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41 AutoData | March 2019 ABB, one of the Formula E sponsors, has developed recharging solutions for all types of applications. At the Geneva Auto Show it will present its fast charger for buses, which will be used to transport visitors in the fair. much affected by the combustion engines pollution. Urban equipment such as traffic lights, subways, trains, bus stops, bicycle lanes and so many others working in a connec- ted way and using artificial intelligence promise a transformation in the environ- ment of the cities over the next thirtyyears. That is what is expected, although those solutions are still quite distant from reality. Buses, trucks, cars, bicycles, electric scooters, on the other hand, are already a reality. Technologies to provide energy and keep that fleet in circulation are also known by the companies that wish to operate in that field. It is urgent, therefore, that tools convergence to start the smart citymodel. It is also up to the public authority and society to make their contributions so that the necessary investments can bemade to integrate all the actors of that complicated plot which is the vision of the mobility of the future in Latin America. That iswhat the former president of Me- xico, Felipe Calderón, one of the spokes- men of that discussion in Latin America, concluded during the opening of the Fo- rum: “It is time to develop efficient public systems so that people no longer see the convenience of using a car as advantage”. During the day of discussions in the Forum, Calderon showed some efforts of cities in Latin America in order to change the opinion of the Legislative, the Executive and, mainly, the population. Public transportation onwheels is seen as the most efficient, safe and the one that presents the lowest costs for immediate application in the big cities of Latin Ame- rica. Especially because of the existing in- frastructure for those vehicles to circulate. Electric and connected buses running on smart lanes that besides organizing the flow can also serve as charging stations for the batteries is the bet of the moment. The current problem iswhat was classi- fied as a mafia in one of the Forum panels: the operators of those bus systems. Accor- ding to GustavoMañez Gomes, coordinator of climate change for Latin America and the Caribbean of Unep, the United Nations Environment Program, “there is no inte-