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ADAS for all to connect cars via smartphones- Apio, with Waze-like crowdsourcing

July 9, 2017April 30, 2015

There is an another entry into the race for smartphone ADAS features such as notification of accidents and safer driving. Apio recently filed a patent

Radio tops in connected cars, high satisfaction connected car features

May 18, 2015April 28, 2015

Research shows radio use in cars and some interesting connected car stats. Jacobs Media’s web survey of radio and entertainment preference had 41,634 respondents. It

iPhone, Android & BMW traffic light change alert apps

March 14, 2016April 24, 2015

The city of Walnut Creek in California announced a new traffic app that alerts drivers when the light is changing from red to green. The

Connected car tech hacks & attacks for hire

July 21, 2017April 20, 2015

BT Assure security is launching its “ethical hacking” service to improve connected car security. The service will hack and attack connected vehicles to help automotive

Vonsor 360° videos of Jaguar Land Rover better than bogus Honda Selfie: it’s real

April 23, 2015April 2, 2015

Many reporters who wrote about Honda’s faux HR-V SLF ‘Selfie’ Edition found the April Fools’ hoax to be way too plausible. In fact, Jaguar Land

Ford will Azure SYNC 3 updates with Microsoft & Wi-Fi

March 22, 2015March 17, 2015

In the past, Ford had a few glitches with it SYNC infotainment software and in-car infotainment systems. Ford switched to QNX for Ford SYNC 3

How Oregon will charge for road use with connected car toll devices

March 8, 2015

The state of Oregon Department of Transportation(ODOT) is getting closer to implementing a volunteer program where EV and hybrid car owners pay a toll “OReGO

Summit Tech shows VoLTE for connected cars & drive-thru ordering MWC15

March 8, 2015March 2, 2015

Summit Tech will demo the first Voice over LTE (VoLTE)/Rich Communication Services (RCS)-capable Connected Car in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent at Mobile World Congress 2015. The

250 million connected cars on road by 2020

January 26, 2015

The connected car market in snowballing. Last year, Gartner predicted 150 million connected cars on the road by 2020, the latest reports predicts 250 connected

Best Connected Car Cyber Monday – Cyber Week Deals

March 20, 2015December 1, 2014

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2 Million AT&T connected cars, 10M in 2017, adding Ford & Nissan?

July 17, 2017October 1, 2014

AT&T released its first figures for its new connected car unit. In a filing for the Security Exchange Commission, AT&T reported that two million cars

2015 Honda Civic Google Android 4.04 infotainment Honda Connect in Europe

December 7, 2014September 26, 2014

European Android fans may also become Honda Civic fans. Before to the Paris Auto Show on October 2, Honda announced that the 2015 Honda Civic will have an all new infotainment system using the Android-based Honda Connect System with a 7″ touchscreen in the car in the center stack.

The infotainment system features AM/FM, Digital Audio Broadcast Radio (Europe), internet Radio, Bluetooth connectivity, internet browsing, satellite navigation and rear-view parking camera. Honda has not announced smartphone connectivity options, yet.