Siegfried Mortkowitz

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Slow and Steady Driverless Roll-Out Eases Consumer Concerns

Apr 15, 2024

Adverse consumer reaction to autonomous driving technology's checkered past can be offset by a considered and well-communicated development strategy, analyst says.

Cruise Challenges Bump-in-the-Road, Says Oxa

Jan 22, 2024

GM Cruise's woes should not hold back the autonomous technology industry in passenger shuttle services.

BEV Adoption Poor But No Plan 'B' Needed, Says Analyst

Dec 18, 2023

Despite slowing BEV sales and reliability problems in the U.S., a Frost and Sullivan analyst insists there's no alternative "whether people like it or not."

SDVs’ Greater Connectivity Equals Greater Cybersecurity Risk?

Nov 20, 2023

There are ways and means to keep the relationship between connectivity and security safe.

Are BEV Subsidies Holding Back Powertrain Development?

Oct 31, 2023

Hard deadlines set by regulators for a mass transition to electric vehicles could be stunting developments in other powertrain technologies.

The Real Prospects of L4 Driverless Tech

Aug 30, 2023

The news about Level 4 autonomy has been mixed. In May, Waymo announced that it was doubling its robo-taxi service area in Phoenix to 180 square miles, with the goal of increasing its current 10,000 trips a week...

Car-Sharing’s History of Failed Ambitions

Aug 18, 2022

The purchase of the carsharing service Share Now by the carmaker Stellantis, announced in May, put an end to a 14-year mobility saga that had as many twists and turns as a murder mystery and ultimately ended in...

Automakers Buy into Car Subscription Service Model

Aug 05, 2022

Of the various types of mobility services that are currently being offered as alternatives to or as new models of car ownership – e.g., ride-sharing, car-sharing – car subscription is the most recent to appear in...