Auto Industry
Digital Transformation is the Auto Industry’s Road to Recovery
Even before COVID-19, the automotive industry had its share of challenges. Sales were down in many markets. Huge investments in electrification, autonomous driving and digital were hurting revenue and profitability. The coronavirus pandemic turned those challenges into a crisis. Global vehicle sales have stalled, production facilities have been shuttered and many supply chains have ground […]
Automotive Data Privacy: Securing Software at Speed & Scale
The superhighway of connected car systems is widening, and it’s yielding greater volume and velocity of information across intravehicle and intervehicle networks. But with speed and scale come new security concerns. Vehicles now boast more than 100 million lines of code, hundreds of task-specific microchips and multiple operating systems. With consumers increasingly prioritizing seamless service […]
Some Assembly Required: What’s Ahead in Automotive Design
Industry 4.0 has arrived in the automotive industry, bringing substantial shifts in worker skill sets, line machinery maintenance and production quality control. According to the Association for Talent Development, knowledge workers are now in demand on factory floors, and CIO notes that proactive maintenance could help organizations cut the $50 billion they spend each year […]
Vehicle-as-a-Service: Driving Differentiation in the Connected-Car
Connected cars offer enormous potential. As noted by a 2017 Foley and Lardner study, 77 percent of auto industry professionals expect the automotive sales market to change substantially as bundled connected services become the norm. According to Gartner , this new market demands a customer-first strategy that hinges on differentiation to capture user interest and […]
Automakers & the Complete Consumer Experience
In-car connectivity drives consumer choice. With the connected-car market expected by grow by 270 percent between now and 2022, consumer expectations are changing: Around half of consumers now expect to be able to access their smartphone apps through their vehicle’s digital interface. Combined with the evolution of autonomous vehicle technology, automakers face a major change: […]