For almost a decade speculation has been hotter and colder as to whether Apple will bring its own car onto the market. But does the iPhone group have to take the risks at all? Apple can at least take control of the cockpit differently. The next generation of the CarPlay infotainment system is based on access to hardware interfaces in the car. Many manufacturers are already participating, but very few will be able to block themselves. For many drivers, their Apple world is too important. An industry capitulates to Cupertino
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Deep Drive of the week: E-cars don’t need oil
According to the Federal Environment Agency, almost 250 million additional cars hit the roads between 2015 and 2021. In contrast, the demand for oil in road transport has only increased slightly recently – to 43.7 million barrels per day. Alternative drives make this possible. Without e-cars there would be one last year BloombergNEF study
according to 1.5 million barrels of oil per day more have been consumed.
Number of the week: 2028
Auto suppliers are under pressure. Transformation, high energy and material prices, pandemic – the list of problems goes on. Nevertheless, according to Beryll’s advice, the year 2021 went better than 2020 for the 100 largest of their guild. The growth leaps of the Chinese suppliers characterize the picture. Japanese and German heavyweights such as Bosch, Denso and Continental still dominate the ranking. But the consultants urge vigilance: “If the Chinese continue to write their success story, they will take the leading role in the global supplier ranking in 2028 and push the German competition out of the top group.” Is Bosch boss Stefan Hartung (56) really afraid?
Leave your wallet in the taxi? Annoying, but it happens. According to the ride-hailing service provider Uber, they do so comparatively often. Wallets are the second most common item left behind in Uber vehicles, after cell phones. And otherwise? Dentures, wedding cakes and potato salad also appear in the current “Lost & Found Index”. It is not known whether other passengers enjoyed it.
I wish you an eventful week!
Sincerely yours, Christoph Seyerlein