Electrification and Digitalization as Disruptive Trends: New Perspectives for the Automotive Industry?

European automotive technological innovation systems in the age of disruption: The suppliers’ view

“…Today, the transformation of the automotive industry is exacerbated by disruptive technological trends (Gao et al 2016;Wittmann 2017;Winkelhake 2019;Lazard and Ronald Berger 2019;Kern and Wolff 2019), which can also cause significant changes in supply chain structure, i.e., the stability of the automotive ecosystem and the relationships within it. Traditionally, first-tier (Tier 1) suppliers are direct suppliers of vehicle components to OEM; second-tier (Tier 2) suppliers are suppliers to Tier 1, and third-tier (Tier 3) suppliers supply raw materials to Tier 1, Tier 2 or OEM.…”

“…Studies show that due to the ongoing trend of outsourcing and shorter innovation cycles, the importance of using suppliers as a source of innovation has increased (Winter and Lasch 2016). Furthermore, along with digital transformation, which has become a high priority on leadership agendas (Cepoi 2019) and affects many industries, including the automotive industry (Winkelhake 2019), a new transformation of the automotive industry is on the horizon also due to other disruptive technological trends (Gao et al 2016;Wittmann 2017). Kern and Wolff (2019, 4) claim that major technology-driven trends such as autonomous driving, electrification, car connectivity and multimodality are predicted to lead to the most significant transformation of the industry since the invention of the car in 1885.…”

Big Data for transportation and mobility: recent advances, trends and challenges

“…Big Data Analytics, understood as the highest level of a Big Data platform where pattern inference, learning and optimisation techniques are applied, is a global technological trend today, especially in the transportation industry [74–76]. Big Data Analytics provides a competitive advantage in two ways when compared to traditional models.…”

Modelling and Analysis of Chevy Volt Gen II Hybrid Vehicle in Electric Mode

“…In addition to electrification digitization is expected to provide major transformation in transportation sector and redefine personal mobility through technologies like connected vehicles, Internet of things and autonomous vehicles. [7].…”