After Uber failed to notify regulators and the public about a huge data breach, the company is facing serious long-term threats if customers continue to worry about its safety compliance, especially as the industry moves towards driverless cars. …Read More
On the heels of a lawsuit accusing Uber of stealing trade secrets, the embattled company is now struggling to overcome revelations about its toxic workplace culture. CEO Travis Kalanick has taken a leave of absence, leaving a group of 14 senior executives in charge to figure out a new course.…Read More
Alphabet’s recent lawsuit against Uber for patent infringement and stealing trade secrets may lead to a reevaluation of competition and intellectual property protection within the automobile industry. According to PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie,”These are trade secrets that are incredibly hot and at the heart of a fierce and fast-paced…Read More
Automakers like like Tesla, Google and Uber are preparing for a full-fledged launch of driverless cars by 2021, prompting federal agencies to put new safety requirements and regulations in place.…Read More
When Tesla announced its merger with SolarCity in June 2016, the market expressed many doubts despite Tesla’s insistence on potential cost synergies. PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie points out that it’s still too early to tell how successful the merger will be.…Read More
Volkswagen’s settlement is just the start of the company’s journey to rebuild its trust with the public.…Read More
Tesla’s Model 3 boasted more than 325,000 preorders within its first week of launch, leading pundits to speculate that Tesla will be the company to finally bring electric vehicles into the mainstream market.…Read More
Resulting in at least 10 deaths and over 100 injuries, Takata’s faulty airbags were caused by a combination of defective manufacturing practices, an unstable chemical, manipulated test data, and flawed quality control processes.…Read More
Volkswagen’s violation is a wake-up call to reevaluate current testing procedures and compliance standards.…Read More
Society will also have to deal with the additional fallout from Volkswagen’s underinvestment in hybrid and electric vehicle technology, points out PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie in Knowledge@Wharton.…Read More
