AUTO Connected Car New’s COVID-19 Caronavirusly news includes Tesla, traveler confidence, FCA, buying and contactless parking. Tesla Agrees with County Tesla and the health officials from Alameda county have reached an agreement for the Fremont factory to reopen. Alameda work with Fremont police “to verify Tesla is adhering to physical distancing and that agreed upon … Read more
Fleet Complete®, the fastest-growing global provider of connected vehicle solutions, today announced another fleet assistance program that provides complimentary service to U.S. customers with select Ford vehicles until August 31, 2020. This new program with Ford is launched in an effort to help fleet-owning businesses and organizations gain greater safety and operational efficiency during this … Read more
In Coronavirus, COVID-19 getting back to work are Tesla, FCA and Enterprise while RideKleen is expanding its disinfection services. In the midst of controversy and contrary to the county of Alameda’s mandates Elon Musk Tweeted that the Tesla Fremont factory re-opened today. Musk also initiated a law suit against the county. Employee’s cars were seen … Read more
Audi of America announced a host of new Generation 3 infotainment technologies expected to arrive in most 2021 Audi vehicles this fall, offering a faster, richer and more immersive user experience compared with the previous-generation MIB 2 system. Equipped with a new chipset that is up to 10 times faster than previous Audi hardware, MIB … Read more
In connected car news are Bosch, Bureau Veritas and Ansys. Bosch Ramping up for 5G Safer, more convenient, greener: connected vehicles that can communicate with roadside infrastructure in real time reduce emissions and the risk of accidents. This communication requires a stable and reliable data link provided by high-performance 5G, the new fifth-generation wireless technology … Read more
It looks there is good news finally, because Hyundai is delivering cars, they sponsored the Ellen Show, a mom who is helping single moms, gets a new Hyundai Santa Fe. Automakers are starting to get back to work and making plans. In the news are Ferrari, Aston Martin, Daimler, BMW and Nissan. What a Happy … Read more
In autonomous and self-driving vehicle news are Ford, Waymo and Veoneer. Ford Shares Data Every second a self-driving vehicle is operating, it’s gathering information about the world around it. Cameras and LiDAR help it identify vehicles, pedestrians, signs and anything else that might be out in or near the streets. Radar helps the vehicle keep … Read more
BlackBerry Limited announced that BlackBerry Radar® continues to grow its distribution reach with more than 12 new channel partners having signed on in the past six months including two within Mexico, expanding the company’s monitoring solutions outside of the U.S. and Canada for the first time. This expanding network offers significant growth opportunities for BlackBerry … Read more
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), announced the Vieo RV 751, Vieo RV 851 and Vieo RV 1051, a series of fully integrated infotainment systems designed for recreational vehicle (RV) owners. Available with a 7-, 8- or 10-inch removable touchscreen display, the Vieo series combines Garmin RV-specific navigation with premium Fusion … Read more
In Coronavirus COVID-19 automotive news are Pittsburgh International Airport, Ford, Volkswagen, Nissan and FCA. The Pittsburgh International Airport is using autonomous floor scrubbing machines to disinfect the floors of the air. Carnegie Mellon supplied the AI. Workers driver the machines around to teach them the routine. Ford Getting Ready to Re-Start Ford is targeting a … Read more
Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced the launch of its Commercial Transportation Recovery Dashboard. Leveraging aggregated and anonymized data processed from more than 2 million Geotab connected vehicles globally, the dashboard helps to depict the current state of COVID-19 recovery and helps visualize impact on commercial transportation and trade activity. … Read more
The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the release of MIPI RF Front End Control Interface (MIPI RFFE) v3.0. The latest version of the world’s de facto standard interface for control of radio frequency (RF) front-end (FE) subsystems, MIPI RFFE v3.0 is designed to deliver … Read more
