Welcome to the February problem of Automotive World Journal, which takes a deep dive into the query of whether or not expertise giants will ever grow to be automakers. Rumours have been circulating that Apple’s automotive ambitions are for rather more than software program, and up to date affirmation that it’s holding ‘early stage’ talks on an EV partnership with Hyundai suggests additional business disruption is on the playing cards.
There was no scarcity of disruptors at this yr’s digital CES, which provided insights into how client behaviour would possibly affect future mobility enterprise fashions. Environmental and security considerations dominated many shows, together with a wholesome dose of autonomous capabilities and some flying vehicles. Throughout Normal Motors’ keynote, Mary Barra shone the highlight on a brand new supply enterprise that might revolutionise logistics and forge a possible evolutionary path for conventional automakers.
This month’s problem additionally seems to be at Mazda’s connectivity technique, Ford’s scooter gamble with Spin, promising new LiDAR and solid-state battery expertise, and the prospects for the newly launched Stellantis.
On this problem:
- Apple-Hyundai proposal seen as a win-win
- CES shines highlight on post-pandemic mobility priorities
- Will Stellantis’ company reset function an business blueprint?
- A recent Spin on mobility: stakes rise in Ford’s scooter gamble
- An inside have a look at Mazda’s connectivity technique
- QuantumScape CEO readies for solid-state battery ramp up
- Tectonic shifts forward for automotive, with or with out the pandemic
- GM’s BrightDrop: a sideline or a lifeline?
- Regulators gently steer truck sector towards electrification
- The place may shared autonomous automobiles take us in 2021?
- Truckmakers should outline their position in related service area
- New LiDAR makes use of photo voltaic tech to spice up AV imaginative and prescient
- COMMENT: A nationwide ‘proper to restore’ push places Large Information beneath scrutiny
- How did COVID-19 change city mobility?
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