Google Puts Auto Expansion in Top Gear

Google has been making news in the automotive industry this year. First, with the announcement of HD Maps to support assisted driving and then with…

HERE Maintains Location Platform Leadership; TomTom Surpasses Google to Take Second Position; Mapbox Moves to Fourth

HERE took an unassailable lead across major criteria such as Location Intelligence, Location Services and Platform by a wide margin. TomTom and…

ADAS Penetration Crosses 70% in US in H1 2022, Level 2 Share at 46.5%

The share of Level 2 cars in the US’ total car sales increased to 46.5% in H1 2022. Toyota and Honda led the Level 2 segment with 24% and 14% shares…

NVIDIA and Qualcomm: Shaping the Software-defined Vehicle

Both NVIDIA and Qualcomm are working to exploit autonomous driving and the in-vehicle experience. NVIDIA has announced a new SoC – Drive Thor –…

LiDAR Now High on Automotive Industry Radar

LiDAR shipments are expected to cross 100 million units by 2030 driven by the automotive industry. The increase in demand for LiDAR will match the…

Local Lead: After Uber, Grab Aims to Overtake Google Maps, HERE in Southeast Asia

In 2018, when Uber was dominating the ride-hailing market across the globe, it sold its Southeast Asian business to Grab, recognizing its weak…

Qualcomm Bolsters Automotive Presence with One More Deal

Qualcomm has inked a deal with Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest automaker.  Stellantis controls a large number of iconic brands including Fiat,…

How Connected Vehicle Data is Shaping the Automotive Industry

The connected car market is growing, and cars are becoming more connected than ever before, and this will continue as the Counterpoint Connected Car…

HERE Maintains the Location Platform Leadership, Ahead of Google, and TomTom in 2021

The tech industry is going through an “intelligent” digital transformation wave as data collected from the billions of connected fixed and mobile…