Local Motors’ 3D-Printed LM3D Swim car goes topless in Vegas at Sema
Local Motors showed the LM3D Swim, a 3D-printed convertible youth-oriented car, designed to be safe, smart sustainable and carry a surf board at the SEMA
Why Android Auto and CarPlay are better than in-car infotainment, MirrorLink sucks and telematics are wanted
Strategy Analytics analysis of infotainment services show consumers at odds within themselves for what they want and like. A telematics study found drivers want telematics.
Connected dynamic eHorizon on horizon for self-driving, hybrid & AR demos
Continental announced the results of testing for dynamic electronic horizon (eHorizon) in a series of demo vehicles. With its “dynamic eHorizon”, data is sent to
NHTSA adds auto-braking to ratings & wakes up to drowsy driving
Starting with car model year 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will update its 5-Star Rating System to include
Ford’s rugged robotic driving through road bumps available to other automakers
Ford announced is selling robotic test driving technology to other automakers. The technology saves time and prevents human driving to having to drive over curbs,
Connected Car Expo grows with Nokia (NAUTO, Zubie OpenBay ZIRX)+ AT&T/Bosch/Mojio + Elio
The Connected Car Expo (CCE)(winner of the Tech CARS Award), announced it has partnered with Nokia Growth Partners on its Innovation Zone. At CCE winners
Tesla AutoPilot drivers will be demoted & promoted for $3,000
During an earnings call today, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO said that the company will be changing the AutoPilot feature in the future to be less
Real-time traffic & HERE services there for Volvo Sensus
Volvo Cars has chosen HERE for advanced mapping, local search and car locating. The company will also be using INRIX data for traffic. Volvo’s infotainment
Zubie adds Verizon Wi-Fi hotspots to service/device
Zubie has partnered with Verizon Wireless to offer Wi-Fi 4G LTE hotspots to cars for $10 a month added on to a Verizon data plan
Why iOS 9.1 with iPhone 6S, 6+, 5S, 5, 4S is causing Bluetooth problems with in-car infotainment (again)
It’s deja vu all over again for iPhone owners who upgraded to iOS 9.1 and want all the features to work with in-car infotainment systems.
2S2R Connected Car News : Google Self-Drives Halloween, Ford SYNC, Bosch, SAP, Magellan, Subaru & LG
Connected car news that was too short to report included news about Google’s self-driving car, Ford SYNC, Bosch, SAP, Magellan, Subaru, LG, Freescale, Mobi Charger,
Connected Nissan LEAF with ESP looks like a pregnant Tesla with digital signage
Nissan debuted an electric self-driving car, the IDS Concept, it’s a LEAF that looks like a pregnant Tesla with digital signs at the Tokyo Motor