A good portion of our time is spent behind the wheels. Car companies are bringing so many changes and recently, tech companies are tagging along with them. In America, the automobile sector practically had a shift in 2016, as cars became part of the tech industry’s mission.
Nowadays Artificial Intelligence, LIDAR, and data security are becoming a part of cars. Tech companies are bringing in new stuff every now and then. It can’t be exactly predicted what’s coming ahead in 2017 but this year is expected to bring in some really great changes. Probably autonomous trucking service will take the role of weekly deliveries, or some US city will have a self-driving only zone, or let’s say Uber will fly to a pickup destination.
There might be some negative scenarios in the industry too. Car companies might go bankrupt if the business model for manufacturing or overseas sales is challenged by political forces. Also, there is a lack of engineer and technicians since a little number of people pursue training in the field. There will be so many self-driving laws triggering legislative battles if some serious accident takes place.
The future can’t yet be predicted but we can hope new ideas and innovation will surprise us pretty soon. Hopefully, the industry will be more conscious about the impact it has on the planet and the investment infrastructure becomes better than before.Both articles have been reprinted under special arrangement with SDAsia
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
