK), sees on
one side the shift to environmentally efficient transportation and places as a prime aim and on the other side technical optimisation of individual transport and subsequently an increase in the efficiency of the traffic infrastructure.