BROWSING: Connected Cars

Verizon Telematics set to integrate Telogis SaaS products focused on connected car and mobile enterprise management sector In a move to expand its telematics business, Verizon Communications announced plans to acquire privately held Telogis, which is focused on software-as-a-service targeting the connected car and mobile...

Connected vehicles are part of the Huawei smart city portfolio Chinese ICT services provider Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SamTech Middle East, a regional systems integrator specializing in smart vehicle tracking systems. Under the terms of the deal, SamTech will develop customized applications...

Stockholm tops Ericsson’s Networked Society City Index 2016, a global smart city index measuring both sustainable urban development and ICT maturity in 41 cities around the world. Ericsson’s global smart city league table, the Networked Society City Index 2016, ranked Stockholm as the leading smart...

As the automotive ecosystem pushes forward with evermore-connected vehicles, new solutions – from over-the-air software updates to connected car services – are emerging from vendors to manage the vast amounts of data that accompany that connectivity. Airbiquity recently announced a software and data management solution specifically...

China has opened its first testing facility for connected and self-driving vehicles, a step for the country to position itself as a leader in the autonomous driving car race. China’s 2025 roadmap has made connected and self-driving vehicles a key priority. As a step in that...

Autonomous driving will usher in a new era of road safety as vehicles gain the ability to use "5G" networks to connect to other cars, real-time traffic data, smart infrastructure and everything else, according to a new blog post from Maged Zaki, Qualcomm's director...

Autonomous driving will usher in a new era of road safety as vehicles gain the ability to use 5G networks to connect to other cars, real-time traffic data, smart infrastructure and everything else, according to a new blog post from Qualcomm Director of Technical...

Toyota aims to develop data communication modules for its in-vehicle connectivity by 2019 Japanese telco KDDI signed a partnership with Toyota Motor to establish a global communication platform to enable the operation of communication networks to support connected cars. Toyota announced plans to develop globally uniform data...

Toyota aims to develop data communication modules for its in-vehicle connectivity by 2019 Japanese telco KDDI signed a partnership with Toyota Motor to establish a global communication platform to enable the operation of communication networks to support connected cars. Toyota announced plans to develop globally uniform data...

Service is based on the SK Telecom's mobile navigation app ‘T map’ SK Telecom unveiled its "T map for Car" connected car service, which is based on the company’s "T map" mobile navigation app. The mobile operator said the new connected car service will be...

Ericsson Mobility Report projects 3 billion IoT connections in North America by 2021 Connected cars and attendant in-vehicle services are a major driver of "internet of things" adoption in North America, according to the most recent Ericsson Mobility Report. Further, connected cars, which currently rely...

Imagine sitting in traffic on a crowded interstate and trying to download a podcast to help pass the time. You may experience congestion-related lag because so many of your compatriot commuters are doing the same thing, which, in sum, strains localized network resources. And that's...

Imagine sitting in traffic on a crowded interstate and trying to download a podcast to help pass the time. You may experience congestion-related lag because so many of your compatriot commuters are doing the same thing, which, in sum, strains localized network resources. And that's...

5G and robotics research attracted the highest funding within Horizon 2020, the European Union’s largest research and innovation programme ever, in the past two years. Europe's Digital Progress Report (EDPR) is out and shows that a total of 850 projects involving 3,312 organisations received $2.7 billion...

The official home of the president of India is set to deploy IBM’s smart city solutions in a move to become a smart township. Tech companies are set to pay growing attention to India’s booming smart city solutions market. The Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi,...

As self-driving cars are being tested, legislation on autonomous driving is starting to change. But, much remains to be done before driverless cars can become mainstream. It was only a matter of time before Uber brought self-driving cars onto the streets. On Thursday, the ride-hailing company...

As self-driving cars are being tested, legislation on autonomous driving is starting to change. But, much remains to be done before driverless cars can become mainstream. It was only a matter of time before Uber brought self-driving cars onto the streets. On Thursday, the ride-hailing company...

IoT security spending is set to increase by nearly 30% this year. Cybersecurity startups to benefit from surge in investment as funding is expected to soar. "Internet of Things" security spending is currently a relatively small market, but analyst firm Gartner estimates worldwide spending on...

Smart cities are often imagined as clean, convenient, connected utopias where traffic and resources flow smoothly and efficiently. That vision may never quite materialize, but some cities may need to at least move in that direction in order to survive. "The concept of being able...

Smart cities are often imagined as clean, convenient, connected utopias where traffic and resources flow smoothly and efficiently. That vision may never quite materialize, but some cities may need to at least move in that direction in order to survive. "The concept of being able...

It's no secret major tech interests like Google and Apple are working on self-driving car concepts. But, autonomous trucks? That's the focus of new San Francisco-based company Otto, which was formed by two former Google employees and joined by heavy hitters from Apple, Tesla,...

It's no secret major tech interests like Google and Apple are working on self-driving car concepts. But, autonomous trucks? That's the focus of new San Francisco-based company Otto, which was formed by two former Google employees and joined by heavy hitters from Apple, Tesla,...

The smart city market in China is set to soar, with more than 500 cities having announced plans to implement smart city systems. China’s smart city market is poised for high growth in the coming years, as the Chinese government aims for a 70% urbanization rate...

The autonomous driving car race is definitely on, with BMW announcing the launch date of the company's first autonomous driving car, set for 2021. The question is whether it will be a sprint or a marathon? BMW plans to launch a flagship autonomous driving car in 2021. The...