GfK recently conducted an online study of 5,800 participants in Brazil, China, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States on the topic of connected cars. I recently had an opportunity to talk with them about some of the key findings of the report.
The...
A team recently set a new world record by driving from the northernmost point of Europe – Nordkapp, Norway – to the southernmost point of Africa – Cape Agulhas – 19,000 kilometers in nine days as part of the Cape to Cape race. The...
This week I spoke with Gareth Ragg, strategic director for TU Automotive about big data and the connected car. Everyone across the telecommunications and IT industry is talking about big data. This isn’t a new topic, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that it’s...
Hannover, Germany – On the last day of CeBit15, the Automotive IT Kongress also took place in the city. Presenters included a combination of OEM, telecommunications and IT vendors, and industry experts on the topic of IT in the automotive industry and the implications...
AUSTIN, Texas – The makers of Vinli gave out free rides at South by Southwest 2015 to show off their new device that is designed to turn any car into a connected car. We rode along as they demonstrated what the device can do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IQYmv8NuCY
Vinli...
BARCELONA, Spain – NXP showcased its vision for the connected car of the future this week at Mobile World Congress. The topics highlighted not only addressed typical car connectivity functions, but also autonomous driving and integration via vehicle-to-x.
Starting with the outside of the concept car, a...
AT&T Mobility replaces T-Mobile US for all Audi in-car cellular connections
AT&T Mobility picked up the rest of Audi of America’s in-car connectivity business, announcing at this week’s Mobile World Congress event that all U.S.-based 2016 Audi models equipped with its Audi Connect feature will...
You can’t possibly have watched the news this past week without experiencing all of the discussion related to the potential for an "iCar." First of all, why is this so shocking and surprising to everyone? What Google does Apple does. What Apple does Google does....
AT&T, Verizon will give us the answer
One hot area for automotive technology these days is the "connected car," a vehicle sold with a built-in cellular radio modem that connects its systems to cloud-based services and can also provide a wide range of safety, Internet...
Today, deCarta released a study highlighting the views of 150 U.S. car owners on the topic of safety concerns and the connected car. The industry spends a great deal of time talking about all of the great outcomes of having more connectivity and applications...
I had the opportunity to speak with Todd Greene, founder and CEO of PubNub about real-time data streams. The company is about 5 years old and offers almost instant access to data for social applications, gaming, home automation and automotive customers.
Let’s start with what...
Defining the industry connected car landscape was challenging.
It started with the very first question for the interview participants: What category would you describe yourself as within the connected car landscape? Thinking this would be an easy question, many respondents considered it to be a difficult one...
Telekom Austria has announced a partnership with Porsche Holding Salzburg in order to provide a broader solution set in the telematics arena. The machine-to-machine space isn’t new for Telekom Austria, which created a separate division to focus on M2M more than four years ago.
Early last fall I...
The definition of a connected car is not only confusing to the potential end user, it also doesn’t align across the industry players working with connected cars.
Earlier in 2014, Harris Interactive surveyed almost 14,000 U.S. drivers on connected cars and found that only 42%...
TU Automotive thinks so. This week I spoke with Gareth Ragg, strategic director for TU Automotive on the topic of connected cars. He said not only is this the year of the connected car, but the year that the mobility discussion evolves beyond the car.  "Connectivity beyond...
The challenges faced by the connected car industry are not easy to solve. The confusion as to what a connected car is looms heavily over the excitement about what the concept has to offer. Studies show that the average consumer doesn’t fully understand the connected car,...
In this Q&A session, Vitesse Semiconductor CTO Martin Nuss discusses connected cars and Ethernet’s role in ensuring their functionality and security.
RCR Wireless News: Connected car is a fairly broad term. What exactly does it mean?
Martin Nuss: While the "connected car" concept has been around for quite some...
Privacy and security are on everyone’s mind when it comes to the connected car: all of the industry players, consumers and regulatory organizations.
Starting with data privacy, there is a hornet’s nest of requirements depending upon geography. In the U.S., usage-based insurance solutions are a...
DETROIT – Covisint's B2B Cloud Platform is designed to allow drivers to visualize information from their vehicle, dealership and third-party app providers as well as lets automotive manufacturers view integrated information from multiple systems quickly and in one location. With an integrated view of customer...
DETROIT – Alpine Electronics of America has been providing mobile electronics since 1978, specializing in mobile multimedia and working directly with original equipment manufacturers as a tier-one supplier. By offering an integrated system approach, Alpine incorporates digital entertainment, security and navigation products within the...
DETROIT – Denso, a supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components, showcased its smart city vision at this week’s Detroit Auto Show. The smart city vision will bring together automotive safety and solar technologies in an effort to create a more environmentally conscious city.
Cars will be able...
DETROIT – Covisint's business-to-business cloud platform is designed to support the connection of people, systems and things. The company said its platform will be used to manage identity, integration and the user experience. By using its industry experience and platform, the company was able to...
DETROIT – Earlier this week, Verizon announced Verizon Vehicle, signalling another mobile operator to up its telematics game through aftermarket solutions.
RCR highlighted this story on the day of the announcement and yesterday I had a chance to learn more about it at the Detroit Auto...
Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and security. Having experience as an operator, software and hardware vendor and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be...
