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SBD Automotive
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.


Three ways Agentic AI redefines the in-car experience
Agentic AI is remaking the in-car experience, moving vehicles from passive responders to active agents that can interpret intent and complete tasks on behalf of their users. Traditional voice systems wait for explicit commands, but agentic systems are able to break intent into actions, then coordinate specialist capabilities and follow through, across navigation, digital cabin services and commerce. This shift will change how people will interact with cars, and how manufactur
Oct 16, 2025


Stay ahead this quarter with SBD Automotive’s latest research reports!
This quarter, the automotive sector pressed forward on multiple fronts as software and data took center stage in vehicle design and user...
Jul 17, 2025


How will the Software-Defined Vehicle impact future automotive planning practices?
As SDV strategies take center stage in OEM investment plans for the next product planning cycle, it is key to identify not just the...
May 30, 2025


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...
Oct 24, 2024


Where are the SDV startups?
As SBD Automotive continues to track the rapid, but foreseeable, onslaught of strategy messaging, investment, supply chain changes, and...
Aug 29, 2024


Explore the future of automotive OS in our new multi-client study!
An essential building block of the software-defined vehicle is its operating system, determining what features are offered to the end user
Aug 22, 2024


Subscriptions and the SDV: Where is the value proposition?
Despite the ongoing narrative around feature and software-driven revenues being the yet-realized economic engine of automaker...
Aug 15, 2024


How will the arrival of the SDV impact traditional development practices?
As the automotive industry continues to pursue the Software-Defined Vehicle, a growing number of OEMs are rolling out innovative...
Jul 18, 2024


Exploring the impacts of SDV development – NIKKEI XTECH interviews Masahiro Otsuka
Across the industry, a growing number of automakers are equipping their latest vehicles with advanced software integrations. While this...
Jun 25, 2024


Where does your OEM rank on our new OTA Capability Rankings?
Since their popularization in 2012 with the launch of Tesla’s Model S, over-the-air (OTA) technologies have quickly gained widespread...
Jun 20, 2024


Why Automakers Have Struggled to Deliver the Software-Defined Vehicle: A Diagnosis and Recommendations
Why automakers have struggled to deliver the software-defined vehicle: A diagnosis & recommendations
May 1, 2024


The AI Future of Automotive: Consumers and the Conversational Car
The right use cases for the right customer type can make or break the adoption curve for AI. Staying close to customer adoption trends...
Jan 29, 2024


Automotive technology trends at CES 2024
Navigate the chaos of CES with SBD Automotive's event insights, trends tour, and post-event reports, giving you a head-start on the event...
Jan 4, 2024
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