Richard Robinson

As a Director of the Global Automotive Practice at TechInsights, Richard Robinson brings over 17 years of experience as an analyst and over 10 years of experience in the automotive industry. Richard strives to simplify complex issues around company strategies and market forecasting, relying on his background in communications to make this research as clear and accessible as possible for clients. He’s able to leverage his industry expertise to create highly detailed analysis and forecasts of automotive systems, semiconductors, and service markets.

Throughout his career, Richard has concentrated his focus on the strategic issues that arise with the migration of Infotainment & Telematics, going from the traditional automotive focus of the past to the highly dynamic consumer and connectivity led focus of the future. This endeavor has led him to developing and launching automotive infotainment systems for many companies including Honda, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Chrysler, Jaguar, and Land Rover. In 2010, he created a highly detailed market forecast model of the Infotainment and Telematics market which included the industry opportunities for system and features suppliers, as well as semiconductor suppliers. His team at TechInsights has taken his model and refined it to become the most detailed unified market model available.