Connected car hackathons: MirrorLink winners & Mojio call for entries
A great way to encourage more apps are contests and hackathons. Today we learned the winners of one connected car app contest and an invitation
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TechStar Mobility connected car startup winners move 2 Detroit office
Techstars Mobility, driven by Detroit, announced the ten companies it will fund and train. The program is backed by the Ford Motor Company. The startup
Ford furthers Toyota with Livio SDL for Spotify, Glympse, iHeart Radio & Pandora
Toyota announced it is working with Ford to collaborate on Ford’s Livio SmartDeviceLink (SDL) technology in future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. SDL is an open
Ford SYNC 3 to Escape & Fiesta in Summer with Siri Eyes-Free
Ford announced that its new faster easier SYNC 3 infotainment system with smartphone integration will be launched this summer on the 2016 Ford Fiesta and
Volvo On Call for Apple Watch, iPad, Windows Phone & Android smartwatch apps
Volvo Cars will offer an updated Volvo On Call smart app that can be controlled with an Apple Watch, Android Wear smartwatch, iPad or Windows
Promise not 2 Txt & drive app 4 iPhone 5-6 & Apple Watch
Edmunds.com is hoping its new app will keep drivers from texting while driving through promise reminders on Apple Watches. Using the emotional reminder of children,
Txt dealers 4 bst car prices
Edmunds.com updated its mobile app with direct text messaging to car dealers. The new texting feature was developed for the 34% of car shoppers who
Drivers hate texters & bad drivers – 25% use cell phones, NYC/LA rudest
Expedia.com announced the results of the Expedia 2015 Road Rage Report to quantify what driver actions makes people the most angry “The Texter” was the
Connected car tech saves kids, pups & grandmas from heat + adds Wi-Fi & remote
AT&T at the Innovation Showcase in New York is showing new connected car technology as well as promoting AT&T developer services and APIs. In Palo
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
Car-Net nets poor reviews and Apple Watch app soon
Volkswagen announced that VW’s Car-Net platform will be compatible with the Apple Watch for many new Volkswagen models. The Apple Watch app will be available