Self-driving cars are prone to accidents by humans
Drivers are not perfect, even the self-driving cars zipping around California. State law requires that all accidents in licensed self-driving cars must get be reported
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Connected car app updates: Audiobooks CarPlay, Automatic Apple Watch, VZW Lyft, Plugshare, My Carfax & ChildSafe
There are many ways to connect your car through apps. When the Apple Watch was launched there were several Apple Watch apps and more Apple
INRIX connected car driving intelligence for roads, retail & ads
INRIX announced a new analytics platform to help users understand data from the connected car for urban planning, retail site selection and advertising measurement. INRIX
TomTom News: lifetime of real-time services driving future of self-driving car?
TomTom is in the news for announcements and new potential applications. TomTom now offers Lifetime World Maps and Lifetime Speed Cameras with its new navigation
ADAS for all to connect cars via smartphones- Apio, with Waze-like crowdsourcing
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
Why Apple CarPlay & Android Auto are way waylaid
Last year, at the New York Auto Show, CarPlay was introduced and promised by Volvo, Mercedes Benz and Ferrari. Only two Ferrari models have shipped
Los Angeles joins Waze craze with data sharing & Amber Alerts
The city of Los Angeles has some “traffic issues.” The social mapping traffic Waze app is used by more than 1.3 million drivers in L.A.
iPhone, Android & BMW traffic light change alert apps
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 buyers want touchscreens, Bluetooth, CarPlay, Android Auto & MirrorLink
IHS Automotive has published a new report, Apps in the Car 2015, that shows how car buyers want their smartphones to work with their cars,
iPhone iOS Apps for Bluetooth for BMW & MINI – Spotify, Glympse, Deezer, Rhapsody, GoPro & Amazon Music
BMW and MINI have added more iPhone iOS apps, recently, for music streaming, sharing locations, mapping, parking, weather, news and listening to books. iOS iPhone
OBD-II Bluetooth car repair apps help you find or avoid mechanics: RepairLync, Mechanic Advisor, Zubie, Mojio & Drivebot
Recently, Openbay announced it will work in the future with a supported OBDII device it will give away to subscribers in the hopes that the
Zendrive helps apps detect accidents from your iPhone
Zendrive, a service that uses the smartphone sensors to measure driver behavior, announced that its Zendrive Accident Detection SDK can now be used by developers