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GM Ultifi – Out of GAS.

GM appears to go it alone. GM has announced a new end-to-end platform that aims to provide everything from systems management to infotainment, in what can only be a big...

Didi – Desperate times.

Didi is in desperate peril. Didi Global CEO and founder Jean Liu is hoping that making an exit is going to save her company, but all of the evidence points...

Didi – Blood in the water pt. II

Half of Didi’s opportunity has already been lost. Didi appears to have lost 30% of its user base (and 50% of its opportunity) since the crackdown on its business which...

Apple Automotive – Tinker, tailor, soldier, car? Pt IV

Nonsensical notion takes another hit. The defection of Apple’s car chief, Doug Field, is being seen as a huge blow for Apple’s ambitions to make a vehicle but seeing as...

Rivian IPO – The contortionist.

At $70bn+, expect valuation gymnastics. How an electric car company that has not yet shipped a single vehicle is worth more than Ford or GM or BMW or many other...

Tesla – The reality gap.

Musk’s effervescence may now have consequences. It appears that crashing into emergency vehicles is one mistake too far for the NHTSA which is now investigating (to be followed by Congress)...

Tech Newsround – AMZN / TWTR / LYFT / HERE

Amazon Q2 2021 – Whoops $127bn. Amazon reported good results but shed $127bn (7%) in value as Q3 2021 forecasts failed to live up to voracious expectations, underlying once again...

Tesla Q2 2021 – Unreality gap.

Fundamentals and valuation remain divorced.   Tesla reported excellent results that begin to establish its long-term credentials as a player in this market but the notion that it is worth...

Aurora – Shirtless in Mountain View pt. II

Part I can be found here Part II – Aurora demands the shirt off the investor’s back. The valuation of this deal is even more divorced from reality than Tesla...

Aurora – Shirtless in Mountain View pt. I

A look at the Aurora SPAC in two parts The autonomous trucking company is going public at $11bn with mediocre technology and a financial plan that will not see the...