I can see them making serious moves to become a Tier1 supplier (buy Magneti-Marelli, build “Gaxaxy Car”), an major automotive chipmaker (ADAS and IVI silicon) and be the biggest IoT supplier (consumer devices, phones and tablets). They can offer full support of Google Android and connected home appliances developed from Open Source TizenOS. In many ways even Intel is helping them do it!
Tier1 suppliers like Continental tend to be nervous about Tier2 like MobileEye and Intel working directly with their OEM customers. Thus they have alternate strategies.
Harman acquired its OTA technology from Red Bend and needs to make sure all silicon suppliers to automotive are partners since the vehicles are never monolithic implementations.
The Loop 202 freeway, also known as the South Mountain Freeway, will run east and west along Pecos Road and then turn north between 55th and 63rd avenues
Anyone in Phoenix is aware of this massive project due for completion in 2019 at a cost of just under $1B, transportation is a big deal and cars will be with us for at least 30 years to come.
How ARM managed to dethrone the previous emperor, Intel, makes for a fascinating story that can be summarized in three idiosyncratic, illuminating steps that include one ingenious move:
the automobile would unleash a wave of historically unprecedented job creation centered around the internal combustion engine: mechanics, assembly line workers, gas station attendants, car washes, meter maids, and many, many more
I’m not convinced the “Self-Driving” evolution will match the industrial revolution, but I agree jobs will be created as long as the hype and opportunity continues – one death by autonomous can kill this as shown partly by the Tesla issue.
Sadly the leaders had to leave behind some victims, in this case due to buying a “burning platform” vs leveraging the consumer desire for Apple and Android.
If the system in Japan works it will prove a successful alignment of public and private infrastructure since the community will need to protect the “national strategic special zones” to let the robots manage their way through the streets.
It seems the market says Tesla fired them, but if MobileEye walked off they dissed a customer, which is usually not a good idea. Check the legal filings to get more information on what happened.
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