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Autonomous Vehicles from Hype to Reality 6: AV Market Outlook
Companies and investors are pumping billions of dollars into the autonomous vehicle sector for the chance to score big in this nascent market. Early movers are getting a jump on the competition with partnerships, pilot projects and production. This article analyzes survey results related to the market and sales outlook for AVs, including a Wards Intelligence forecast.
2022 OEM Electrification Report Card
Who among the world’s automakers is best positioned in this race toward electrification, who’s on the cusp and who still has work to do?
The Future of Leather in Vehicles
Despite some OEMs totally removing or promising to eliminate leather from cockpits in the future – especially in battery-electric vehicles – Wards Intelligence research predicts most automakers – with some notable exceptions – will end up hedging their bets and will offer a variety of leather and non-leather options to accommodate all buyer demographics for the foreseeable future.
Delivering the Goods Part 2: Autonomous Vans and Trucks Promise Faster, Better, Cheaper Deliveries
Driverless vehicles can reduce costs, enable 24/7 availability and provide touchless deliveries on demand. We review some of the top autonomous delivery startups developing, testing and deploying vehicles ranging from vans to trucks.
Delivering the Goods Part 1: Autonomous Pods Promise Faster, Better, Cheaper Deliveries
Driverless vehicles can reduce costs, enable 24/7 availability and provide touchless deliveries on demand. We review some of the top autonomous delivery startups developing, testing and deploying vehicles ranging from pod size to fullsize vans.
China May Not Be the Growth Engine BEV Makers Need
China’s economy is showing multiple signs of weakness at a time when battery-electric-vehicle makers are looking to the region for growth.
AV OEM Report Card: How Autonomous Vehicle OEMs Stack Up in 2022
See how automakers stack up in AV development, technology, partnerships, vertical integration and commercialization efforts. Learn why the top companies received high grads and why the other OEMs need to catch up.
EPropelled Is On A Mission: It’s All About Efficiency
With mobility companies focused on building better batteries, Lowell, MA-based ePropelled sees an opportunity to build better electric motors. Just don’t call them a manufacturer.
Will Sodium-Ion Batteries Replace Lithium?
Battery chemistry is changing rapidly and is being influenced by material price volatility, supply constraints, and politics. While lithium-based batteries are the current standard, lithium is not the only option for batteries. Sodium is one alternative. Here are the factors affecting its use and the future of lithium.
Transforming Cockpits with Sustainable Materials and Smart Surfaces
The growth of electric vehicles and environmental concerns worldwide is creating demand for more sustainable interior materials that occupants can see and touch.
Automate 2022 Detroit Focuses on Automotive
Rapidly changing customer demand, unprecedented labor shortages, and international supply chain issues are causing disruption in automotive. Additionally, the rapid developments in robotics, advanced analytics, machine learning and machine vision, as well as AI, are accelerating digital transformation and the shift to smart factories
Amply Talks Commercial BEV Charging Solutions, Pain Points
The 4-year-old commercial-vehicle charging company has projects in 17 states for depot-located private chargers.
Luminar vs. Tesla’s Autopilot in Live Demonstrations - With Video
Luminar provides lidar sensors and full stack autonomous vehicle software to industry partners that include eight of the top 10 global automakers. In live demos vs. Tesla vehicles, the car equipped with Luminar technology performs dramatically better than the Tesla.
Deep-dive research into the market trends and emerging technologies driving change in the automotive industry featuring competitive analysis of OEM strategies, supplier profiles, trend forecasts, industry surveys, executive interviews, and the expertise of our analysts and researchers.
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