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Automotive

Lyft – Self-flagellation

Lyft’s IPO is a rod for its own back Lyft’s IPO document reveals a company that I think will give its founders joy and validation when they ring the Nasdaq...

Apple Automotive – Final shoe

A Titan falls. It looks like the final shoe is being dropped on Apple’s automotive aspirations as 190 Project Titan members are being let go or transferred into other roles...

Didi – Unrealised dreams.

From revenue to cost. All is not well at Didi as a restructuring of the company is a sure sign that targets are not being met which is certain to...

Autonomous Autos 2018 – Rotten Apple

Waymo’s lead shrinks again to 2 to 1. Apple’s offering is awful. Analysis of autonomous testing data submitted to the California DMV for 2018, reveals that while Waymo is still...

Google Automotive – Wobbly wheels

Android Automotive is far from a foregone conclusion. Google clearly still thinks of vehicles as nothing more than handsets on wheels which I think is the reason why products that were...

Sharing economy – China bloodbath.

Didi in pole position but should not rush to IPO. The Mobike brand is about to disappear in yet another sign that while the sharing economy offers great deals to...

Voice Assistants – All about auto

Integration with the vehicle is essential A recent survey has found that voice assistants are quite widely used in the vehicle, but I think that until they are properly integrated,...

CES 2019 – Dark horses of Vegas.

Interesting offerings that slipped through the cracks. Real wireless power Thanks to Apple, wireless charging using the Qi standard is now everywhere, but far more interesting is the possibility to...

CES Day 1 – AI, assistants & 8K.

Artificial Intelligence: La-La Land. The most abused term award at CES 2019 goes to artificial intelligence where almost everyone is using it but almost no one seems to know what...

CES Day 0 – Planes, yachts & Digital assistants

Autonomous hype becomes more realistic. Planes, yachts & automobiles. CES 2019 is even more about vehicles than it ever has been before but to the industry’s credit, there is more...