As disruptive as the COVID 19 pandemic is; for those leaders who are being attentive to the structural changes happening here and now, we are getting a peek into the future. I want to focus on one area that I have been writing and talking about for some time now, autonomous transportation. This is not about […]
This blog has been written as prelude for an upcoming presentation at the Canadian Automotive Dealer Association (CADA) Summit on February 13, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. It is the first of a two-part series applying the principles from the book, “Competing in the Connecting World” to the automotive industry as it morphs into the into […]
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 […]
CGS Advisors is proud to release our most recent Industry Insights on Connected Automotive Economics. This whitepaper, sponsored by Covisint, explains why automotive OEMs must adopt pricing models which align to the real economics of being connected. Key Themes: The public has high expectations for the connected vehicle. Automotive consumers want to pay for connected […]
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 […]
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 […]
