by Randall McAdory | Jan 31, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Elon Musk, General Motors, GM Cruise Automation, Honda, Internal Combustion Engine, Microsoft, Tesla
A theory of disruptive innovation was described in a 1995 Harvard Business Review article. Companies often fail to adapt to new technologies or changing market conditions. An example is Blockbuster failing to respond to a video streaming strategy pioneered by Netflix....
by admin | Oct 12, 2019 | Dyson, Electric Vehicles, General Motors, Internal Combustion Engine, Rivian, Tesla, Volkswagen
That’s part of the title of a recent article in Automotive News (subscription required) describing Dyson’s decision to stop the development of an electric vehicle. As described in a prior post as well as here on TaaS Master, the company described an...
by Randall McAdory | Sep 26, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Elon Musk, Internal Combustion Engine, Porsche, Tesla
A few weeks ago, I wrote that the Porsche Taycan seems to be a “best effort car by an auto company determined to lead.” Dan Neil of the Wall Street Journal seems to agree. The difference between Dan and me, however, is he has now driven the all-electric...
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 6, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Internal Combustion Engine
That’s the topic tackled in a Detroit News article this week. What stands out in the article is that the development of EVs drove the United Autoworkers Union to issue a report this year outlining the implications of EVs on employment and how to address these...
by Randall McAdory | Aug 26, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Ford, Internal Combustion Engine
According to Teslarati, Ford’s operations head for Autonomous Vehicles (John Rich), recently said that the demand for cars will rise with the deployment of autonomous technology. According to Rich, as self-driving vehicles experience consistent usage, the wear...
