Digitech Venture Capital Fund, along with technology incubator Seed Sumo and Jason Calacanis, have invested in CarForce, a company that develops connected cars. CarForce was founded by a former eBay Motors executive and has a stellar ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Microsoft have signed an agreement to work on next-generation connected car technologies and driving experiences The services, based on Microsoft's Azure cloud service, will include advanced navigation, ...
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is purchasing French software development firm, Sylpheo, to speed up the expansion of its connected vehicle and mobility services programs. The acquisition was announced by Ogi Redzic, Alliance senior vice ...
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Damon McCoy, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and a group of students at George Mason University found vulnerabilities in MirrorLink, a system of rules that allow vehicles ...
Citroen has revealed CXPERIENCE concept car, a month ahead of Paris Motor Show. It demonstrates the brand's capacity to deploy its "Be Different, Feel Good" promise in the large saloon segment. With its distinctive body style, this new ...
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) says that several of its semiconductor solutions (including its SkyHi multimode modules and switches) are powering LG Electronics Inc' ...
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Argus Cyber Security has been chosen from among 300 companies to join the Startup Autobahn program. Argus was chosen by representatives from Daimler AG, Plug and Play, University of Stuttgart and ARENA 2036 to participate in the Startup ...
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The Association of Global Automakers and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) have called upon Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to focus on safety first while changing the rules of 5.9 GHz Safety Spectrum band. ...
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Volkswagen and LG Electronics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop a connected, cloud-based car service platform. The two companies will start working together on Volkswagen's Cross-Over-Platform, which ...
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Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) announced a new usage-based insurance (UBI) and telematics insurance product that can help insurers price new products based on driving behaviors. The new UBI offering incorporates digital claims, ...
Semiconductor firm Qualcomm has unveiled a new platform to simplify integration of advanced connectivity technologies into new vehicles. The Qualcomm Connected Car Reference Platform intends to speed up the implementation of of advanced ...
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Logitech announced the launch of Logi ZeroTouch Air Vent and Logi ZeroTouch Dashboard smart car mounts for Android smartphones that can trigger a voice-controlled app when you dock your phone in the car. With this combo you can hear and ...
Volvo Cars is set to disrupt the delivery experience with the introduction a new service that promises In-car Delivery of your online shopping in under two hours The ground-breaking collaboration with Swedish start-up urb-it will enable ...
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Hyundai Motor is partnering with networking equipment firm Cisco to speed up the development of connected vehicle technologies. The collaboration comes after the South Korean automaker this month revealed a road map to develop ...
Elektrobit, a developer of embedded technology solutions for the automotive industry is expanding to two new international locations: Timisoara, Romania and Bangalore, India. The expansion will add up to 80 developers. With these ...
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