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Insights
Written by our automotive experts, these Insights offer our take on the market, in-depth white papers, event presentations and informative webinars to help you stay up to date.


2025 Shanghai Auto Show - Day 2
At the 2025 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, automakers and suppliers are accelerating the evolution of intelligent...
Apr 24, 2025


2025 Shanghai Auto Show - Day 1
At the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, vehicle intelligence took center stage. Automakers and suppliers showcased advances in steer-by-wire...
Apr 23, 2025


All Things Automotive from Auto Shanghai 2025
Our team of onsite experts is now back from Auto Shanghai 2025 and have been hard at work compiling both our Complimentary Flash Report...
Apr 17, 2025


In-Car HMI UX Evaluation & Benchmarking: Volvo EX90
In this Insight, we will be covering the first edition of the 2025 series, which analyzes the systems offered in the all-new Volvo EX90. While sharing the EV’s IVI and UX highlights, we will also outline the strengths and weaknesses posed by some of its most interesting technologies and more closely analyzing their implications on the end user experience.
Apr 10, 2025


SBD Automotive Q1 Highlights
In the first quarter of 2025, the automotive industry experienced a broad range of new movements, emerging trends, and striking...
Apr 3, 2025


2026年型Mercedes-Benz CLAが与える自動車業界におけるAI、eモビリティ、UXへの影響とは
2026年型Mercedes-Benz CLAの発表により、AI、電動化、ユーザーエクスペリエンスをめぐる議論が世界の自動車業界全体で交わされています。新型CLAは、Mercedes-Benzのエントリーレベルのコンパクトカーの次世代モデルであるだけでなく、最先端のソフトウ...
Apr 2, 2025


How will the 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA influence AI, E-Mobility and UX in the automotive industry? We asked our domain experts.
With the unveiling of the 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA, conversations around AI, electrification, and the user experience are evolving across...
Mar 27, 2025


How will today’s technology trends impact the in-vehicle user experience of tomorrow?
In recent years, the role of technology inside the vehicle has grown exponentially, impacting almost every feature domain within the...
Mar 20, 2025


Online Seminar: CES 2025 with Enhanced SDV Resolution - Global Trends in HMI and AI Integration
If CES 2024 was akin to the Cambrian explosion of AI, the 2025 event had a more tempered impact by comparison. However, this was not due...
Mar 10, 2025


AI: The New Engine Driving the Future of Automotive Innovation
The automotive industry is undergoing a seismic shift. Where once the heart of a vehicle was its mechanical engine, today the...
Mar 6, 2025


Upgrade your IVI Strategies with our HMI UX Benchmarking & Evaluation reports!
An ongoing race across the global automotive industry is seeing a growing number of automakers compete to deliver the vehicle of the...
Feb 27, 2025


Stay Ahead of the Curve in 2025 with SBD Automotive’s All-New Research Reports!
2024 represented a key year for the automotive industry, with notable technology evolutions, striking new innovations, and shifts in the...
Feb 20, 2025


All things automotive from CES 2025
CES 2025 was another chaotic and incredible event! Our team of 9 experts covering the show are all back home and recovering after such a...
Jan 23, 2025


In-Car HMI UX Evaluation & Benchmarking: Audi Q6 e-tron
As OEMs continue to pursue the SDV, they are increasing both the number of technologies in the vehicle and their significance to the...
Jan 20, 2025


CES Day 2: Automotive Superlatives, Spotlights, and Stock Prices
Welcome back to the final edition of SBD Automotive’s daily correspondence from CES 2025. If you missed our first two dispatches, you can...
Jan 9, 2025


4S Mobility launches at CES in Las Vegas
4S Mobility, an industry-wide movement to shift from tech-centric to outcome-driven mobility, has launched at CES. This new universal...
Jan 8, 2025


CES Opening Day: We’re Gonna Need More FLOPS
Greetings again from Las Vegas! Our team took to the expo halls today to canvas all things automotive and mobility at CES 2025 where...
Jan 8, 2025


Media Day at #CES2025: Where Car Companies Don’t Talk About Cars
Welcome to SBD Automotive’s first daily #CES wrap-up for 2025! In addition to today’s insight, we’ll be publishing again Tuesday and...
Jan 7, 2025


In-Car HMI UX Evaluation & Benchmarking: Avatr 12
Following our article on the Acura ZDX HMI UX report, this Insight covers the latest edition of the series, the all new Avatr 12.
Nov 28, 2024


How will the user experience of new in-vehicle HMI systems impact future automotive technologies?
Around the world, automakers are rapidly competing to deliver the vehicle of the future in a race that is seeing not only an increase in...
Nov 21, 2024


In-Car HMI UX Evaluation & Benchmarking: Acura ZDX
As OEMs continue to pursue the SDV, they are increasing both the number of technologies in the vehicle and their significance to the overall user experience. However, the success of these technologies will ultimately rely on their ability to ensure that this experience is delivered in a seamless and satisfactory manner. In doing so, OEMs, developers, and suppliers can ensure successful product launches, while securing long-term customer loyalty with the vehicle and its ecosys
Nov 14, 2024


How will new trends in AI, electrification, and connectivity impact the future of automotive?
As we approach the end of the year, we can begin to reflect on the most important movements, trends, and technologies delivered over the...
Nov 6, 2024


Stay up-to-date on new industry trends with the latest Quarterly Wrap-Up!
With every quarter bringing a new set of product reveals, strategy updates, new acquisitions, investments and more, sifting through the sheer volume of announcements shared over this short time, while also assessing their potential impacts on the future of automotive, can quickly become a difficult task. Cutting through the noise and delivering the key highlights from the past three months are our Quarterly Wrap-Ups. Delivered at the end of each financial quarter, this comp
Oct 24, 2024


What lessons can Western automakers learn from Chinese OEMs?
Around the world, OEMs are innovating rapidly across a number of key technology domains. Over-the-air (OTA) platforms sit at the...
Oct 17, 2024
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