Innovation is a key theme in telecom; so key, in fact, it runs the risk of becoming nothing more than a buzzword unless organizations have some substantial proof points behind the buzz. Thought leadership is important. These topics show that an organization is thinking about...
WASHINGTON – Two Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation have sent letters to the CEOs of 18 major automakers asking that they conduct a comprehensive overview of vehicles' vulnerabilities to hacking, and elaborate on what they are doing to...
NXP today announced the launch of its RF chip family to advance long-range smart car keys. The chip family offers two-way RF link functionality to enable bidirectional communication between the key fob and the car at a distance of up to 500 meters. In addition...
ZTE Mobley, powered by Qualcomm chip, now for sale in AT&T Mobility stores
LAS VEGAS – In the march toward fully autonomous driving, our vehicles are becoming increasingly connected. And while that self-driving future is still down the figurative road, current automotive connectivity is focused...
Could something that was agreed to in 1968 have an impact on the autonomous driving vision for the European Union? It could as there is a section pertaining to road traffic that is currently raising a stir.
There’s been quite a bit of news...
Technology powerhouse Google will begin to test its fully autonomous self-driving cars outside of its home base in Mountain View, Calif., for the first time with the addition of Austin, Texas, as a connected car testbed.
Google made the announcement over the weekend with a...
Hum replaces Vehicle as telecom operator’s commercial push into connected car space
Verizon Communication’s Verizon Telematics division has moved forward with the telecom giant’s push into the connected car space, announcing commercial availability of its Hum aftermarket “vehicle technology and subscription service.”
First shown earlier this...
There has been industry speculation for years that Apple would take on a connected, autonomous vehicle project. Now, based on documents obtained by The Guardian, those rumors gain credence as it appears Apple is scouting locations to test a self-driving vehicle.
On Aug. 14, The...
We’ve all had it happen. We’re driving along a boring stretch of road and start to doze off, and then suddenly realize and shake ourselves awake; or maybe we don’t and something horrible happens. Guttersberg Automotive has developed a sensor within the steering wheel that it claims...
Maybe calling the connected car "hook-ups" is a bit of a misnomer; although you have to admit it does feel like there’s somewhat of a dating game going on with Google, Apple and certain OEMs around the industry.
There’s been quite a bit of speculation...
The buzz has finally come to fruition with the announcement of the sale of Nokia’s Here to an automotive industry consortium made up of Audi AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG for $3.07 billion (EUR 2.8 billion).
Nokia today announced the finalization of its agreement...
Not really virtualizing the whole car, but starting with the head unit. Redbend by Harman looks at the head unit as a central source of computing power resident in the vehicle. As more and more power-hungry functionality gets packed into the connected car it...
In January, RCR Wireless News shared the Connected Car Industry landscape report and webinar. As a part of the effort the industry participants were asked for their predictions for the next two years for connected cars.
Everyone loves predictions; so let’s see how they’ve done...
It’s been a busy few days in the world of connected cars on many fronts. There’s been a live-hack, the crash of an autonomous car resulting in injuries and the discovery of a city that exists solely for the purpose of connected car testing.
Let’s...
Nokia/KT to develop LTE-M field trial in Q4
South Korean telecom operator KT has set up the country's first "Internet of Things" lab in association with Nokia Networks. The new lab will provide IoT-related technical expertise and knowledge to small and medium-sized partner companies to lay...
I had the opportunity to attend Harman’s Technology Day late last week, with Budii the autonomous car as the event's centerpiece.
The concept car program is led by Rinspeed, with Harman partnering as one of the participants. Unfortunately I didn’t get to go...
LoJack thinks so. I recently had the opportunity to speak with LoJack about the current state of vehicle theft and the implications of connected vehicles. Although one can’t say with absolute certainty that connected cars pose a higher threat for thieves, you also can’t...
When one considers innovation related to connected cars; Iran isn’t a location that immediately comes to mind. But there are efforts underway in that country to better understand how the utilization of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-Internet technologies can save lives.
According to publicly available statistics, more...
Airbiquity recently held a webinar to discuss findings from a Nielsen and SBD study that looked at the implications of infotainment solutions to auto buyers. In other words: Does infotainment actually drive customer loyalty?
Automotive OEMs are working to pack more and more infotainment features into...
Hoffmann-Krippner is working with Guttersberg Consulting to bring its SensoFoil sensing technology to the connected car market. The technology is designed to allow the driver's touch on the steering wheel to be "sensed" and ultimately alert the driver and/or the vehicle itself to take...
Laird has a vision for connected highways with connected cars driving along communicating with each other to ensure the safety of their occupants. The reality is that this vision is easier said than done and requires a great deal of technology to bring it...
MUNICH – Building on the update from the first day of Huawei Innovation Day, the second day was all about the connected world. Topics included connected cars, smart cities and wearables.
The connected car
Audi presented on the topic of the connected car, talking about the...
Pothole Alert system could notify local government when your car hits a rough spot
Automaker Jaguar Land Rover is developing technology that will use cloud-computing to push data from a vehicle to municipal authorities in an innovative blend of connected car and smart city technology.
Imagine...
Wireless charging is a common discussion related to electronic devices. But what about charging electric vehicles? Qualcomm and Daimler are collaborating on how to bring wireless charging to the world of the connected car. Qualcomm recently announced a strategic initiative that builds on work from earlier this...
