Archive For

June 2020

China vs. India – Warning shot.

Ban is meaningless without further action. India’s banning of 59 Chinese apps including TikTok and WeChat is a ban that will have very little effect...

Google – Glasses mended.

Google has another go at AR. It looks like Google is in the final stages of agreeing the acquisition of North, one of the more...

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...

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...

Apple WWDC 2020 – Everything Arm.

Apple brings the ecosystem closer together. Apple released one of its more interesting updates to iOS, included some concessions to developers and confirmed the widely...

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...

Apple – The tax collector.

App store revenue shares are under pressure again. The original intention of the Apple App Store was to drive loyalty to the iOS ecosystem which...

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...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt XVIII.

“relaxation” is not really a climb-down. The “relaxation” of the US’s stance against Huawei can be taken either as a sign of fear of missing...

Epic Games – Bargain hunter.

Epic Games builds a war chest for bargain hunting. Epic Games is raising $750m at a mooted $17bn valuation from T Rowe Price and Baillie...