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He says in this interview Mercedes is working with several tech-giants. Towards the end of this year they can reveal more about it, at the moment one has to wait with this.Episode description
Magnus Östberg is the top software executive at Mercedes-Benz. In the FUTURE MOVES podcast, he talks about MB.OS, the automaker's upcoming operating system, and explains what digital luxury is. We also talk about new forms of vehicle personalization and how gaming culture will shape the car of the future.
Magnus Östberg talks about these topics in the FUTURE MOVES podcast:
... his job as Chief Software Officer at Mercedes (
) ... the race to catch up by German carmakers in the IT sector () ... the launch of Mercedes' own operating system MB. OS () ... the use of software originating from the gaming sector () ... how Mercedes-Benz wants to define digital luxury () ... how its own UX will stand up to Apple and Google () ... confidence in the security of AVs and V2X communications () ... digital services and new ways to make money () ... the importance of partnerships with tech giants () ... Why a cross-manufacturer OS didn't work out () ... the growing importance of car personalization () ... ever-shorter innovation cycles in the auto industry () ... "skins" for cars and collaborations with fashion brands () ... the potential of augmented reality in cars () ... its "mix of the week" ()
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Maybe interesting: they try to integrate different categories of experience and the specific digital lifestyle of the customer in the digital luxury experience of Mercedes (for example how to connect different phones with the car). ("ecosystem of customers" as term was mentioned by the interviewer) Display plays a central role in the car as a"living room", personal assistant provides support.
All cars (not only S-Klasse etc.) will be equipped like this.
They are working together with Unity (from the gaming sector) and Sync (streaming).
Payment (Mercedes me app, me connect); much can be imagined, he can not say much about this today. Question ist, what does the customer want.
Parternships are important. Nvidia is an important partner in autonomous driving; here AI and ML is developing very fast. More partnerships will be brought to public soon. Speed of innovation is so high, they need partners. OEM is an architecture, and they will combine the partners this way. This has huge potential for change. In former times there were suppliers. Now it is a much tighter work togehter with projects in mixed teams. This sort of working is new.
Cooperations with luxury labels; he does not want to say more ("we come back to future soon").
Concerning augmented reality etc: it has always to be prooved that it helps and improves driving experience. This is the big challenge. What of technology makes a better experience?
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