Renault-Nissan goes open source with GENIVI for infotainment
Automotive industry group, the GENIVI Alliance, announced that Renault and Nissan will launch a new joint program to deliver a In-vehicle Infotainment IVI system based
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List of best Bluetooth smartphones tested with cars: iPhone 5-6+ missing
ITU announced it has published a ‘whitelist’ of smartphones that are compatible with Bluetooth-enabled hands-free telephone systems in vehicles. The list is designed to help
More MirrorLink for cars and smartphones
MirrorLink is gaining momentum with car makers and smartphone makers. The Car Connectivity Consortium announced that the new Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge and
Blue Link links to Android Wear smartwatches
Hyundai Blue Link for smartwatches is now available from the Google Play and Android Wear. An Apple Watch app will follow. The app connects to
Geneva Motor Show Connected Car Tech News: Ford, Opel, Nissan, Audi, HARMAN, VW & Peugeot
There are many new announcements from the Geneva Motor Show. Announcements included a new multi-modal Ford Focus RS, OnStar for Opel vehicles, Nissan autonomous driving by
NXP shows connected car Budii system, MCUs @MWC & merger
NXP is becoming the world leader in semi conductors for automobiles through a merger with Freescale and participating in Mobile World Congress. NXP Semiconductors will
iPhone iOS 8 Bluetooth problems & Siri-us mistakes are bad for car sales
As are readers are all too well aware, especially iPhone owners, Bluetooth and voice commands are important connected car features. When the features don’t work,
SDK opens spaces for CrowdPark-ing apps
For develops who want to develop parking apps, Anagog, real-time parking SDK adoption is growing quickly. Anagog’s CrowdPark uses the mobile’ device’s native sensors to
New chips for better security (NXP/Freescale), ARM IoT Kit and OTA software
There are several new IoT tech announcements, new processors with security from NXP and Freescale. ARM announced an IoT kit with Bluemix IBM. Redbend announced
Bosch makes record MEMS and offers parking finding tech
Top automobile supplier Bosch now produces four million MEMS a day and announced that it offers technology that will help find parking spaces. Thanks for
New Ford car tech keeps focus on stability and keeps cars from spinning out of control
Ford has a new feature that can predict a spin-out before it even begins and puts the brakes on potential disasters. The new Ford Focus
Siri coming to Hyundai Elantra with new car tech & Nav
The 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT will have many advanced technology features and telematics services available. New features include a new AVN technology package that offers