Disruption Right Here Right Now
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The unchartered territory of Industry 4.0
Digital technologies are re-engineering how industry works, channeling the power of the cloud into the Internet of Things (IoT), and revolutionizing how we experience and interact with everything around us.
Ford: changing the way the world moves
After a quarter century at Ford Motor Company, Mark Fields took over as CEO in July 2014 and is guiding the brand's evolution from automaker to multi-faceted, next-generation mobility business.
London’s smart mobility
In today's congested cities, people often need to go from A to B in a hurry, but may not want to return to A again. Ford is rethinking mobility from A to Z, studying car-use behavior and introducing pilot programs…
What’s driving the connected car?
Do you know who your car is talking to? It could be a parking meter, traffic signal, the emergency services, or even other vehicles. Driven by the potential benefits of the Internet of Things, automakers are among the earliest adopters…
SEAT is revving up to take the lead
Luca de Meo was named head of SEAT last November and now aims to transform the Barcelona-based manufacturer into a front-runner in connectivity.
Nissan leads the way toward zero emissions
The brainchild of Japan's Nissan Motor Corporation, part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the LEAF was not just the first mass-market, all-electric car, but remains the biggest seller by miles.
Power to the people
Empowerment is the name of the game in the disruptive new partnership between Nissan and Enel to develop Vehicle- to-Grid (V2G) technology with the potential to provide power anywhere four wheels can take you.
Disrupting the financial playing field
Naguib Sawiris has always been a force to be reckoned with, in business, politics and even international relations. Charismatic and forthright, the Egyptian entrepreneur is a visible catalyst of change in the Middle East and North Africa.
Driving digital payments innovation
Alternative payment methods, like peer-to-peer providers PayPal and Square Cash, and smartphone digital wallets, are disrupting an industry which long offered just three options: cash, check, or card.
The coffee revolution
In May 2015, Samantha Cristoforetti, an astronaut on the International Space Station, drank a small cup of coffee and took a giant step for coffee-kind when she made the first zero-gravity espresso.