Wards Intelligence Update

August U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales to Continue Downward Spiral

U.S. light-vehicle sales in the final four months of 2021 need only to record a tepid 15.5-million-unit annualized rate to...

Software Defined Architectures: The Burgeoning Business Model

Next-generation E/E architectures will create new business models for automakers and suppliers. But a Wards Intelligence survey shows few see...

The Bleeding Edge: Autonomous Vehicle L3 and L4 Processors

Autonomous vehicles require massive processing capability.  The trend among most AV developers and OEMs toward centralized computing provides many advantages...

Revealed: Tesla Bot Concept Based on Tesla Automotive FSD Inference Engine

Elon Musk reveals Tesla Bot designed to perform dangerous, repetitive and boring tasks and have “profound implications” for the economy.

North America Vehicle Production Takes Another Chip-Related Hit in Q3

The impact of huge production losses on vehicle availability has been dragging down North America sales volumes over the past...

GM to Replace Modules in All Recalled Bolts; Tesla Superchargers Set for Ramp-Up

Three model years of the Chevy Bolt will get all new modules, whether they’ve experienced battery-related fires or not, as...