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Tesla Battery Day – Fluff-free

Lack of fluff underpins credibility. The lack of fluff and hyperbole on display gave Tesla much better credibility that the advances it announced in its battery technology are real and...

Ford Sync 4 – Blank Canvas.

Sync 4 is encouraging but there is much more to do. Ford Sync 4 is one of the most promising infotainment experiences I have seen from a manufacturer but despite...

Tesla and Microsoft Q2 2020 – The money tree

Tesla Q2 2020 – Cash flow is king. Tesla reported good Q2 results as the sale of carbon credits helped it to report another profit while it managed to almost...

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...