Automotive

Are people really buying cars from Instagram?

by Nicole on August 14, 2019

Mercedes Benz brought me to The Hauge a few weeks ago to see a brand new dealership touting a brand new way of selling cars: The Best Customer Experience 4.0. I believe that Mercedes has made a significant step in the right direction to [...]

How Useful are industry standards for self driving cars?

by Nicole on August 5, 2019

It’s not a stretch to say that profitability and long term success of ride sharing companies is linked to safe autonomous vehicles. Uber would be extremely profitable if it weren’t for all of the drivers it has to pay. The transition [...]

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Audi A4 2020: Infotainment System Review

by Nicole on July 29, 2019

The 2020 Audi A4 isn’t a fundamental redesign but a face lift which incorporates Audi’s all new MMI infotainment system. This move means that Audi drops the rotary knob which used to be central to interacting with the infotainment [...]

BMW Vision M NEXT: Electric Concept Sports Car [Photos]

by Nicole on June 25, 2019

BMW gives us a sneak peak at how they imagine the future with the Vision M NEXT electric sports car. Along with a design that screams sex we have the world premier of #NEXTGen a standalone infotainment system platform for personal mobility.

How Co-operative vs Ego-Centric Driving Impact Traffic Jams [Video]

by Nicole on June 19, 2019

No one should be surprised that cars that talk to each other result in better traffic, but seeing it play out is still super interesting. Cambridge University ran an experiment with autonomous vehicles that not only could communicate with each [...]

Driver Assist using just a smartphone – Demo

by Nicole on June 11, 2019

It’s not every day that I can say I’ve ridden in a car that used a smartphone camera to run a self-driving app. VIA Technology demoed a technology showcase of VIA-AI which ran level 2 driver assistance functions using only the camera [...]

Google Lays out a comprehensive plan for Automotive

by Nicole on May 8, 2019

Google’s is making moves to take over the space inside your car. Android Auto finally got an update and it’s joined by Google Assistant Driving Mode and the Android Automotive OS.

Microsoft & BMW partner for a productive virtual assistant (Demo)

by Nicole on May 7, 2019

A few months ago at CES, BMW launched a personal assistant for its cars, today that assistant gets smarter with the help of Microsoft’s virtual assistant. BMW has partnered with Microsoft to build a virtual assistant for their cars, the [...]

How Gen Z is influencing the automotive industry

by Nicole on April 29, 2019

Digital transformation along with the shared economy has disrupted the automotive and car rental industry in a big way. The disruption is getting worse as Gen Z joins the Millennial generation who isn’t as interested in driving their own [...]

Why Tesla’s 2020 Robotaxi is misguided

by Nicole on April 23, 2019

We believe in a future with autonomous drive. However, we wonder how realistic is it that Tesla rolls out a fleet of Robotaxi’s by 2020 and deliver full autonomy in 2019?