The majority of the world's population lives in cities, and the trend is increasing. As a consequence, in addition to rising living costs, there are traffic problems, a large energy demand, environmental pollution and large amounts of waste. 

Technological progress is helping to get these problems under control:

1. The expansion of renewable energies in combination with smart grids reduces dependence on fossil energies and thus helps to slow down global warming caused by climate change.
2. The transition to electromobility and the further development of autonomous driving offer many other opportunities in addition to CO2 savings. Car-sharing, for example, will become much more attractive through autonomous vehicles, as people will be able to be picked up directly at home and will no longer be dependent on a vehicle being parked nearby by chance. This means that far fewer cars will be needed, freeing up parking spaces that can be used, for example, for the expansion of cycle paths or green spaces. The quality of life will increase.
3. A great potential for more efficient energy use also lies in the buildings themselves. Through insulation measures, the use of heat pumps and intelligent automation of ventilation, heating and lighting, great savings and an increase in the quality of living are also possible here.
4. An important prerequisite and for the points mentioned above is the further expansion of networking and IT infrastructure. Autonomous driving, smart grids or smart buildings will only function reliably if the required network bandwidth is always available.

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