Drive Your Passion Forward

Car manufacturing uses water across battery processing, paint shops, and semiconductor production. As droughts worsen, explore how automakers can balance factory needs with local communities and agriculture—and whether verified water-footprint labels should influence car buying.

Explore whether cities should charge vehicles based on the space they occupy and the road damage they cause, rather than miles driven. Discuss how this approach could influence electric SUVs, compact cars, and commercial fleets—and whether it can make road costs fairer without burdening families or people with limited transportation options.

Explore whether vehicle safety ratings should account for risks to occupants of smaller cars, cyclists, and pedestrians. Discuss how mass, braking, visibility, and vehicle design could shape a fair road compatibility score while recognizing the needs of people who rely on larger vehicles.

Explore how automakers, city planners, and residents could use anonymous vehicle data on near-misses, sudden braking, and confusing road layouts to prioritize safer streets while protecting privacy and building driver trust.

Could a street-level visibility test help drivers spot children, cyclists, and low obstacles? Discuss how vehicle safety ratings and SUV design might change, and what trade-offs would balance occupant protection, practicality, and pedestrian safety.