by Eve Stevens | Aug 7, 2025 | Autos, Tech |
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In a bid to boost efficiency, BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Renault are among the car manufacturers expanding their use of artificial intelligence technologies.
By incorporating pioneering AI technology into the production process, the companies hope to modernize factory operations and improve quality control.
Audi
Audi has rolled out an ambitious AI strategy, incorporating both generative AI and quality monitoring technologies into the manufacturing process.
At the helm of over 100 AI projects are 50 staff members, hired specifically to focus on AI developments.
One of these projects, Tender Toucan, has successfully used generative AI to speed up analysis of supplier bids, slashing processing times by around 30%.
Mercedes
Mercedes is making strides in the development of its own AI technologies, developing humanoid robots that may be ready to assist assembly line production within the next five years.
In a pilot programme at its Berlin factory, human-like robots, named Apollo, are being tested to carry out simple, manufacturing tasks.
Gartner Vice President of Research, Pedro Pacheco, sees this shift towards physical AI, as the next “battlefront” in vehicle production.
Speaking in an interview, he said,
“There is a growing number of automakers deploying humanoid robots – it is not very substantial at the moment, but there is the ambition”.
With physical AI technologies still in their relative infancy, it remains to be seen how much their development may impact automotive manufacturing.
Pacheco addressed this uncertainty, noting,
“No one really knows if automation will be able to evolve to the point that you can eliminate all the humans in the assembly line.”
BMW and Renault
Among other manufacturers implementing AI in the production process are BMW and Renault.
At its Regensburg plant in Germany, BMW is piloting a project called GenAI4Q. Using AI systems and a smartphone app, BMW is able to analyse real-time production data to guide inspection needs and improve efficiency.
Similarly, Renault has incorporated AI into factory production, using the technology to determine the optimum period for discontinuing machines in the production line.
by Grace Dawes | Jul 18, 2024 | Autos, EVs, Fleets, Interviews, MOVE, Popular, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
NIO‘s Head of Power for Europe, Kajsa Ivansson Sognefur, outlines the central pain points that are hindering the electric vehicle (EV) transition.
Fresh from the keynote panel “Driving EV adoption” at MOVE 2024, the NIO head delves into the specifics.
From battery degradation, to lack of infrastructure, to grid availability and dozens more, NIO addresses how their battery-swapping product can aid in combatting these barriers.
“Flexibility in charging, swapping and upgrading batteries is key to being successful,” says Sognefur.
Learn more about NIO’s battery-swapping tech and its position in soothing the many pain points that are thwarting the journey to electrification.
Watch the full interview below.
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by Grace Dawes | Jul 15, 2024 | Fleets, Interviews, MOVE, Popular, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Nils Jaeger, President of Volvo Autonomous Solutions, gave an exclusive interview to MOVEMNT, to discuss autonomous trucking advancements.
Fresh from his MOVE 2024 panel “Autonomous Now,” Jaeger shared insights on Volvo’s focus on developing autonomous technology for trucks and buses to improve safety, sustainability, and efficiency.
He emphasised the importance of autonomous technology in reducing injuries and fatalities in the quarry and mining industries.
“It’s very important to bring in autonomous technology to remove humans from hazardous environments,” said Jaeger.
The President also mentioned Volvo’s recent launch of a production-ready autonomous truck for highways and outlined next steps, including collaboration with self-driving vehicle tech company, Aurora.
Hear the exclusive details in the full interview below.
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by Grace Dawes | Jul 9, 2024 | Fleets, Interviews, Modes, MOVE, Popular, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
At MOVE 2024, Dr. James Peng, CEO and Co-Founder of Pony.ai, outlined a bold vision for the role of autonomous driving in transforming transportation.
“We want to make the customer’s autonomous ride boring,” said Peng.
In his keynote workshop, “Discussing the Future of Mobility,” Peng said this to emphasise the promise that autonomous mobility holds in making travel safer, more reliable, and most importantly, hassle-free.
However, he acknowledged the need for a comprehensive, ecosystem-wide approach to realise this vision.
“Autonomous mobility requires the whole ecosystem to move along. No single company can do it alone. It requires all the technical side, regulatory side, and supply chain side of the ecosystem,” said Peng.
Pony.ai’s participation in MOVE was driven by the desire to engage with other key players in the ecosystem and explore collaborative opportunities. Peng highlighted how Pony.ai depends on partnerships to enhance the entire customer journey, from cabin maintenance and entertainment to construction and various in-car requirements.
The autonomous vehicle leader noted a significant milestone in their recent agreement with the government of Luxembourg to research, develop, and deploy autonomous vehicles in the country.
Peng hinted at long-term ambitions, indicating that Luxembourg is just the starting point. While the company is already operating in the US and China, the CEO assured, “We’ll definitely not just stop in Luxembourg,” suggesting plans for expansion across the European continent.
Watch the full interview below to hear more.
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by Grace Dawes | Jul 4, 2024 | Fleets, Interviews, MOVE, Popular, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
“The reality is, everything that moves will be autonomous,” said Danny Shapiro, VP of Automotive at NVIDIA, about the inevitability of self-driving technology at MOVE 2024.
In an exclusive interview, Shapiro detailed NVIDIA’s monumental role in crafting the cars of the future.
Shapiro explained the tech giant is not building the robots nor the cars, but building the core technology for it; providing the base platform essential for autonomous operations.
Broken down into three phases – training AI, testing simulations and finally the computer that actually sits in the car – he claims NVIDIA’s tech plays an integral part in each phase.
Shapiro also stated that the company’s flagship chip, the “Blackwell”, is going to change the game for autonomous vehicles, plus promising new architecture every year in order to keep up with the constantly-evolving AI tech.
Watch the full interview below to hear more about the company’s revolutionary tech and what the future of autonomy could look like.
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by Grace Dawes | Jul 2, 2024 | Fleets, Interviews, Modes, MOVE, Popular, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Aon, Diamond Sponsors of MOVE 2024, sat down with us at the event to discuss how insurance is the key to enabling innovation in the mobility ecosystem.
As the self-proclaimed leading insurance broker and risk manager in the global mobility space, Aon is also a professional services and management consulting firm that offers a range of risk-mitigation products.
In the mobility ecosystem, the company claims to be investing in capabilities and expertise to help clients reshape their perspective of risk from a major expense to a strategic growth and value driver. One of their core beliefs is that innovation in mobility businesses cannot happen without insurance.
Curtis Scott, Aon’s EVP of Future & Digital Economy and ex-Uber employee, notes how ride-sharing and insurance are actually quite similar, in the sense that they are both “hyperlocal”.
Watch the full interview to learn how businesses from every sector of the mobility ecosystem can leverage risk-mitigation to propel their companies further.
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by Grace Dawes | Apr 4, 2024 | Events, Interviews, MOVE, Podcast, Popular, Resources, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
This episode of the ON THE MOVE Podcast sits down with the geniuses from the British-American professional services and management consulting firm Aon to discuss how risk capital can unlock growth for mobility businesses.
MOVE’s Editor Grace Dawes is joined by Martyn Denney, Head of Innovation & Investments UK and Marc Spurling, Director of AGV Future Mobility from the firm.
Within the mobility ecosystem, the landscape is constantly progressing and adapting. With new tech being launched every day, Aon are the go-to leaders for managing the risk that comes with this continuous innovation.
The firm offers a range of risk-mitigation products and share the belief that insurance is the gatekeeper for innovation for every single aspect of the mobility ecosystem.
This year, Aon is also returning as a Diamond sponsor of MOVE 2024. So it only made sense to meet-up with them and discuss how they’ll be ramping up their presence at the event this year.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 28, 2023 | Autos, EVs, Fleets, Interviews, Modes, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Sean Ackley Head of Charging & Energy at VinFast spoke with MOVEMNT at the MOVE America conference about how the electric charging system has the potential to become a seamless and integrated experience.
Ackley proposes that electric vehicle (EV) charging shouldn’t be complex or difficult to understand, and it shouldn’t feel hard to find either.
He discusses how VinFast are working to remove the complexities of charging across the mobility ecosystem, meeting the people who are capable of making this possible at MOVE.
To do this, the company are integrating all of these different partners into a single app and have successfully integrated over 112,000 charge points to make charging infrastructure easier to find.
Watch the full interview below to hear more…
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 23, 2023 | Autos, Events, EVs, EVs, Fleets, Interviews, Modes, MOVE America, Popular, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Ganesh Iyer the CEO of NIO USA spoke at the MOVE America conference about how NIO are innovating and transforming their company in order to challenge one of the biggest issues in the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) – range anxiety.
Iyer himself described NIO as a “pioneer in the smart EV industry” that was founded originally in 2014, boasting a design centre in Munich and in the Silicon Valley which Iyer leads himself as the company’s key innovation centre.
He also emphasised that “we are not a car company, we are a lifestyle brand” that holds user enterprise as its key interest. In this interview, Iyer also comments on his panel that he joined at the conference: “Circular batteries: how recycling programs are driving a sustainable battery ecosystem”. Iyer explains how the panel discussion turned to the obstacle of battery degradation and how this can be combatted.
He also mentioned NIO’s attempts at hurdling this obstacle via their power replenishment system, which allows users to charge, swap, or upgrade their depleted EV battery, giving a channelled focus on the innovation of the swapping system.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 16, 2023 | Fleets, Interviews, Modes, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
John Kuehn manager of transit partnerships at Uber discusses Uber’s mission for easier and more efficient transit across the US – even in transit deserts!
Kuehn discussed Uber’s endeavour to partner with cities and transit agencies to support and offer them additional services they might not have the powers to provide independently in transit.
He explains that Uber want to fill the gaps in the transit space where agencies might not be able to fulfil all of the rides they would like to.
Kuehn also mentions the return of Uber’s X Share service which would allow users to share rides with other users, which was banned during the pandemic.
Watch the full interview to hear more about Uber’s experience at MOVE America 2023 and what they had to say on their panel about “How equitable MaaS programs can become ladders of opportunity”.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 15, 2023 | Autos, Business, Fleets, Infrastructure, Interviews, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Michele Mueller the senior project manager of connected and automated vehicles at Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) discusses how the state are employing innovative technology in their safety systems to ensure people get home safely every day.
Mueller also talks about how the department are working with new start-ups to help expand and develop Michigan’s transportation system as well as the opportunity to meet these exact types of start-ups at the MOVE America conference.
MDOT are developing their systems by looking at the challenges within the transport infrastructure and working with industry partners to find solutions to these challenges.
Mueller explains that the department’s goal to make their systems smarter, more efficient, and most importantly, to help people get home to their families as safely as possible.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 14, 2023 | Autos, Business, Energy & Charging, Events, Fleets, Infrastructure, Interviews, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Jason JonMichael a senior strategist at the United States Department of Transport (USDOT) discussed how AI and automated systems are impacting the way Americans get around.
As a member of the Highly Automated Safety Systems Centre of Excellence (HASS COE) JonMichael explained how his team have a duty to help USDOT by reviewing, assessing, and validating the safety of autonomous systems and AI in transportation. JonMichael stressed that this applies not only in ground autonomy and advanced air mobility but also across national rail systems and ports.
HASS COE was established by congress to focus on automation systems and investigate their intermodal and multimodal implications, to help augment each USDOT Operating Administration’s own expertise and enable success in assessing, predicting, and verifying the safety of relevant emerging technology.
JonMichael also commented on the amount of funding that the Biden-Harris administration has recently provided to US transport systems and stated that it is “the shotgun start” US transport infrastructure needs.
Watch the full interview to hear more about how US transport is adopting and adapting to ever-developing technology and if we should be happy with this.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 9, 2023 | Autos, Energy & Charging, EVs, Fleets, Modes, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Brice Adamson President of Enterprise Fleet Management spoke recently at the MOVE America conference about how EFM enabled Domino’s Pizza to deploy 1,100 electric vehicles (EVs) as part of their delivery fleet.
With a mission to maximise fleet performance and mitigate financial risk with their predictive tools and technology, Enterprise’s analytics software offers real-time cost and performance insights that consider their client’s fleet mileage, insurance costs, driver downtime, vehicle depreciation and more.
Adamson stated that the company begin by learning their client’s objectives and goals and then use their software to help to advise on which fleet best suits them achieve those specific targets.
In a real-life example, Domino’s Pizza told the fleet management company that they wanted to reach zero-emissions in their pizza delivery fleet by 2050, after which Adamson explained that EFM recommended the fully-electric Chevrolet Bolt to put those 1,100 vehicles on the road in just one year.
Watch the full interview to learn more about where EFM are headed towards in helping fleet operations achieve their sustainability goals more efficiently and where they’ll be expanding their services to.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 3, 2023 | Autos, Business, Energy, Energy & Charging, Events, EVs, Fleets, Infrastructure, Keynote videos, Modes, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Watch the first keynote panel that kicked off in the keynote theatre on the morning of day one at the MOVE America 2023 conference in Austin, Texas. The panel is joined by the stop speakers and disruptors that attended the event who came together to discuss how the tech-mobility space is revolutionising and what its future looks like, or could look like. Watch the full session below.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 3, 2023 | Autos, Business, Energy, Energy & Charging, Events, EVs, Fleets, Infrastructure, Keynote videos, Modes, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Watch this keynote panel discussion from day one of MOVE America 2023 joined by the top players in the EV charing space. This conversation surrounds the main barriers in EV adoption for the American population and how the lack of charging infrastructure might be affecting this. Watch the full video below to hear what these experts have to say about the issue and how it will effect America’s clean energy transition.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 3, 2023 | Autos, Business, Energy, Energy & Charging, Events, EVs, Fleets, Infrastructure, Keynote videos, Modes, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
How long do you think it will be until the cars on the roads will have no drivers? Will autonomous vehicles become the norm in the next few years? Or longer? Watch this keynote discussion from day one of MOVE America 2023 on the growth of autonomous vehicles in the tech-mobility space and how companies are embracing this trending mode of transportation.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 3, 2023 | Autos, Business, Energy, Energy & Charging, Events, EVs, Fleets, Infrastructure, Keynote videos, Modes, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
This day one keynote panel from MOVE America 2023 discusses how we can accelerate change within the mobility ecosystem through collaboration and innovation. Joined by some of the top names in mobility, watch the full keynote discussion below.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 3, 2023 | Autos, Business, Energy, Energy & Charging, EVs, Fleets, Infrastructure, Keynote videos, Modes, MOVE America, Popular, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
This keynote discussion is from day two of the MOVE America 2023 in Austin, Texas, and follows a conversation about the layers of the supply chain in the tech-mobility space. With bold statements from mobility’s most credible sources, this panel also includes a heavily debated estimation of when cars will become fully electrified. Watch the full video to hear the panel’s predictions.
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by Grace Dawes | Nov 3, 2023 | Autos, Business, Energy, Energy & Charging, EVs, Fleets, Infrastructure, Keynote videos, Modes, MOVE America, Smart Cities, Smart Cities, Tech, Tech & Data, Video, Videos |
Watch this keynote discussion between the top disruptors and speakers in the tech-mobility space. This panel occurred at the end of day two at MOVE America 2023 and discusses how cities and companies can collaborate to advance their mobility intelligence.
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by Grace Dawes | Oct 30, 2023 | Interviews, MOVE America, Popular, Tech, Tech & Data, Video |
Jana Breitkopf CEO of Mercedes Pay USA claimed that her company have developed a software that can allow a vehicle to pay directly from itself and act as a payment device.
The fintech branch of Mercedes-Benz is focused on developing in-car payments without the card. The software integrates Mercedes pay’s digital ePayment platform into a large number of applications of the Mercedes-Benz Group.
Whether it be for Mercedes-Benz e-commerce products and services or paying for a parking spot, the in-house software can enable any user to purchase a service/product with just a tap.
Breitkopf also discusses the panel discussions that she joined at MOVE America, discussing the rise of the software-defined vehicle and how OEMs are becoming more like tech companies.
Watch the full interview now…
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