EDITORS LETTER Will April be a watershed month for electric vehicles ?
“ From cars to paintings , there are vanishingly few places where digital transformation isn ’ t making inroads - expect that to continue as the world tentatively emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic ”
Electric vehicles represent one of the most exciting technological frontiers , with huge ramifications for the environment . In recent times , we ’ ve seen digital transformation sweep through the automotive industry , with companies increasingly competing based on the technologies integrated into their cars .
Volkswagen ’ s unfortunately bungled premature April Fools announcement that it was renaming itself ‘ Voltswagen ’ could just be seen as a bit of fun , but is also indicative of the extent to which electrification is seen as the future of the industry . It ’ s certainly no joke for the company , which also announced it was building six battery ‘ gigafactories ’ across Europe .
Elsewhere , digitalisation continued at pace across a broad swathe of industries . Even the art world is experiencing its own dose of digital transformation , with the last month seeing non-fungible tokens ( NFTs ) and their ability to prove ownership of a digital item via the blockchain exploding into mainstream view - thanks in part to artists such as Grimes and Beeple .
From cars to paintings , there are vanishingly few places where digital transformation isn ’ t making inroads - expect that to continue as the world tentatively emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic .
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