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BMW – Risk on.

Subscription features is a risk worth taking. BMW’s potential move to feature subscription has some problems but if this pushes BMW towards having a relationship with its users, it may...

Byton – End of the road?

Byton’s trouble is an opportunity for others. One of my favourite electric car makers is in the kind of trouble from which it may not recover which I think spells...

Autonomous Autos – Gadzoox!.

Zoox is all about the automation of distribution. I am far from convinced that Amazon has decided to enter the autonomous driving game but instead is likely to use Zoox...

Nvidia & Mercedes-Benz – The long cycle.

The 4-year design cycle problem again. Nvidia has landed a major blue-chip client for its Drive Orin platform in announcing with Mercedes-Benz but by the time it ships in 2024,...

VW – Solo: a car wars story.

Google & Co. out. Rivals in. VW has confirmed its solo strategy when it comes to vehicle software, but it will need co-operation with other vehicle makers if it wants...

Vehicle companion apps – A car’s best friend

June 17th 2020: Star, global Strategy, Design and Engineering consultancy, has published an analysis of the global vehicle companion application landscape. Star is partnering with Radio Free Mobile, to showcase...

Amazon & Zoox – Bottom fishing

Consolidation wave gathers momentum. Zoox would make a good fit for Amazon which clearly intends to capitalise on autonomous driving being much later than expected meaning that the smaller players...

Automotive Industry – Silver lining

The notion of a recovery is not as leftfield as I thought. Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have entertained the idea that automobile demand may be a late-stage...

Intel & Automotive – On the moov

Intel further broadens its position in digital transportation. Determined not to miss out on digital transportation the way it missed out on mobile, Intel is moving again to build a...

NXP Q1 2020– A steer

NXP hints at mobile, industrial and automotive outlook. NXP reported reasonable results but guided as weakly as expected showing both the well-documented weakness in automotive but also another hint of...