Commodity Inside automotive insight articles provides a thematic analysis of automotive news covering key developments in the automotive market related to auto production, automotive sales, batteries, electric vehicles, the automotive blockchain, automotive platform, automotive M&A etc.
Recent developments in the automotive industry
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Like many other industries, coronavirus (COVID-19) has also affected the automotive sector. The auto supply chain has been disrupted as production halted and people are confined to home. Auto sales have been on a downward trajectory for some time. Last year, sales declined by around 4.2% year-on-year and it was expected that sales would recover
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Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) Technology Developments
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
The wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) is a fast emerging advanced technology in the electric vehicle market. Charging cables is an efficient way to charge electric vehicles compared to wireless charging. However, given the upcoming growth in autonomous vehicles, smart homes and cities, wireless charging will be an ideal way of charging electric vehicles. WEVC
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Ford makes progress with various autonomous and V2X technologies
Thursday, 01 August 2019
Automakers around the world are racing towards developing autonomous and connected car technologies. BMW, Ford, General Motors Honda, Hyundai, Groupe PSA, Mercedes and Volkswagen are quite active in developing such technologies. Ford is also very focused on advancing its autonomous technology and has partnered with other companies. With the deployment of 5G technology, Ford has
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C-V2X Market: Recent Developments
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
Background C-V2X (cellular-vehicle-to-everything) is a type of V2X communications which was standardised in 2017 by 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project). 3GBP is an organisation responsible for developing mobile telephony protocols. In C-V2X, the cellular network is used in vehicle communication instead of DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications). C-V2X can use the same 5.9GHz radio channel
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Automotive industry seeks high profits and sales growth
Monday, 11 March 2019
Automotive industry profits and sales are affected by key global events Most major global automakers have announced some plant closures and relocations recently. Most of the shifts are expected to be around North America. With the fear of falling automotive industry profits companies are relocating their businesses. In the US, General Motors (GM) is closing
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Ride-hailing sector underpins autonomous vehicle technology progression
Tuesday, 08 January 2019
Ride-hailing is playing a key role in supporting the progress of autonomous technology. Ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft have already started testing its autonomous technology by providing ride-hailing services. Automakers such as General Motors are also in the race to provide autonomous ride-hailing services. Commodity Inside understands that autonomous technology will not only
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Global Ride Hailing Market 2018-2025
Thursday, 22 November 2018
The ride-hailing industry has decades’ long history though substantially supported by recent technology advancements, increasing use of smartphones and urbanisation. Since the start of e-hailing, pioneered by Uber, various ride-hailing companies such as Lyft, Didi Chuxing and Ola entered the market and started disrupting the transportation industry. The market is now getting more tractions as
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Opportunity Assessment of Blockchain Technology in the Automotive Industry
Wednesday, 03 October 2018
Based on distributed ledger system, blockchain is a new and emerging technology which is ready to play its role in the automotive industry through its various applications. The technology is shifting control from the central operating system to end users. It is considered a secure mechanism for performing transactions with intermediaries gets eliminated. Decentralisation is
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Blockchain technology can make the automotive industry more safe and secure
Friday, 28 September 2018
Blockchain technology ensures transparency by providing a decentralised and incorruptible open digital ledger system, which is almost impossible to hack. It can go beyond just registering financial transactions and can be used for various purposes. Blockchain technology is at its preliminary development stage and has enormous potential for applying across various industries including finance, energy
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E-hailing unveils a dark side of the business
Friday, 07 September 2018
The transport system is transforming which is benefiting ride-hailing the most. In addition, there are various factors which are responsible for boosting the growth in the ride-hailing market including increased comfort level, ease of access and reduced cost. The modern ride-hailing service is based on applications which require a smartphone to book a trip. Uber,
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