Third spaces - those between the home and workplace - are becoming the next frontiers for developers. Mercedes-Benz believes that in the future its fully autonomous luxury cars will be the ultimate third space – a place to hold business meetings or just relax and hang out.

Tesla didn’t set out just to challenge the automotive sector – it wants to change it. It ranks in the top five brands among motor enthusiasts, and celebrity fans of Tesla include Jay-Z, Ben Affleck and Jay Leno. But how has an electric car company become a cool cult brand?

As Millennials increasingly perceive ownership as a burden, car-sharing companies like DriveNow are changing the game. From Dusseldorf to Munich, they’re catering to an ever-growing percentage of young Germans for whom owning a car is no longer a viable or ‘cool’ thing to do.

While young adults often occupy the roles of early technological adopters, some are predicting that the over-50s will be the demographic most interested in driverless cars. Could these vehicles first and foremost help those with mobility issues?