AUTOFORUM

Automotive players: the nine pillars for exceptional customer experience

Oct, 02 2017, 01:30

Nowhere is the digital revolution more apparent than in the automotive sector, as traditional players fight to maintain traction in a market becoming overrun by exciting auto-tech players like Tesla, Faraday Future and Google.

Volvo Cars partners with Google

May, 16 2017, 10:48

Volvo Cars recently announced a close partnership with Google to develop a next generation in-car infotainment and connectivity solution based on Google's Android operating system.

John Krafcik. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg

Best Of The Web: Google Hires Former Hyundai U.S. Chief to Lead Driverless Cars

Sep, 21 2015, 14:03

According to a report in Bloomberg Business News: "Google Inc. hired John Krafcik, an auto-industry executive, to head up its driverless car effort as the search-engine giant pushes for broader adoption of the new technology."

Best Of The Web: Alphabet? Google Might Get Some Letters

Aug, 13 2015, 11:41

The New York Times reports on the contentious issue of Google's name change to Alphabet, and well, the fact that the name is already owned by BMW. Oops.

driverless cars - google cars Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Best Of The Web: Google's Gargantuan Push For Cars With No Steering Wheel By 2020

Mar, 24 2015, 14:01

According to Forbes Online edition: "After six years of work and some concerns from the public, Google is pushing even harder for its driverless cars to become reality, and now insists they will be on the road within five years."

SA Automotive Week kicks off with Gumtree Breakfast

Oct, 14 2014, 13:32

To mark the opening of South African Automotive week this Tuesday in Johannesburg, Gumtree hosted a breakfast session with guest speakers from their development team as well as Google's Brett St Clair.