Shell Oil Company (Shell) and General Motors (GM) announced that Shell-branded stations across the United States now accept the automotive industry’s first-ever embedded, in-dash fuel payment and loyalty experience. Customers who look to fuel their
In automotive cybersecurity news this week were Uptane, Microchip and research. Uptane Prevents Attacks Based upon Cappos’ widely-used TUF (The Update Framework), and developed with funding by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Uptane can
A survey from Smith’s Lawyers in Brisbane, Austraila found men are much more likely to be distracted by their phone, try and drive with their knees or watch videos on the go. The biggest difference
During the interdisciplinary program of the BMW Summer School 2018, 34 international PhD students, research peers and industry experts shared their visions and discussed current advances and challenges in the field of Emotion-Aware Vehicle Assistants
War is not healthy, safe or relaxing. The latest upheaval with e-scooter services in Los Angeles, Venice and Santa Monica in Southern California makes for high drama, trauma and twerks. On Thursday, (August 16) I
Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), a collaborative cross-industry effort developing an open platform for the connected car, is announcing that six new members have joined the project including Kinetica, Neusoft, NXM Technologies, NYU Tandon School of
The National Apartment Association (NAA) released “The Transformation of Parking,” an original report examining demand, cost and rent premiums and how these factors are changing the way the rental housing industry views parking. The ratio
Panasonic, Colorado Department of Transportation, Ford and Qualcomm showed the first real-world application of C-V2X technology connecting the vehicle, the roadways and a regional traffic management center in Denver. Other partners included Kapsch, Ficosa and
Valassis released new research providing insights into the decision-making process of today’s automotive shopper in order to better fuel dealers’ and automotive service providers’ advertising efforts. Stemming from a survey of nearly 1,800 respondents, Valassis
Avis Budget Group announced it has surpassed the 100,000 connected car threshold globally, a milestone that promises to further improve the traveler experience, increase operational efficiencies for the Company, and benefit smart city planning. The
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released a new research brief examining a recent increase in the frequency and severity of workers compensation (WC) claims for motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) and discussing potential contributing
It’s time for DefCon and the Car Hacking Village people will be hacking into automotive vulnerabilities in all kinds of new ways. This Friday and Saturday, hackers are explaining what is needed to hack a