China moves from manufacturer to full supplier

China moves from manufacturer to full supplier
by Bill Jewell on 01-18-2017 at 12:00 pm

CES 2017 wrapped up last week in Las Vegas. The show had over 175,000 attendees and over 3,800 exhibiting companies, according to the organizer, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The U.S. had the most companies exhibiting at CES with 1,755. China was close behind at 1,575 companies according to Benjamin Joffe’s article… Read More


Will Lawsuits Stall Automotive AI?

Will Lawsuits Stall Automotive AI?
by Roger C. Lanctot on 01-03-2017 at 12:00 pm

The roster of automotive artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives is growing rapidly with Softbank working with Honda on the Emotion Engine for the Neuv self-driving commuter vehicle, IBM’s collaboration with General Motors and BMW, and, now, reports of Microsoft bringing AI to Volvo in the form of Cortana. It was Google… Read More


#CES2017: Aftermarket to the Rescue

#CES2017: Aftermarket to the Rescue
by Roger C. Lanctot on 12-13-2016 at 12:00 pm

Has it really been 50 years? Listening to a George Hotz Udacity podcast got me to thinking that the upcoming CES 2017 in Las Vegas will be a turning point in automated driving technology. It was just two years ago that Audi was self-driving itself from California to Nevada for CES 2015, but we don’t seem to have come that far in … Read More