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Insights
Our perspectives on the rapidly changing mobility industry
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.
SBD Explores: Electric Transition - Why are Japanese OEMs Lagging in the BEV Race?
Japanese OEMs were early adopters of hybrid electric vehicles, having a significant impact on the automotive carbon footprint. However,...
Jul 6, 2023
AEK 2023 - OEMs Showcase their Tech Credentials but Risk Leaving Consumers Behind
The Automotive Elektronik Kongress (AEK) is one of the most prominent automotive conferences in Germany, with a 27-year track record of...
Jun 29, 2023
Digital Transformation of the Fleet, Lease & Rental Sector
How Software-Defined Vehicles will unlock innovation Retrofit application of Fleet Management Services (FMS) in the aftermarket is...
Jun 21, 2023
What did you miss at Auto Shanghai 2023?
Biannually, Auto Shanghai celebrates the achievements made by OEMs – both domestic and international – while simultaneously looking to...
May 4, 2023
SBD Explores: How additive manufacturing can provide strategic value to OEMs
Fifteen car makers have announced plans in recent years to leverage additive manufacturing (also known as 3D Printing) within their...
May 4, 2023
What did you miss at Automotive Ethernet Congress 2023?
Held annually in Munich, the Automotive Ethernet Congress gathers more than a hundred Ethernet experts from across the global automotive...
Apr 27, 2023
Stay up-to-date with the latest Quarterly Wrap-Up!
Within the automotive industry, each quarter brings a wide variety of activities and announcements. Across it, new players and legacy...
Apr 20, 2023
The Race to Regionalize the EV Industry
In August 2022, US President Biden signed a bill into law called the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The bill’s name had been chosen to...
Apr 13, 2023
SBD Explores: Habitual & Nostalgic Features and Functionality
As the automotive industry shifts towards electric vehicles, manufacturers are incorporating habitual and nostalgic features from...
Apr 13, 2023
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...
Mar 30, 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 23, 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...
Mar 9, 2023
CES 2023: Flash Report
CES 2023 was attended on-site by 9 members of the SBD team, including the CEO, CCO, Director - North America, production managers,...
Jan 17, 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 9, 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 7, 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 6, 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 5, 2023
SBD Automotive supports digital.auto initiative
A fundamental shift across the entire automotive industry is driving a new era of mobility digital.auto was launched today as an open...
Nov 9, 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...
Nov 2, 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...
Oct 5, 2022
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