All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu is editor for Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, overseeing news and features that cover the major themes affecting industries.

What does China’s EV boom mean for the autos sector and the green transition?

While the European Union’s (EU) recently introduced tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports were met with an unsurprisingly chilly…
Consumers ‘unlikely’ to benefit from delay to EU deforestation rules and potential price hikes

The enforcement of the EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) is likely to begin at the end of this year…
Nvidia: who is using the AI chips made by the world’s most valuable company?

The ascension of Nvidia last week to the rarified position of being the most valuable company in the world completes…
Autonomous vehicle insurance policies to be ‘radically different’ – report

The makeup of insurance policies for autonomous vehicles will necessarily be “radically different” to today’s conventional policies, according to a…
Did carmakers underestimate the difficulty of autonomous driving?

New research by the US’ Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that carmakers have “work to do” on…

Industry takes: has AI hit a tipping point?

The various potential benefits of using artificial intelligence (AI) within businesses have been widely discussed, but industries have in large…
Industry takes: is Elon Musk a visionary disruptor or a loose cannon?

Few people who are familiar with Elon Musk have no opinion either way on the billionaire businessman. His achievements in…
How China’s EV battery tech is cementing it as the auto industry leader

China is set to consolidate its position as the dominant country in the automotive industry as a result of developing…
BT cabinet conversions unlikely to aid rapid EV charging growth UK needs

A scheme by UK telecoms giant BT Group that will see near-end-of-life green street telecoms cabinets converted to become electric…
COP28 podcast: max 1.5°C temperature rise limit now ‘not possible’

Efforts to tackle climate change should begin to focus on limiting and bringing down as quickly as possible the inevitable…