Enter Secondmind, a machine learning company based in the UK.

Artificial intelligence is learning to drive. Within the next 20 years it will take over from humans as the main entity behind the wheel. However, AI in the automotive industry is more than the technology merely passing its driving test. This piece explores not only the impact of AI on driving, but how it will fundamentally alter the way OEMs do business and the laws surrounding road use across the world. Manufacturers are sitting on a huge amount of information from cars already on the road, but are unable to harness it for sales purposes with insights buried amongst mountains of data. In thinking about AI in the automotive industry, there is one trend that can't be ignored: autonomous vehicles.

Next-generation vehicles will be defined by software. This content is available only to members of Automotive World with a valid subscription.

Honda introduced its new 3E (Empower, Experience, Empathy) Robotics Concept at CES 2018, demonstrating a range of experimental technologies engineered to understand people's needs and make their lives better. Through a suite of robotic concepts expressing a variety of functions and designs, Honda shared its vision of a society where robotics and AI can assist people in many situations such as disaster recovery, recreation and learning from human interaction to become more helpful and empathetic. Honda's 3E Robotics Concept is part of the company's core areas of focus at CES 2018: robotics, mobility, and energy management. Honda intends to pursue these areas through its "open innovation" approach, developing technology themes that foster collaboration with partners who share Honda's vision. Rather than stand-alone devices that work independently, Honda envisions robotics as multiple devices that work together as a system, enabling people to expand their life's potential.

Machine learning is coming to auto finance, bringing with it the potential to revamp traditional lending approaches and stimulate sales volumes. It remains early days but some industry players see considerable potential…. This content is available only to members of Automotive World with a valid subscription.

New figures estimate that there will be 76 million autonomous vehicles on the road by 2035, and that self-driving cars will be able to navigate crowded city streets as soon as 2022. Morgan Stanley has predicted that electric cars will corner 70% of the European vehicle market by the middle of the century…. This content is available only to members of Automotive World with a valid subscription.

Having suffered through a period of stagnation, artificial intelligence (AI) is now reaching a point of super human ability. For an industry looking to take human drivers out of the loop, this is welcome news. It has taken quite some time to reach this point however, with innovation dwindling during a number of'AI winters' over the last 60 years or so. Despite periodic interest in AI, a significant milestone was reached in 2012, observes Continental's Demetrio Aiello, who heads up the supplier's Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Labs. This content is available only to members of Automotive World with a valid subscription.

The development of self-driving, or autonomous, vehicles is accelerating. Here's how they could affect consumers and companies. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) represent a major innovation for the automotive industry, but their potential impact with respect to timing, uptake, and penetration remains hazy. While high levels of uncertainty currently surround the issue, the ultimate role that AVs could play regarding the economy, mobility, and society as a whole could be profound. In an effort to look beyond today's rapidly changing predictions on AV penetration, we interviewed more than 30 experts across Europe, the United States, and Asia and combined these findings with our insights to arrive at ten thought-provoking potential implications of self-driving cars. The widespread use of AVs could profoundly affect a variety of industry sectors.

In the coming years, the automotive and industrial supplier, Schaeffler, wants to recruit up to 600 experts across the world to work on digital solutions for tomorrow s mobility. The planned new positions are part of a digitalization offensive the company started last year. A central pillar of the strategy is the development of intelligent products. At CES 2017, Schaeffler is showing how visions of automated driving, electrification and networking can be turned into reality. Automobiles are part of the Internet of Things where machines share data with each other to provide better solutions for people.

The world of today runs on oil – heating and cooling our homes, and powering almost all forms of transportation. Try and drive a car today without oil-based products, and you won't get far. Without oil, a car engine overheats, pistons and rings fuse to the cylinder walls, the engine block cracks and, of course, there is no gas. You could say oil is the key technology that allowed the automotive world we know today. But that's all about to change.