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Automobiles undergoing radical change through AI and software New value

Jan 14, 2024 by NHK

The importance of AI and software in the automotive industry was highlighted at CES, the world’s largest technology trade show in Las Vegas.

At the exhibition, which attracted more than 4,500 companies and over 140,000 visitors, China’s Zeekr, Google’s Waymo, and others showcased their latest self-driving technologies. Of particular interest was the concept of software-defined vehicles (SDV), which are mainstream vehicle systems that can be updated like a smartphone. From Japan, Honda presented a new EV equipped with its own OS, ASIMO OS, and Sony Honda Mobility also presented a luxury EV, AFEELA, demonstrating its pursuit of U.S. and Chinese companies such as Tesla and BYD.

The automotive industry is moving from its traditional focus on hardware to a new era of value creation utilizing AI and software.

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CES, Alliances and new technologies in the car-related industry Hyundai Motor x NVIDIA (U.S.), Sumitomo Rubber x Viaduct (U.S.), Kyocera

Jan 17, 2024 By Nikkei

At the 2025 CES, there were several notable announcements in the mobility sector.

Hyundai Motor Group announced that it will adopt NVIDIA’s Omniverse technology to develop next-generation vehicles and test automated driving systems in a virtual space. Sumitomo Rubber Industries partnered with Viaduct of the U.S. to commercialize a predictive failure prediction service using tire data in 2025. Kyocera has developed an electronic mirror system called “bi-focal mirror,” which suppresses out-of-focus and provides a user experience similar to that of a conventional mirror, and plans to begin mass production in Thailand in 2026. Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda also reported on the progress of Woven City, and the Sony Group disclosed details of its EV development with Honda. Suzuki is exhibiting its “Super Caly” light truck as its first participation.

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Correction (company offer) Panasonic HD to increase AI sales ratio to 30% in 10 years.

Jan 15, 2024 By Reuters

Panasonic Holdings announced plans to expand its AI-related business to 30% of group sales by 2035.

President Kusumi revealed at CES in Las Vegas, U.S., that the company will strengthen its use of AI in supply chain management, especially through Blue Yonder of the U.S. From April 2025, the company will begin full-scale reform of its AI-based business model, and in the same year, it plans to launch Umi, a family support service application in North America in partnership with Anthropic, Inc. In April 2025, the company plans to launch “Umi,” a family support service app in North America in partnership with Anthropic, Inc. This app will be equipped with a high-performance interactive AI “Claude” and provide assistance in solving family issues in cooperation with AARP and other companies.

Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI executives, has received investment from Amazon and Google and has emerged as a major competitor to OpenAI.

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