Media-Insert Communications

Media-Insert Communications

The blog of Media-Insert Communications – featuring freelance P.R. and journalism links to the work of Graham A. Jarvis.

Editing, Journalism, Copywriting, and Public Relations

Category: Automotive

  • you could say that the technology itself is the biggest limiting factor – more so that the removal of the tax credit by the Trump administration. Even so, The Guardian newspaper reported in June 2017 that “China, the US and Europe accounted for more than 90% of electric vehicle sales last year, with China the…

  • “Speech recognition programmes are running on machine learning and deep learning algorithms that require a learning period,” says Sahand Malek, a consultant at Ptolemus. So, for every new language, new dialect or accent the algorithm needs to go through a learning process, which users could find slow and frustrating. “So, by having these algorithms running…

  • David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks, reveals that Intel’s own research finds that self-driving cars will create more than 4TB of data each day. As data volumes increasing, the harder it will be to transmit and receive data quickly, as well as analyse in real-time, because of the spectre of data and network latency.…

  • How to bet on the mobility winners of the future, explored by Graham Jarvis. The automotive start-up scene, symbolised by Silicon Valley, is booming. Yet there is much talk about how you can spot the unicorn that will disrupt the mobility, connected and autonomous vehicle markets beyond recognition. “Historically, what Silicon Valley has done well…

  • The role of telematics in locking hackers out of vehicles explored by Graham Jarvis. Many cyber-security techniques focus on securing the perimeter of critical computer systems and on recovering in the event of failure. Yet, there is a role for telematics to play in locking hackers out of connected and autonomous vehicles. David Leporini, director,…

  • Graham Jarvis writes for TU Automotive magazine, and looks at how protecting consumer data will help to sell usage-based insurance.

  • Research by Frost and Sullivan suggests that augmented reality heads-up displays (HUDs) will gain 10.4% of the European Union and North American market by 2025. The firm’s June 2015 report, ‘Augmented Reality in Cars In North America and the European Union’, also says that the HUD market is “expected to grow at a compound annual…

  • Challenges of realising the platooning dream explored by Graham Jarvis. The impression that many people get is that driverless cars may grab the headlines but semi-automated convoys of trucks are much closer to being seen on the nation’s roads. While that may be true, companies such as BP Ventures are investors in truck platooning with…

  • Graham Jarvis investigates how automated and connected mobility can influence the roadmap to intelligent traffic management. PwC’s Connected and Autonomous Vehicles – Revolutionising Mobility In Society report finds that over 50% of all surveyed respondents feel that their mobility is restricted and yet the consultancy firm argues that “greater mobility could improve access to education, employment and…

  • Challenges for insurers devising policy plans for ADAS and autonomous explored by Graham Jarvis. By reputation the insurance industry is often seen as a slow-moving beast but research suggests that their pace is changing. It seems that insurers are keenly embracing new technologies, such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and they are taking steps…