ᔥ BMW’s Dieter May: From voice control to cloud solution. BMW is making its vehicles not just transportation vessels but extensions of their customer’s digital lifestyle. What are the newest developments inside its latest models that help propel the car to be part of a seamless digital ecosystem? And how does BMW evolve from car manufacturer to be a digital player?
ᔥ Daimler AG’s Sabine Scheunert:
For automotive OEMs it is not enough anymore to just manufacture the best cars. In order to meet today’s customer expectations it takes the provision of innovative mobility services – intelligent and easy-to-use. Learn from Sabine Scheunert how Daimler makes use of the digital transformation to create unforgettable customer experiences.
Pivoting towards providing mobility services or fleet management are some of the possible paths pointed out by the consultancy firm.
ᔥ A collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and SXSW brought together experts from the creative, design and technology industries for a critical dialogue about the future.
ᔥ BMW i has partnered with TED to create Next Visionaries, a global initiative that seeks to engage innovators, change-makers, dreamers and future thinkers to reimagine the future of mobility – to explore how dreams and visions can transform the way we move in 30, 50, 200 years from today.
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Google is racking up more patents than most automakers on connected and self-driving cars.
Insurers will be forced to rethink their role within the new mobility ecosystem, incorporating into their new business model, in addition to other factors, new sources of risk and liability.
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Perspectives on the latest trends and issues in the automotive industry.
ᔥ To secure products across the supply chain, the automotive sector must develop new ways to collaborate.
In a scenario involving a new mobility ecosystem, it is only natural that finance companies are rethinking their business models to align with new sources of revenue and value creation.