The age of the software-defined vehicle (SDV) is shifting the wider value proposition within automotive from hardware to software. For established automakers, SDVs entail a radical overhaul of both vehicles and business models. If done correctly, the evolution promises huge monetisation opportunities, but the rulebook is still being written. This month we take a deeper dive into how players are preparing for a software-defined future. We also explore the latest developments across electrification, including Fisker’s bankruptcy, Xpeng’s European push and Daimler’s Rizon launch.
In this issue:
- SDVs hinge on cracking the monetisation challenge
- Not so simple: Europe differentiates tariffs for Chinese EVs
- Ford: electric fleet transition needs ecosystem solutions
- GM’s shareholder meeting sends mixed messages on EVs
- Fisker: another EV start-up goes under
- In-car subscription risk is in execution, not business model
- Wellness-centric mobility opens new revenue opportunity
- Unsupervised learning: AI teaches itself to drive
- Hexagon: China leads in leveraging data for manufacturing
- Daimler’s Rizon to electrify NA medium-duty trucks
- Electric commercial vehicles have an affordability issue
- Xpeng nurtures its reputation for EV innovation in Europe
- Can solid-state win the mass market over to two-wheeler EVs?
- Inside the not-so-hidden issue of higher tyre usage in EVs
- EV battery supply chain needs stability and innovation
