Vienna Biennale How Will We Work?

The Driverless City Project

A show by the University of Applied Arts Vienna at the Vienna Biennale 2017

Curators Gerald Bast (President, University of Applied Arts Vienna) and Anab Jain (Superflux, Professor for Industrial Design, University of Applied Arts Vienna)

Assistant Curators Jake Charles Rees (Superflux) and Martina Schoggl (University of Applied Arts Vienna)

The heady mixture of anxiety, opportunity, and complexity that surrounds this subject area makes How Will We Work a potent space for critical thinking and investigation. From precarious working conditions, to self-actualisation, alternative economies, and Industry 4.0, this exhibition aims to lead a discussion on radical changes to the way we define and thin about the role of work. (How Will We Work exhibition text)

How can we use driverless technology to turn our 20th century transportation infrastructure into 21st century human infrastructure? This project is about the built environment more than it is about vehicles or digital technology. The dream of self-driving cars is not a new one, but recent advancements in digital processing, global positioning systems, wireless communications, and sensor design have converged to make the dream into a reality. Given the record investment levels in driverless technology in recent years, across both the automotive and tech industries, there can be little doubt about the oncoming mobility revolution. Less certain, however, is what physical shape this revolution will take and how we will live differently.

Funding for the Driverless City Project was provided by the Illinois Institute of Technology Nayar Prize awarded to the team of Marshall Brown (Architecture), Lili Du (Transportation Engineering), Laura Forlano (Social Sciences and Design), Jack Guthman (Law), and Ron Henderson (Landscape Architecture).

Video link: https://vimeo.com/185058687 (password: driverless)