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CES 2020 Day 0 – The placeholder.

CES 2021 shaping up to be just a placeholder for 2022. If the media day is anything to go by, the CTA will be very keen to ensure that CES...

Apple Automotive – Tinker, tailor, soldier, car? pt. II.

There is only one way this works. Speculation has reached fever pitch with Hyundai admitting it has been in talks with Apple with regard to electric vehicles but this will...

Apple Automotive – Tinker, tailor, soldier, car?

18 months on and making a vehicle still makes no sense. Making a vehicle in 2024 makes as little sense as it did in 2016 because Apple’s brand and its...

Amazon Zoox – Much ado about nothing.

Zoox promotes everything but its future. Zoox has unveiled a product and a service which has very little if anything to do with its long-term future. Zoox’s approach before its...

Uber and Aurora – Outsourced future.

Uber’s autonomous driving technology finally goes in the bin. Aurora signals the end of the road for Uber’s woeful autonomous offering in a deal where I think ATG investors should...

Uber & Aurora – Back to front.

Only a joint venture makes any sense at all. While it makes complete sense for Uber to get rid of its autonomous driving activity and start again, I think Aurora...

Tesla – Sleight of hand.

Tesla is still bad at autonomous driving. Tesla’s latest pronouncement on the performance of Autopilot suggests that Autopilot is safer than humans, but the reality remains that Tesla is very...

Autonomous autos – Faulty steering.

Removing the safety driver can lead to a misinterpretation of reality.  Cruise has received permission to run its vehicles without safety drivers being present which may say more about the...

Autonomous Autos – Stark contrast

The leaders should survive while rest look to be in great peril. While Waymo pushes ahead with its “driverless” taxi service, Uber is mired in difficulty clearly indicating that the...

Uber Autonomous – FOMO Syndrome pt. II

Looks like Uber’s autonomous unit is worth $0. Recent rumblings are confirming my long-held view that Uber’s autonomous driving effort is worthless which will incense the Japanese investors who invested...