Paul Whytock

Paul Whytock is Technology Correspondent for Electropages. He has reported extensively on the electronics industry in Europe, the United States and the Far East for over thirty years. Prior to entering journalism, he worked as a design engineer with Ford Motor Company at locations in England, Germany, Holland and Belgium.

Chinese Cars and AI: Navigating the Threat of Hackable Vehicles

Are Chinese organisations hacking the car you’re driving? There has been a lot said about how they could be.  And it’s not just Chinese-manufactured vehicles that could be targeted

AI | 21-08-2023

Chinese Cars and AI: Navigating the Threat of Hackable Vehicles

Are Chinese organisations hacking the car you’re driving? There has been a lot said about how they could be.  And it’s not just Chinese-manufactured vehicles that could be targeted

Insights | 21-08-2023

The Environmental Impact of EV Batteries and the Search for Alternatives

We all know electric vehicles (EVs) will dramatically help to improve the quality of the air we breathe, and we all know how important that is. Take, for example, just one statisti

Environment | 13-07-2023

The Environmental Impact of EV Batteries and the Search for Alternatives

We all know electric vehicles (EVs) will dramatically help to improve the quality of the air we breathe, and we all know how important that is. Take, for example, just one statisti

Insights | 13-07-2023

From C++ to Rust: The Changing Landscape of Automotive Programming

Paul Whytock, a seasoned technology correspondent with over thirty years of experience in the electronics industry and a former design engineer with Ford Motor Company, explores th

Insights | 12-06-2023

The Rise of Software-Defined Vehicles: Changing the Face of Automobile Technology

When is a car more like a mobile phone or laptop computer? The answer is when it’s a software-defined vehicle. In simple terms, this means a vehicle that can upload software upgrad

Insights | 25-05-2023

The Rise of Automotive Semiconductors: A 290B Euros Market by 2030

For the past thirty years, chipmakers that have consistently supported automotive companies with supplies of semiconductor devices were considered somewhat unfairly as the pedestri

Semiconductors | 09-05-2023

The Rise of Automotive Semiconductors: A 290B Euros Market by 2030

For the past thirty years, chipmakers that have consistently supported automotive companies with supplies of semiconductor devices were considered somewhat unfairly as the pedestri

Insights | 09-05-2023

Level 5 AVs: Pipe Dream or Future Reality?

The science fiction image of getting into your autonomous vehicle (AV), telling it your destination and then sitting back and reading a book whilst it does the driving is a fun ide

AI | 04-04-2023