About this Episode Stephan Tarnutzer gives in-depth insights into the mobility industry and the disruption that he is living daily. Stephan is feeling the effects of technological innovation emerging in connected and autonomous vehicles, and how formally disparate industries are merging and driving a metamorphosis from automotive to mobility. He speaks as a transformational corporate […]
Before the Thanksgiving Holiday we discussed how Uber and Spotify hooked up to allow passengers booking transportation through the Uber app are now able to control what they listen to during their ride. We discussed how this is a throwback to customizing your vehicle digitally, but could spawn an entirely new kind of connected transportation […]
Just “yesterday” automotive enthusiasts were pin striping, adding chrome, and adding lift kits to ensure everyone understood their “style”. Many remember this era as the heyday of personalization for the automotive industry. They ain’t seen nothing yet! A Glimpse of Tomorrow (not years from now)… “Good Morning Driver, You are about to pick up Mr. […]
Over the last few months we have been researching, analyzing, and most recently advising clients on how the connected era is driving strategic shifts in many industries. As we continue to refine our analysis, we have started to make parts of it public. First, directed to the automotive industry, we conducted a Webinar with Automotive […]
We will keep this post a bit shorter than our standard contribution at CGS Advice. This time we have it easy though, we have already included a lot of our thoughts in a recently released article. The print edition doesn’t come out until Sept, but you can get a sneak peek digitally right here: http://connectedworld.com/disrupting-innovation/ […]
Today Verizon announced it is purchasing Hughes Telematics for $612 Million in cash (approx premium of 176% over original share price). (Read more here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-01/verizon-to-acquire-hughes-telematics-for-612-million-in-cash.html) The telco market is clearly starting to signal that they want to be more than a “dumb pipe” in the “connected world”. With Sprint’s offerings they are beginning to take […]
“Doors.” This is the way one of my best friends used to answer his phone at his first job after graduating with his bachelor degree in mechanical engineering . He worked for a major auto manufacturer, and he was a program manager on the door seal system for an in-production vehicle. When you think of […]
Last week I attended two industry conferences. Going in, I thought there would be no similarities….boy, was I wrong! The first was a “by invite only” summit hosted by a venture capital firm. It had approximately 100 entrepreneurs, advisors, and funders. Over two days the group presented to one another what their firms were focused on, […]