BMW Features-by-Subscription: The Future of Cars, or Premium Mediocrity?

7 July 20206 August 2020 by neom2m

This week during a VR press event, BMW announced upgrades, changes, and augmentations to its newest software suite, Operating System 7. One key announcement had already come last week at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference: BMW will be the first to launch a phone-based car key that does not require a dedicated companion app. (In previous In-Vehicle UX Read more about BMW Features-by-Subscription: The Future of Cars, or Premium Mediocrity?[…]

Google Coming to Your Car

12 June 20206 August 2020 by neom2m

Casual observers of the automobile industry are quick to compare connected cars to “smartphones on wheels.” It’s a simple way of looking at things that makes some sense now that half of all cars produced in the world are made with a built-in cellular modem…or two. It belies the complexity of connecting cars, but maybe Read more about Google Coming to Your Car[…]

Tesla: Driving on the Edge

6 June 20206 August 2020 by neom2m

It’s happened again. Yesterday, on a highway in Taiwan, a Tesla Model 3 plowed into the trailer of an overturned truck. Accounts of the event suggest the vehicle’s Autopilot system was engaged. The failure of the system to perceive the danger ahead and avoid the inevitable collision suggests an “edge case” scenario – wherein the Read more about Tesla: Driving on the Edge[…]

UK’s First Independent 5G Driverless Car Testbed Goes Live

22 February 2019 by neom2m

The UK’s first independent 5G driverless car testbed has gone live in Millbrook as part of the AutoAir consortium. […]

Ford Seeks Own Path to Car Sharing, IoT

22 February 201922 February 2019 by neom2m

It’s hard to be a thought leader around the future of transportation when the entire market seems to be moving in one of three directions simultaneously: either ride hailing […]