Arm intros reference architecture to help automakers grasp ‘software-defined future’
UK-based chip design company Arm has announced new software architecture and hardware platforms for emerging software-defined automotive systems, including for driver assistance, infotainment, electrified powertrains, and ultimately for autonomous vehicles. …
IoT security market to hit $8bn by 2026 – to protect LTE, NB-IoT, LTE-M networks
The market for IoT security services will pass $8 billion by 2026, according to ABI Research, spurred by the need to secure spiralling numbers of IoT connections, mostly on LTE-based …
Semiconductor shortage forces automakers to idle some manufacturing facilities
Ford, Audi, Toyota and others have had to halt or reduce production; TSMC calls addressing the shortage a “top priority” A shortage of semiconductors necessary for vehicle production has forced …
KDDI, Orange Business Services partnership drives in-vehicle IoT services
Japanese mobile operator KDDI has partnered with Orange Business Services to provide customized IoT services for Toyota and Mazda. The Orange solution will allow the Japanese automotive manufacturers to offer connected …
Renault recruits Google to bring order and insight to global production data
Groupe Renault will use Google’s cloud platform and analytics engine to bring tighter integration and keener insights to its centralised Industry 4.0 data management platform, the company has announced. Renault …
Hitachi snaps up German software firm Seneos as car industry gets electrified
Hitachi has acquired automotive software developer Seneos, based in Germany, for an undisclosed fee. The deal, by Hitachi Automotive Systems, bolsters the Japanese firm’s software capabilities in the automotive space, …
BMW talks €30bn future-tech fund, new blockchain experiment, plus COVID impact
German car giant BMW will invest €30 billion in “future-oriented” technologies during the next five years. The group has confirmed it will expand a blockchain pilot for purchasing front lights …
Operators’ 5G IoT revenues to jump 1,400% to $8bn by 2025 – driven by cars, cities
Mobile network operators will have earned $8 billion, and counting, in brand new sales revenue from 5G-based IoT connections by 2025, according to new forecasts from Juniper Research. The firm …
NXP pushes industrial IoT with $1.8bn deal for Marvell’s connectivity assets
Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors has completed the $1.76 billion acquisition of the wireless connectivity assets of Bermuda chip firm Marvell Technologies. The cash deal, agreed at the end of May, …
Surveillance cams to take 70% of 5G IoT in 2020; C-V2X to take 94% by 2028 – Gartner
Outdoor surveillance cameras will be the largest market for 5G internet-of-things (IoT) solutions over the next three years, according to analyst house Gartner. They will represent 70 per cent of …
