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China vs. USA – Tit for Tat pt. III.

Tit for tat battle spreads to automotive. A switch by Chinese OEMs to Chinese semiconductor suppliers in the Chinese automotive industry is unlikely to have much impact beyond media headlines...

Apple Automotive – A Titanic End

Infotainment is now the only option. Apple has finally admitted what has been obvious for many years and closed down its efforts to build a vehicle, refocusing the resources on...

MWC 2024 Day 2 – Qualcomm & Jolla

Qualcomm – Nvidia at the edge There is very little that can touch Nvidia at the moment and Qualcomm has wisely decided that if you can’t beat them, you join...

Apple CarPlay – Small stones

Small stones can set off an avalanche. The latest upgrade for Apple CarPlay may seem to be small, but I suspect that it is merely the first change in a...

Qualcomm FQ1 24 – On the up

Apple remains toothless. Good results combined with further confirmation that Apple is in no position to restart its patent fight with Qualcomm, result in a company with good short and...

Digital Automotive – Radio wars

A very American dispute. The issue of AM radio in vehicles sold in the USA has been debated for many years, but electrical vehicles (EVs)bring this issue to a head...

Mobileye – No go

Inventory correction is in full swing. Weak numbers from Texas Instruments echo what Mobileye highlighted a few weeks ago underlining that industrial semiconductors are now enduring the same correction that...

Electric Vehicles – Silver lining

Slowdown actually helps OEMs.   The realities of electric vehicles are starting to come home as the early adopters now all have an EV while the rest of us are...

Autonomous Driving – Slough of Despond.

Life in autonomy remains dreadful. There is little hope for a recovery in autonomous driving anytime soon as programs are being cancelled meaning that my 2028 target looks increasingly over...

CES 2024 – Dark Horses of Vegas

There was very wow this year as I had already seen almost every product that was on display but critically, these products were closer to market than they were last...