Byton’s trouble is an opportunity for others. One of my favourite electric car makers is in the kind of trouble from which it may not recover which I think spells...
Ban is meaningless without further action. India’s banning of 59 Chinese apps including TikTok and WeChat is a ban that will have very little effect without further government action making...
Google has another go at AR. It looks like Google is in the final stages of agreeing the acquisition of North, one of the more interesting augmented reality (AR) companies,...
Zoox is all about the automation of distribution. I am far from convinced that Amazon has decided to enter the autonomous driving game but instead is likely to use Zoox...
The 4-year design cycle problem again. Nvidia has landed a major blue-chip client for its Drive Orin platform in announcing with Mercedes-Benz but by the time it ships in 2024,...
Apple brings the ecosystem closer together. Apple released one of its more interesting updates to iOS, included some concessions to developers and confirmed the widely leaked news that it is...
Google & Co. out. Rivals in. VW has confirmed its solo strategy when it comes to vehicle software, but it will need co-operation with other vehicle makers if it wants...
App store revenue shares are under pressure again. The original intention of the Apple App Store was to drive loyalty to the iOS ecosystem which begs the question whether all...
June 17th 2020: Star, global Strategy, Design and Engineering consultancy, has published an analysis of the global vehicle companion application landscape. Star is partnering with Radio Free Mobile, to showcase...
Richard is founder, owner of research company, Radio Free Mobile. He has 16 years of experience working in sell side equity research. During his 11 year tenure at Nomura Securities, he focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector.
BMW – Risk on.
Subscription features is a risk worth taking. BMW’s potential move to feature subscription has some problems but if this pushes BMW towards having a relationship with its users, it may...