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Self-Driving Cars 2020 and beyond

In 2020 we’ve seen self-driving cars taking a huge leap forward. It’s time to take a look at where the field is at the moment and what to…

27 min readNov 20, 2020

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Happy Self-Driving Vehicles News in H1/2021

Based on the (mostly) happy news in the first half of the 2021 looks like the solutions are progressing rapidly.

10 min readApr 23, 2021

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Happy Self-Driving Vehicles News in H1/2021

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Self-Driving Vehicles are already on the roads

It has been said that “Self-driving cars were supposed to be here already” and pessimists have given up hope. But contrary to popular…

11 min readMay 22, 2020

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The Most Interesting Self-Driving Car Companies

The top 10 companies invested $16bn in 2019 in Self-Driving Car development and continue to invest at least at the same level in 2020…

15 min readMay 22, 2020

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The Most Interesting Self-Driving Car Companies

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All Major Self-Driving Car Companies

Around 2045 half of new vehicles are expected to be autonomous. Here’s a list of all the major self-driving car companies categorized by…

9 min readMay 22, 2020

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All Major Self-Driving Car Companies

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Erkka Niemi, PhD
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Shared, automated, electric vehicles readings I’ve enjoyed lately

I’ve lately been reading a lot of Future of Automotive related books and articles so I decided to share my recommendations.

2 min readNov 20, 2018

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Shared, automated, electric vehicles readings I’ve enjoyed lately

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The most interesting players in the ride-hailing market

The latest forecasts estimate that the ride-hailing companies will complete 24 billion rides in 2018 with 50% annual growth. In this…

3 min readNov 14, 2018

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The most interesting players in the ride-hailing market

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Ride-hailing replacing car ownership

People love their cars as status symbols and providers of illusion of personal freedom. However, the entire concept of private car…

5 min readOct 31, 2018

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Ride-hailing replacing car ownership

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Erkka Niemi, PhD
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siili_auto

559 million electric cars in 2040?

The latest forecasts estimate that there will be 125 million electric cars in 2030 and as many as 559 million in 2040. Indeed, the sales…

6 min readOct 18, 2018

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559 million electric cars in 2040?

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Erkka Niemi, PhD

Impact of Technology on the Strategic Management

This the English summary of my introductory lection (lectio precursoria) I gave in Finnish at my PhD defense at Aalto University on Feb…

8 min readOct 8, 2018

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Impact of Technology on the Strategic Management

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Erkka Niemi, PhD

Erkka Niemi, PhD

Technology enthusiast CTO with a lifelong addiction to skateboarding in Helsinki & Palo Alto @Unikieinc @AaltoUniversity #SelfDrivingCars #DeepTech

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