Business Models
Driverless cars and other AV’s are impacting business models today, and will certainly impact more in the future. Topics on this page are focused on business models being disrupted by the technology, and business models created by the technology.
Driverless cars are coming — and these companies are poised to benefit
This article original posted on fool.com Make no mistake, driverless cars are on their way. By 2035, about 10% of all new light vehicles sold globally will be fully autonomous (as in, they can drive themselves around without any human interaction), and some estimates predict we’ll see them much sooner. And while carmakers and technology companies are making a lot of progress in driverless autos, there’s still plenty of time for investors to get in on one of the largest industry shifts in automotive history....
read more7 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Self-Driving Cars
This article originally appeared on Fool.com. News flash: You’re living in the future. Semi-autonomous vehicles already park themselves, hit the brakes to avoid fender benders, keep themselves in the correct lane on the highway, and can even be summoned to their drivers. But fully autonomous cars will take all of that even further. Check out these self-driving stats to see where the future of car automation is headed: It’s no secret that Alphabet is a leader in self-driving car technology — and it’s spent a lot of...
read moreChart: Autonomous Cars Change Every Industry, Even Yours
Above graphic: Autonomous vehicles impact every business model. Thisinfographic illustrates some the many industries that will be impacted, from Insurance, Logistics, Retail, Auto, and Cities. Though your company may still be adapting to social media technologies or Collaborative Economy disruptions, even more business model changes are coming. New autonomous technologies on the horizon are triggering greater acceleration of innovation programs to keep up. Google, Uber, Apple, Lyft, Tesla, BMW, Ford, Volvo, Yamaha, Mercedes, and other car...
read moreThe big question about driverless cars no one seems able to answer
This article is original posted on washingtonpost.com Wow. A lot of you guys had some very passionate responses to last week’s news that the federal government had recognized Google’s software, not the human passenger, as the “driver” in its self-driving cars. There was one, big theme running through many of your comments. See if you can identify it: So does the software have to get a driver’s license and insurance? –ikeaboy So if I get drunk, get into my Googlemobile and crash into someone the software is going...
read moreTesla Summon Hints at How the World of Self-Driving Cars Will Work
This article original posted on wired.com AT THIS POINT, self-driving cars are futuristic in the way next Thursday is futuristic: not here yet, but definitely coming. The government’s pumping billions into the idea, and Tesla Motors, Google, Uber, General Motors, Faraday Future, Baidu, and a long list of companies you would and wouldn’t think of are reserving their slice of the now-inevitable world where cars don’t need humans and can come to us with the press of a button. The underlying technology—how to make these vehicles actually work—is...
read moreHere’s How Mobileye NV Will Redefine Autonomous Car Technology
This article original posted on fool.com There’s no shortage of companies trying to dominate the autonomous and semi-autonomous driving space right now. Alphabet, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Mobileye (NYSE:MBLY), and a host of carmakers all have skin in the game. Each company takes its own approach to the autonomous driving space, and Mobileye recently offered a glimpse into the company’s next steps at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Mobileye believes that map data, collected by cars and shared with other drivers through the...
read moreThe firms who will beat Google to get us into self-driving cars
This article original posted on newscientist.com Google is going to be beaten to the punch. For years consumers have eagerly awaited the public launch of the firm’s self-driving cars: autonomous pods that will leave us free to read, watch TV or work on tasks other than driving. Now it seems as if traditional car manufacturers are about to take the lead. Last week, car companies from around the world lined up at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to announce their latest technology and investment in autonomous driving. General...
read moreThese 5 companies will dominate driverless cars
This article original posted on techinsider.io There’s been quite the arms race for driverless cars, with many companies declaring that their technology will hit markets by 2020. But a recent report released by Juniper Research, a mobile and digital market research firm, has listed the top five players that are most likely to bring self-driving cars to consumers. The automakers were scored on the follow categories: time spent developing related technologies; first live test and other trials conducted; the number of miles tested on...
read moreWhich Countries Are Most Enthusiastic About Self-Driving Cars?
Self-driving cars are grabbing more and more headlines but are people actually ready for them? The World Economic Forum carried out a survey in conjunction with the Boston Consulting Group to gauge consumers’ attitudes towards self-driving cars. It found that 58 percent of global respondents would take a ride in a fully self-driving vehicle with acceptance levels highest in emerging markets. 85 percent of people in India said they were likely to try a self-driving car, along with 75 percent of Chinese respondents. Enthusiasm was found to be...
read moreElon Musk has figured out the perfect balance between humans driving and self-driving cars
This article original posted on uk.businessinsider.com Tesla brought a much-anticipated new feature for its cars online last week: Autopilot, a suite of “driver-assist” technologies that, under the right circumstances, can enable a Model S sedan to drive itself in a hands-off-the-wheel way for extended periods. We knew this technology was coming with the Version 7.0 upgrade to Tesla’s vehicle software. But when we tried Autopilot, it was giddily mind-blowing. Variations on this type of amped-up cruise control have been...
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