OEMs are changing how and who they invest in
In their race to transform themselves and their businesses, major car makers have invested in, or acquired, almost 700 companies since...
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- Mar 23, 2023
Is Tesla's EV charging advantage under threat?
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced in 2022 that it will provide a $4.5 Billion fund to states to strategically deploy...
- Mar 16, 2023
The Big Screen Dilemma
Exploring availability and market penetration for head unit display sizes In modern automotive design, the unity between driver and car...
- Mar 9, 2023
Do car makers hold the keys to eVTOL growth?
AeroHT, an affiliate of Xpeng, staged the first public flight of its X2 Electrical Vertical take-off and Landing Vehicle (eVTOL) in...
- Jan 9, 2023
CES 2023 Day 3 Wrap-up: Big Themes, Statistics and Sore Feet
CES 2023 Day 3 Wrap-up: Big themes, Statistics and Sore Feet - On Day 1 we wrote about some of the new in-vehicle experiences being
- Jan 7, 2023
CES 2023 Day 2 Wrap-up: SDVs, Chipsets and Maps
For our Day 1 CES 2023 wrap-up we covered many of the mobility experiences that are most visible at CES 2023: big displays, robotaxis, perso
- Jan 6, 2023
CES 2023 Day 1 Wrap-Up
Day 1 at CES saw a return to the hustle and bustle we’ve previously associated with the event – tens of thousands of people descended on....
- Jan 5, 2023
CES 2023 - Day 0
CES 2023 Day 0 Daily Insight Article - We’re excited to finally be back for CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The show is setting up to be even more ex
- Jan 3, 2023
Stay up-to-date with CES 2023!
Navigate the chaos of CES with SBD Automotive's daily event insights, complimentary tour map and pre-event report, giving you a head...
- Dec 8, 2022
OEMs vs Tech Giants - who will commercialize L4 autonomy first?
Around the world, automotive trials of Level 4 technologies are working to change how the industry uses and interacts with the vehicle....
- Nov 2, 2022
Will mergers help speed up data monetization?
There is speculation in the press that Wejo and Otonomo may be considering a merger. This follows a turbulent year since each went...
- Oct 20, 2022
Maximizing in-vehicle commerce through the software-defined era
Commerce practices tailored to the vehicle lifecycle have existed for decades, from infrastructure designed around consumer journeys to...
- Oct 5, 2022
Is Google's takeover of the cockpit stalling?
Google’s launch of Android Automotive in 2018 was promptly followed by media predictions that car makers would be forced to give up on...
- Sep 9, 2022
OEMs risk falling behind stringent ICE bans
Originally published on the SBD PORTAL in September 2022 As the world transitions toward an electrified and decarbonized future, regions...
- Sep 2, 2022
The 6 steps to finding CASE-capable consultants
There are questions that many OEMs and Tier 1s ask themselves, but rarely get answers they can act upon - What is our competitor's...
- Aug 31, 2022
Dark patterns in automotive UX
Connected cars provide an attractive revenue opportunity for service providers and advertisers, especially those that include in-car...
- Jul 7, 2022
Auto industry at risk of losing customer trust
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) recently released data on crashes involving vehicles equipped with automated...
- Jul 5, 2022
Is the US effectively deploying EV infrastructure?
Over 10 million EVs will be shipped in the US over the next 5 years, which require both private and public charging infrastructure to...
- Jun 23, 2022
AUTOSAR is the backbone of AVs and ADAS, but for how long?
AUTOSAR has become ubiquitous in the development of automotive ECUs at many OEMs, but as new and more complex autonomous vehicle...
- Jun 7, 2022
Latest BLE vulnerability might be a deal-breaker
UK based NCC Group says it found security flaws in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The vulnerability involves using a link layer relay attack...
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