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Ford & Google – Full of GAS?

More about infrastructure than digital vehicle services. Ford has struck a far-reaching deal with Google that encompasses far more than just the software and services in the vehicle cockpit which...

Autonomous autos – Pie in the sky pt. II

The autonomous software industry has a value of $44.3bn. Microsoft has participated in a $2bn funding round that values Cruise at more than $30bn which seems to be assuming that...

Amazon Zoox – Much ado about nothing.

Zoox promotes everything but its future. Zoox has unveiled a product and a service which has very little if anything to do with its long-term future. Zoox’s approach before its...

Artificial Intelligence – Genetic origami pt. II

Deep Mind puts a branch of science out of business. Deep Mind has crossed a milestone with the demonstration that its ability to predict protein structure is as good as...

Uber and Aurora – Outsourced future.

Uber’s autonomous driving technology finally goes in the bin. Aurora signals the end of the road for Uber’s woeful autonomous offering in a deal where I think ATG investors should...

Quantum computing – Under starter’s orders.

And so the next big race begins. A group of Chinese scientists is claiming to have reached quantum supremacy which while it means very little in practical realities at the...

Uber & Aurora – Back to front.

Only a joint venture makes any sense at all. While it makes complete sense for Uber to get rid of its autonomous driving activity and start again, I think Aurora...

SoftBank & Boston Dynamics – Homecoming.

Boston Dynamics finds a credible home. Boston Dynamics may have finally found a credible owner spelling the end of click-bait robots that lose money and instead focusing on bringing its...

Autonomous Autos – Stark contrast

The leaders should survive while rest look to be in great peril. While Waymo pushes ahead with its “driverless” taxi service, Uber is mired in difficulty clearly indicating that the...

Arm & NVIDIA – The unthinkable.

Another unthinkable event to add to 2020’s long list. For nearly 20 years I have strongly believed that Arm could not be acquired by another semiconductor company as Arm’s acceptance...