Still small percentage want the self-driving car to drive
Even though its seems like driverless self-driving cars seem to be in the news daily, most Americans still prefer to drive themselves—at least partially, say
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Connected cars open doors and IoT devices
Parks Associates revealed that 27% of U.S. car owners would connected cars to communicate with the Internet-connected devices in their home, such as smart garage
Study shows generation gaps for self-driving connected car tech, love of cameras & self-healing paint
Research shows that younger drivers are more trusting of connected car technology than older drivers. The desire for advanced technology is connected to the cost
ARPA-E offers up to $30 Million in funding for Connected Cars, Self-Driving Cars & Roads
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $30 million in funding for help solve some of the nation’s most
Goldman Sachs – Bullish on Connected Cars with Internet of Things
Goldman Sachs is bullish on connected cars with Internet of Things connections to the world. Using current research available, the company predicts new connected car
Ann Arbor to help drive autonomous research for Toyota
Toyota announced a research center in Ann Arbor, near the University of Michigan (U-M) campus. CEO Dr. Gill Pratt announced the venture at the GPU
Teens want their own any brand cars not self-driving ones
Teenagers know about self-driving cars, but they still want to drive, reports Nielsen. They don’t care what brand will drive self-driving cars. However, elementary school
Most don’t remember car hacking, many want connected cars, survey says
Although there has been vehicle hacking in the news lately such as the hacking and grounding of the Nissan Connect Leaf CARWINGS app and the
Self-parking/autonomous parking to grow in 3 phases
Research shows that cars will eventually entirely park themselves in the final phase of three phases of self-parking with each state displacing the former over
Warning drivers are talking, texting, speeding, drinking, drugging, running red lights & drowsy
87% admitted to unsafe behaviors include driving while distracted, impaired, drowsy, speeding, running red lights or not wearing a seat belt reports the AAA Foundation
Connected car features, infotainment & Bluetooth cause 20% of reliability problems
J.D. Power’s latest vesicle dependability study found that problems with technology continue to affect vehicle reliability rating. Audio, communication, entertainment and navigation (ACEN)- problems with
Parked connected cars can help find gas leaks, thieves, parking & pets
So far, many theories about connected cars have to do with the cars while they are driving on the road. IBM researchers are seeing parked