The world passenger car market is projected to reach 86.5 million units by the year 2017, while OEM-connected car system shipments are expected to grow from 8.22 million in 2012 to 39.5 million in 2016. This according to data released by Global Industry Analysts,...
Network-connected cars are fast becoming the subject of both excitement and controversy. As the public awareness of everything from value added services through self-driving cars expands, M2M publication Connected World Magazine has named not one but four cars its "Connected Car of the Year".
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Connected devices built into automobiles would have to turn themselves off when the car was in motion under new voluntary guidelines proposed by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The move is both intuitive and yet seemingly counter to the general trend...
We took a stationary spin in the back of QNX's connected concept car at the Embedded System Conference (ESC) in San Jose, Calif., this week.
The car, a Toyota Prius kitted out by QNX and partner Alcatel Lucent, is a rather nifty future concept,...
For the past few years, the strategy for U.S. carriers looking to retain customers was simple: offer subscribers a slick new handset at no charge. But in today's transitory market-where profit margins from voice services continue to thin as data revenues just begin to...
You may never need, or want, to leave your car once it is equipped with an in-vehicle navigation and communications system. Hitting the market this year are a handful of sophisticated systems that use global positioning system technology for vehicle route guidance and emergency...
