Agile Banana: A crazy monkey story

At least as long as the banana has been crooked, the phrase has existed: “We’ve always done it that way.” This phrase haunts many companies and unfortunately all too often prevents progress and innovation. But where does this rationale for doing things the same (usually deliberately inefficient) way over and over come from? The best […]
Study – Cell behavior at low temperatures and the importance of preconditioning

Especially in winter times, we as P3 often receive enquiries from our network why their electric vehicles do not reach the range and charge as fast as promised by the manufacturers. To analyse this phenomenon, the P3 experts have performed a study with actual test data to get to the bottom of this issue. Why […]
Smart Charging: the upcoming Revolution of Electric Vehicle Economics

IMPROVED Corporate Finance and P3 are delighted to publish their co-authored white paper on the most recent market developments and investment activity in Smart Charging: “Smart Charging: The Upcoming Revolution of Electric Vehicle Economics Amsterdam | Stuttgart (January 20th, 2022) Enhanced integration of EV charging in a smart and connected environment will become a key […]
PRESS RELEASE: P3 PARTNERS WITH RENAULT

France, Oct. 08 2021 – P3 partners with Renault to develop one of the world’s first connected infotainment systems powered by Google’s Android Automotive OS Since 2019 P3 proudly collaborates with Renault Software Factory to deliver one of the world’s first vehicles with a connected infotainment system powered by Android Automotive OS. Renault recently revealed the […]
P3 Charging Index – Report 04/21

Charging power is not a sufficient indicator for the charging performance of electric vehicles
Teleoperation – Cost Efficiency through driverless Logistics

Teleoperation – the remote control of vehicles via mobile network – already today offers a promising efficiency potential. This technology finds profitable applications both in the development of autonomous vehicles and in the execution of standardized driving tasks. For this reason, P3 and FERNRIDE are announcing their cooperation to develop a customer-oriented “teleoperation-as-a-service“ business model. […]
Intuitive Vehicles and Automotive User Experience

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to discuss the latest user experience trends in the automotive sector with some fellow industry experts at the Intuitive Vehicle Conference in Stuttgart.Since then, several people have asked me about the contents of the discussion, so I decided to give you some insights on a couple […]
E-Mobility Excellence

Stuttgart / München / 23. November 2020 – Die Reihe „E-Mobility Excellence“ liefert einen unabhängigen Marktvergleich verschiedener Ladedienste, der transparente Einblicke für Elektroautofahrer bei der Auswahl der geeigneten Lade-App und Lade-Karte ermöglicht. In neun ausgewählten EU-Märkten hat der Ladedienst „Shell Recharge“ mit 142.500 angebundenen Ladepunkten das größte Netzwerk. Auf Platz zwei folgt die EnBW mit […]
Quantum Leap for Information: the Polestar 2 tested by P3 Experts

The current user experience of many infotainment users in the vehicle is characterized by weaknesses: slow start-up behavior or system performance, outdated interfaces, or poor design, and sometimes no online functionalities at all. Lack of infotainment’s adaptability to one’s own habits, which is mostly shaped by smartphone use, also confronts users with the feeling that […]
How to achieve Climate Protection in the Consumer Goods Sector

About 2/3 of the population attaches importance to the ecological balance of their purchases. Nevertheless, hardly anyone is likely to know the CO2 footprint of their last purchase. We are tackling this issue and have developed a plan to change it. Let’s take food retailing, for example: The production of standard packet of butter produces […]
AUTOMOTIVE EMBEDDED OS

Google’s Android Automotive OS operating system for connected in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems is already disrupting the traditional automotive infotainment landscape. In this technical white paper, we provide an overview of the features and architecture of the embedded Android Automotive Embedded OS to support the decision-making process of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers […]
Streaming from the Greenscreen Studio: how to present without being On-Site

We are now over the belief that the Internet will never prevail. But the fact that it is still uncharted territory for many is shocking again and again. Especially for companies that are of a size where an IT infrastructure is essential. Recently this has become very noticeable again. The COVID-19 virus causes restrictions, quarantines, […]
Cyber Security and Software Updates – the Automotive Industry is facing new Challenges

The approval of new vehicle types in the automotive industry is subject to numerous regulations. The regulations on cybersecurity and software updates are the focus of our team. If these requirements are not met, a complete sales stop for new vehicle types in more than 50 markets is threatened from mid-2022. The affected vehicles are […]