The Connected Car News – Everything you need to know about how to connect your smartphone, iPhone, iPad, tablet or any other device to your car through Wi-Fi, Bluetooh, Ligtning connectors, USB, HDMI, DLNA and other means. We cover trends of connected cars that almost drive themsleves
Automotive supplier Continental announced its new high-speed Telematics module.
It offers 100 Mbps bandwidth where the 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile network standard is available. Integrated GPS/GLONASS, and WLAN are in the compact hardware module, making it possible for Continental’s LTE module can be used worldwide.
VOXX Electronics Corp a subsidiary of VOXX International Corp will enter the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) category with the Driving Video Recorder (DVR), all new Multi-view Camera system and add–on Parking Sensors solutions. This will enable late model car owners to have the latest safety and recording technology.
By 2018, NHTSA will require new cars will be required to have rear view cameras, even if you have an older car, you can have the technology installed.
The 2013 Global Connected Car Contest Winners were announced in February and are sponsored by SAP Winners are invited to Silicon Valley in August to meet with experts from SAP and General Motors to work on their ideas.
University of Texas Naveen Jindal School of Management students’ Hermes Road Warrior System won for Hermes Road Warrior System in the other category.
Revenue from automotive data assets from integrated connected car systems will generate $14.5 billion in revenue by 2020, according to a connected car study from IHS Automotive, driven by Polk.
In Emerging Technologies: Big Data in the Connected Car, IHS Automotive predicts there will be 152 million actively connected cars on global roads by 2020 generating 11.1 petabytes of data.
The car that came from the Silicon Valley, the Tesla S has some premiere connected car features. What do we know about the Tesla S
As app makers find all sorts of ways to connect cars and smartphones, it didn’t take long for advertising to enter the space. In the future, connected cars may be aware of the drivers needs, before the driver is even aware of what is needed.
Connected World editor, Peggy Smedley claims the technology to eliminate accident and death due to distracted driving is literally at our fingertips.
Smedley contends that due to technology available, all it takes is the will to restrain ourselves from looking away from the road.
BlackBerry QNX is a software platform that is being used in many luxury high-end vehicles with advanced features as well the ability to have music based played according to your mood…
QNX software is being used for or mapping, communication and entertainment systems in Ford, Chrysler, Hyundai, Jaguar, Porsche, Audi (see video below) and BMW vehicles.
Connected car technology is hitting the road in Michigan through two initiatives, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
The University of Michigan Mobility Transformation Center was recently launched focusing on emerging technology in collaboration with the government and transportation industry to make improvements to travel for both humans and cargo.
The new Mustang 2105 will have all sorts of high tech gadgetry along with New York publicity for the car’s 50th anniversary.
IBM Big Data and Analytics and IBM MobileFirst will be deployed in PSA Peugeot Citroen vehicles.
PSA Peugeot Citroen and IBM have partnered to integrate the data from cars, phones, traffic signals, lights and other sources and analyze it in real-time to deliver connected vehicle services.
Volvo Car Group has many connected car features in the works – magnetic sensing vehicles, cloud sharing of road hazards and sensors for cars to get to know their drivers while offering help or accident prevention.