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  • 01 June 2023
    June 1, 2023
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Ford CMD: The Right Goals Are Set; But Can The Company Execute?

AI, Big Data
Last week I attended Ford’s Capital Markets Day. Ford held the CMD to report on the progress of its three divisions and the goals they will be measured against. This piece focuses on the goals relating to software development and customer experience and their impact on the recurring monetization of […]
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  • 08 March 2023
    March 8, 2023
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Generative AI in New Mobility

AI, Big Data
In the previous post, I discussed AI’s role in new mobility. I identified the three roles AI can play as an enabler, a differentiator, or a monetizer. The recent explosion of interest in generative AI begs the question: could generative AI contribute to new mobility and if so, in which […]
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  • 19 January 2023
    January 19, 2023
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Big Data and AI In New Mobility

AI, Big Data
AI is viewed by many exclusively as a prediction technology. The availability of large, diverse, and information-rich data sets combined with the power of neural networks has been responsible for achieving incredible results even in complex, multi-faceted situations. Every aspect of new mobility has benefited from AI’s prediction power. The […]
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  • 11 January 2023
    January 11, 2023
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Software-Defined Vehicles: Automakers Should Stick to their Plans

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Automakers must address two questions because of the environment they are currently facing. First, will they be able to make the announced Software-Defined Vehicle investments in the timeline they were projecting, or will they need to slow down their investment pace? Second, will they face any negative implications if they […]
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  • 27 September 2022
    September 27, 2022
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Software-Defined Vehicles Need a New Customer Experience

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During the last twenty-five years, the automotive customer journey has become more complex. Incumbent automakers have tried to become more involved in various stages of the customer journey to improve the customer experience and establish a direct relationship with the customer. Software-Defined Vehicles will enable a richer and more personalizable […]
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  • 01 March 2022
    March 1, 2022
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The Benefits and Opportunities of Software-Defined Vehicles

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The automotive industry is investing aggressively in the development of Software-Defined Vehicles. These vehicles greatly facilitate the vehicle’s electrification, optimization and personalization, as well as the attainment of higher levels of driving automation. More broadly, these vehicles change how the industry designs, makes, sells, and services vehicles, and in the […]
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  • 02 August 2021
    August 2, 2021
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Will Automakers Become Apple, AT&T, or Foxconn?

Big Data
During the automotive industry’s current boom phase OEMs are announcing big, multi-year investments in new vehicle platforms that combine electrification with increasing driving automation. Because under new mobility data and loyalty will become central forms of value, OEMs must also consider deploying the loyalty-enhancing data-driven services these platforms enable. The […]
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  • 12 May 2021
    May 12, 2021
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Transformations for Legacy Mobility Services Companies

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One of the main theses developed in Transportation Transformation is that, though still young, the app-based on-demand mobility services companies will need to transform before they can fully capture the opportunity afforded by new urban mobility. The book presents the decisions such companies must make and a framework that prescribes […]
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  • 07 April 2021
    April 7, 2021
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Stories and Lessons From Onboarding Teleworkers

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Automation, combined with digitalization and process engineering, will enable organizations to broadly utilize telework, address talent scarcity, and lower production costs. However, even as we make progress with automation, onboarding new employees to a telework-centric organization is emerging globally as a major challenge. Even simple processes associated with employee onboarding […]
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  • 24 March 2021
    March 24, 2021
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Linking Mobility to Work from Home

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In the book Transportation Transformation, I stated that several megatrends will necessitate the transformation of urban mobility from one that is centered around the privately owned vehicle to one that is offered as a service, combines multiple modalities, and promotes sharing. The pandemic forced many of us to work from home […]
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