The Consumer Electronics Association announced the launch of the Vehicle Intelligence Marketplace at the 2015 International CES®. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2015 CES, the global gathering place for all who thrive on the
Kenwood released many new in-car stereo radio CD and DVD receiver units for 2015 with Bluetooth. Bluetooth has proven to be the most popular feature of in-car systems. Due to customer demand Pioneer invented the
Harman announced that it is expanding its HALOsonic suite of noise management solutions with Road Noise Cancellation. Harman claims it is the first of its kind in the automotive industry. Harman’s Road Noise Cancellation (RNC) technology
At Telematics West Coast, Magnus Feuer, a systems architect with Jaguar/Land Rover, demonstrated an over-the-air update on a Jaguar S convertible programmed with open source (Tizen IVI and Automotive Grade Linux) software. Both Ford and
The second day of Telematics West Coast in San Diego offered more insight to the challenges car makers face with in-vehicle infotainment systems, selling cars, training dealers/customers and legal responsibilities. Volkswagen Car-Net Case Study in
If you were a car maker, analyst, developer or journalist and wanted to find out the state of in-vehicle connected car technology, you could learn everything in two days of intense information sessions at Telematics
In-car infotainment systems are a pain in the Bluetooth for both car owners and car makers, according to Consumer Reports 2014 Annual Reliability Survey. The common issues are: Unresponsive touchscreens. Problems pairing Bluetooth. New problems
ChargePoint announced that electric vehicle (EV) drivers can sign up and pay for ChargePoint with PayPal. ChargePoint stations are independently owned, some offer charging for free as perk or way to attract customers some charge
We find it very amusing that Apple whose recent iOS 8-8.2 update fried Bluetooth connections with in-car infotainment systems filed a patent that allows an iPhone to act as a car remote control. The remote
Freescale Semiconductor announced a hardware/software development system for Ethernet connectivity (Wi-Fi) in vehicles. The system can be used for infotainment, instrument cluster, camera telematics and rear seat entertainment designs. It supports real-time data transport throughout
iOS 8 has been plagued with Bluetooth bugs connecting to in-car infotainment systems.The manifest of features for iOS update shows a Bluetooth fix which hopefully will help our readers who have tried everything from complaining
As many of our readers know, there have been iOS 8-8.02 Bluetooth issues with in-car infotainment systems from almost every car maker including BMW, Audi, GM(Chevy, GMC, Cadillac, Buick), Mercedes-Benz, VW, Mazda, Lexus, Fiat, Hyundai