Some commuting routes can take thirty minutes one day and three hours the next. The driver usually has no warning. A new app from MapQuest called Commute, claims to simplify the daily drive. The app offers real-time traffic, monitors routes/delays and alerts the driver to travel time changes.
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America has exhibited and demonstrated a range of advanced technologies at ITS World Congress.
Panasonic Automotive showcased transportation systems and traffic management, that help create cleaner environment, comfort, safety, and community life. Panasonic showed technology for connected cars and big data solutions.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it is in the planning stages for new rules that
We’ve seen recent studies in connected car research from Harris, Frost and Sullivan, Parks Associates JD Power, Telefónica , and now Waggener Edstrom has released their
Frost & Sullivan’s analysis of the North American advanced connected car and ADAS systems found that consumers demand seamless connectivity and high-end infotainment features in cars. The company also noted that the industry is on its way to 000 (zero emissions, zero accidents and zero fatalities.
The research also found that night vision assist with pedestrian detection or collision warning and mitigation using augmented reality (AR) which were considered to be of higher importance compared to other features like power liftgate or ambient lighting in the vehicle.
Your driver’s seat may sense that you are drowsy and falling asleep are being developed by Nottingham Trent University researchers.
Professor Tilak Dias and William Hurley of the University’s Advanced Textile Research Group with Plessey are working to integrate an Electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors directly into the fabric of car seats.
42% of car owners (with a 2009 model or later, who are looking to buy a new car), have heard of Connected Cars but don’t
Connected car services company Zubie announced an $8 million investment from Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) this morning from Nokia’s $100 million connected car fund.
Nokia is also investing in Zubie with Nokia Growth Fund Partner, Paul Asel joining the Board of Directors.
Zubie connects to the OBDII port on cars made after 1996.
There are conflicting studies on who wants connected cars, who has heard of them and why. However, a Parks Associates study found that over 75%
Volkswagen Group’s Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL) is working on more “intuitive” forms of driver, car and external communications, noted a news release from the company. Volkswagen group encompasses Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and VW.
ERL researchers are looking at the three elements important for connected driving, the car, mobile devices and cloud.
A new study by Telefónica showed there is global demand for connected car services, with more than 70 per cent of drivers surveyed saying that
Where are the most dangerous fatal roads in the country? Traffic safety has improved in the country for the past ten years, however, traffic fatality rates are still generally higher in the Northern Plains and southern states than in the Northeast, Midwest and West, according to University of Michigan researcher, Michael Sivak. There is no way of telling, yet how connected cars will affect the number in the next decade.
U-M Transportation Research Institute studied individual fatality rates per distance driven and per population in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2012 (the latest available year) and 2005 (a recent peak).