What We’re Reading
Automotive World, June 25, 2024
Tesla (TSLA) is expected to have tough quarter for deliveries again
Electrek, June 24, 2024
Not quite ready for autonomous taxis? Teledriving could be a bridge
Tech Xplore, June 20, 2024
What We’re Reading
Tesla execs Drew Baglino and Rohan Patel leave as company lays off 10%
Tech Crunch, April 15, 2024
Driver in fatal Texas crash was using Ford’s auto driving system, officials say
The Guardian, April 11, 2024
BMW is succeeding with electric cars while rivals like Tesla struggle
Quartz, April 10, 2024
CES 2024
Each year, tech junkies flock to Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronic Show (CES). The world’s largest consumer tech show had more than 4,300 exhibitors, over 1,200 startups, and was visited by about 135,00 attendees over four days. AI dominated the show with products ranging from binoculars that identify the birds you are viewing to glasses that project accurate closed captions of conversations that are only visible to the wearer, and what interested us most, EVs and automated vehicles.
What We’re Reading
BMW to use Amazon cloud technology to build its autonomous driving features for new EVs
CNBC, September 5, 2023
Science Daily, August 30, 2023
Lucid CEO has a plan to end Americans’ range anxiety
ABC News, September 3, 2023
What We’re Reading
Tesla Confirms Automated Driving Systems Were Engaged During Fatal Crash
Jalopnik, April 18, 2023
CNN Politics, April 12, 2023
CNBC, April 18, 2023
Do I Really Own My Car?
As vehicle connectivity becomes more prevalent, OEMs are increasingly migrating to a business model where consumers may own the wheels, engine, and seats in their new cars, but not the critical software that operates them. Because software “ownership” is directly related to profitability and control of key vehicle features, it is no surprise that an ownership battleground of sorts has emerged between OEMs and their customers.
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