by Randall McAdory | Sep 18, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, LIDAR
That’s the sentiment of Elon Musk who views the usage of lidar (light detection and ranging) for self-driving vehicles as an expensive and an unnecessary crutch. Many companies like Cruise Automation and Waymo believe the usage of lidar is necessary for redundancy and...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 15, 2019 | Internal Combustion Engine
A recent NY Times article (subscription required) describing the most recent Frankfurt Show highlights the “angst” at this year’s show among industry insiders concerning the future of the automotive business. Trade issues, declining global sales, environmental...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 13, 2019 | IBM, TaaS
AutoNews (subscription required) recently reported on an IBM Automotive survey of 1,500 senior auto executives from 11 countries. About half of the executives polled felt a need to reinvent their company and change how business is accomplished to compete with the...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 11, 2019 | Elon Musk, Rivian
It’s being reported this week that Rivian has raised $350 million from Cox Automotive. This $350 million is on top of a $700 million round led by Amazon early this year, and another $500 million from Ford. If you don’t know Rivian, it’s the company...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 10, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Porsche, Taycan
Much is being debated about the 2020 Porsche Taycan. Some believe the Taycan is an arrow in the heart of Elon Musk and Tesla’s Model S. Others believe Taycan still falls short of Model S because of range and price. Mario Herger offers an interesting perspective...
