Apple’s CarPlay for iPhone 5/5c/5S that will be coming in cars and in-dash infotainment units this summer from Pioneer and Alpine is not necessarily safe
Verizon is offering millions of dollars in prizes for innovators who propose the most innovative solutions to help develop and empower four core areas of Education, Healthcare, Sustainability, and Transportation. Entries for the Powerful Answers Award for 2014 will be accepted until June 30, 2014. First prize is $ 1million per category and two runners up receive $250,000 per category.
According to a J.D. Power study in 2012 the following were the most wanted features in vehicles. When we look at the list today, to see if your car has all of the features. We put a yes to features we are sure you can buy today.
YouTube and government agencies are showing videos in an attempt to try to get teenagers and young adults to stop texting while driving. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
In the rap video “I’m a Textpert Rap Battle” Rhett and Link rap in funky fake cars about how cool they are because they can text and drive. Guess what happens? They crash into each other. The video has over half a million views since April 7 and links to http://www.distraction.gov/.
Revenue from automotive data assets from integrated connected car systems will generate $14.5 billion in revenue by 2020, according to a connected car study from IHS Automotive, driven by Polk.
In Emerging Technologies: Big Data in the Connected Car, IHS Automotive predicts there will be 152 million actively connected cars on global roads by 2020 generating 11.1 petabytes of data.
The car that came from the Silicon Valley, the Tesla S has some premiere connected car features. What do we know about the Tesla S
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will require all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds to have rear view cameras by May 2018.
NHTSA reported that it will increase safety of these vehicles by significantly reducing the risk of fatalities and serious injuries caused by backover accidents.
Although there has been no official word from Pioneer electronics after Apple’s CarPlay announcement. There have been rumors suggesting that Pioneer is working on after
TomTom announced that its business unit dedicated to providing fleet management and vehicle telematics services has been renamed to TomTom Telematics.
CIO Review named it’s “Top 20 Most Promising Automotive Tech Solution Providers” for 2014. Many of the companies are a “Who’s Who” of the connected car and dealership services markets.
Machina Research in a survey for Vodaphone ranked car maker for sophistication in their connected car experiences.
BMW’s ConnectedDrive was top ranked as the best, followed by GM’s OnStar in second place and third place went to Ford for its embedded offering, followed by Audi and Chrysler.
