TaaSMaster Archive | Automotive Disruption Analysis

Intel’s Mobileye, Entering the Robotaxi Service Business?

Jan 20, 2020

In a recent post, I described how Intel subsidiary, Mobileye, showcased a self-driving vehicle equipped with only cameras traversing the streets of Jerusalem during CES this year.

Is GM Cruise Automation Ready to Launch?

Jan 18, 2020

In a previous post, we learned that GM Cruise Automation was delaying the deployment of its autonomous taxi service beyond the end of 2019.

Full Disclosure: I Own TaaS Stocks

Jan 15, 2020

In the spirit of transparency, I do own shares of stocks of some companies mentioned by me within TaaS Master that are also in the transportations-as-a-service space.

Deep Learning for Waymo is Icing on the Cake...for Tesla, It Is the Cake!

Jan 13, 2020

Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) conducts research in human-centered artificial intelligence, deep learning, autonomous vehicles and robotics at MIT.

Is Lidar Unecessary? More Evidence that Musk Might Be Right.

Jan 8, 2020

In a previous post, I discussed Elon Musk’s view that the usage of lidar in autonomous vehicle applications is a “fools errand.” Musk believes that radar, cameras, ultrasonic sensors and neural networks are all that’s needed to make self-driving vehicles function well.

Is Tesla a $4000 Stock?

Nov 30, 2019

Friday, Tesla’s stock price ended the day at $329.94 per share.

Three Roadblocks to EV Adoption

Nov 25, 2019

In a recent opinion piece on CNN Business, GM's president (Mark Reuss) describes the three barriers to consumer acceptance of electric vehicle adoption: range, charging infrastructure, and cost.

What Does the Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem Look Like?

Nov 6, 2019

An interesting article on Medium by Charles Nave describes the collection of technology and automotive companies directly engineering or partnering with entities developing autonomous vehicles.

Nobel Prize Laureate Talks Electric Vehicle Batteries

Oct 30, 2019

A few weeks ago, I posted about the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on lithium-ion batteries.

Steve Wozniak’s View on Autonomous Vehicles

Oct 27, 2019

At last week’s JD Power Auto Revolution conference in Las Vegas, Apple co-founder (Steve Wozniak) stated that he’s changed his mind on the development of fully autonomous vehicles.