co-creation

Should researchers be “engaged” with societal issues? This question comes up regularly in public debates, often with an underlying concern: that science might become activist or ideological, or lose its supposed neutrality.

Autonomous vehicles are currently presented as one of the most promising technological breakthroughs in mobility. Safer roads, fewer emissions, better access to transport, more efficient systems: the list of expected benefits is long, and by now familiar. These promises are not just speculative. They are already structuring industrial strategies and public policies.