The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid designed for zero-emission can be charged by a specially designed solar car park port. It looks like something right out of the Jeston’s but also looks like a futuristic flying car hop will come out and serve you burgers and a shake. For a special connected car assemble, you can also getting a matching set of luggage from Louis Vuitton.
At the international media launch of the BMW i8 in Los Angeles, BMW showed a solar carport concept developed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA. It offers cutting edge electricity generating technology from solar power with a svelte design that coordinates with the style of the BMW i8.
In 2018, 420 million automobiles will be connected to the tune of over $11Billion (US Dollars).
The growth rate is a 57% Compound Annual Growth Rate from the 45 million connected vehicles in 2013 reports IDATE, noting that driving the connected car ecosystem are profits and safety issues.
Here Ye! Here Ye! Nokia has not given up on HERE mapping and location technology.- Nokia is investing one hundred million dollars ($100M) in the Connected Car fund to be managed by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP). The fund invests in companies for new innovative connected and smart vehicles.
What drivers want when they buy a car has changed greatly in just two years. The most wanted features have gone from spiffy headlights to connected car infotainment/entertainment features found on smartphones.
JD Power first asks about features without mentioning the price, then finds out what people want after the price is mentioned.
There are several companies that want to rule the road without drivers, providing the cars, technology and wherewithal for cars to drive without people. Currently
The Nissan Smart Rearview Mirror is smarter than your average mirror. It uses a special camera to make the view of what is behind the Nissan, clearer, better and safer.
In fact, the Nissan Smart Rearview Mirror won the 2014 Traffic Safety Achievement Award.
Frost & Sullivan presented the key trends that will shape the global CV telematics market in a webinar on May 7, 4pm BST.
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Winners of the Automotive News PACE awards include many ADAS and connected car features. The most interesting are new systems that prevent backing up collisions and others that prevent injuries to pedestrians.
Texas Instruments recently announced AEC-Q100-qualified gate drivers and SimpleLink Bluetooth low energy CC2541-Q1.
SimpleLink Bluetooth low energy CC2541-Q1, a highly-integrated wireless microcontroller (MCU) that delivers low power, low cost, and simplified automotive connectivity to emerging smartphone-controlled and wire-replacement applications.
At CES Audi announced that it has developed its own, much smaller LIDAR that is mounted on the Audi grille, eliminating the ugly “can” at the top look. The company showed just how intelligent and beautiful self-driving cars can be.
In a demonstration Audi used an app to “call” the car from a parking spot to the front of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Las Vegas.
Telenav reported that it has expanded its supplier agreement with Ford until 2017 and updated its Scout for iPhone app.
Most GPS navigation apps like Google Maps and Apple Maps don’t let you search while you’re already navigating. Telenav’s update of its Scout for iPhone app helps people find restaurants, coffee shops, or gas stations that are right along their route – and lets them easily add these as pit stops with the fewest taps on the iPhone.
