Smart mobility, seen as car based solutions with greater fuel efficiency and shifts to cars that are essentially information technology-products, is sometimes presented as the way forward for car mobility. This article presents developments, visions and scenarios for a debate on the role and the frame of smart mobility in the future of car mobility. Sustainability and life style issues are introduced as important backgrounds. As for a majority of households smart mobility solutions are important, it can be concluded that an important minority of households is searching for other solutions than technological framed smart mobility