Renault-Nissan and Microsoft Partner to Deliver the Future of Connected Driving
The companies will work together to develop next-generation connected services for cars powered by Microsoft Azure, one of the company’s intelligent cloud offerings.
Auto Care Association and IHS Markit Announce Second Webinar in Industry Analysis Webinar Series
The second webinar, “The Connected Car 2016 – Electronics and Software Impacting the Service Car Industry,” will be presented by Colin Bird, IHS senior automotive analyst, IHS Markit, on August 17th.
Survey Finds Consumers Crave Advanced Technology in New Vehicle Purchases
Findings from a new IHS Automotive global consumer survey, Connected Cars, indicate that new advanced technologies and increased connectivity are driving consumer preferences as they consider new vehicles.
ASA Participates in Connected Car Panel at AASA Vision Conference
The panel discussed the future of vehicle-to-vehicle communications, the independent aftermarket supplier’s role with advanced vehicles and how the diagnostics community can better prepare for these advances.
Telematics Legislation Introduced in Rhode Island Senate
Legislation would regulate the generation, collection, analysis, dissemination and sharing of connected car vehicle data.
Ford Patented Record Number of Inventions for Autonomous, Connected Vehicles, Electrification, Wearables
Innovators at Ford submitted nearly 6,000 new inventions in 2015, with many related to autonomous and connected vehicles, wearable devices, eBikes, navigation, ride-sharing platforms and other technologies.
Female Car Owners Are More Tech-Ready Than Men According to National Consumer Survey By Jabian Consulting
Survey finds 38 percent of women believe driverless cars are the way of the future, compared to only 21 percent of men, and 54 percent of women would pay for an app that allows their car to communicate what’s wrong with it prior to service, compared to only 38 percent of men.
Denmark First Country in the World to Use Real-Time Traffic Data Across an Entire Road Network
The Danish Road Directorate will now be able to more effectively monitor traffic flow and gridlock across its entire national road network.
US House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Connected Cars
During the hearing, members addressed issues associated with emerging telematics, vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication (V2I).
Jaguar Land Rover Researching Technology to Allow Vehicles to Avoid Potholes
Technology would allow a vehicle to identify the location and severity of potholes, broken drains and manhole covers, and then share this data in real-time via the cloud with other vehicles and road authorities to help them prioritize repairs.
Forecast Predicts Connected Cars Will Represent 20 Percent of Global Car Market by 2019
Juniper Research forecasts that the M2M sector will generate service revenues of more than $40 billion globally by 2019 – doubling the size of today’s market.