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BMW, Microsoft to Bring Skype for Business to 5 Series Cars
Jul 17, 2017German-automaker BMW is working with Microsoft to bring the tech giant's video conference application Skype inside the new 5 Series vehicles. The two companies have now come up with a way to make rides more productive by having Microsoft ...
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Toyota to Begin Verifying The Needs of Businesses Toencourage The Practical Use of The I-Road
Nov 24, 2016From September 17 till the end of March 2017, Toyota Motor Corporation will launch round two of the Open Road Project1 primarily in Tokyo. The second round of the project this time will involve other companies as well as the general public ...
Tags: Toyota Motor, I-Road
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Hamburg and Volkswagen Agree Strategic Mobility Partnership
Sep 6, 2016The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Volkswagen Group will collaborate over the next three years to jointly develop innovative solutions for making urban mobility more environmentally-friendly, safer, more reliable and more ...
Tags: Hamburg, Volkswagen, partnership
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Volkswagen Invests $300m in Ride-Hailing Startup Gett
May 26, 2016German automaker Volkswagen has invested $300m in Israeli ride hailing provider, Gett, which competes with Uber, Lyft, and Didi Chuxing. Volkswagen's investment comes months after General Motors injected $500m into privately held American ...
Tags: Volkswagen, automaker
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BMW Launches ReachNow Car-Sharing Service in Seattle, US
Apr 12, 2016BMW has launched a new car-sharing service in Seattle called, “ReachNow”, similar to its European service, “DriveNow”. With this service, US customers will be able to choose from a range of services from bespoke ...
Tags: Car-Sharing Service, BMW
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Ford And Spofiy Come Together To Enhance Entertainment Experience For FordPass Members
Mar 23, 2016Ford and Spotify have come together to create a new entertainment experience for FordPass members. Ford is introducing FordPass - a mobility platform that can reimagine the relationship between automakers and car owners. The mobility ...
Tags: Ford And Spofiy, FordPass, Entertainment Experience, Mobility platform
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GM To Acquire Self-Driving Kit Developer Cruise Automation
Mar 15, 2016General Motors announced that it is acquiring Cruise Automation, a startup company that makes self-driving kits for certain types of cars. With this deal, General Motors will add Cruise Automation's software talent and rapid ...
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In Western Europe, 1 in 5 Tablets Sold in 4Q15 is Detachable, Says IDC
Feb 25, 2016According to figures published by IDC, in the fourth quarter of 2015 over 14 million tablets were shipped to Western Europe as the market volume declined 10.1% on year. In value terms, however, the decline was only 1.8% on year, thanks to ...
Tags: Tablets, iPad volumes
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Volvo Cars to Launch a Car Without a Key
Feb 22, 2016Volvo has introduced an application for mobile phones which will be offered to its customers. This app will replace the physical key with a digital key. This app will use a Bluetooth enabled digital key technology. For decades, drivers ...
Tags: Volvo, mobile phones, digital key
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Ford Motor Will Begin Making Its London-Based Godrive Car-Sharing Service
May 27, 2015Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public, offering flexible, practical and affordable access to a fleet of cars for one-way journeys with easy parking throughout the city. ...
Tags: Ford, Car-Sharing Experiment
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Ford Opens Research Center to Improve Its Innovation and Big Data Solutions
Jan 26, 2015Ford opened its Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto at Stanford Research Park to improve its innovation in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, and big data solutions. With the new research center, Ford is expected to become ...
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Intrado Concept Car Will Be Revealed by Hyundai
Feb 26, 2014Hyundai has unveiled Intrado, its vision of how cars will meet future mobility needs. Far more than a styling exercise, Intrado demonstrates Hyundai's belief that advanced vehicle technologies and intelligent design can combine to engage ...
Tags: Hyundai, Concept Car
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BMW Believes Half The Buyers of Its New I3 Electric Car Will Pay a Premium
Nov 4, 2013BMW believes half the buyers of its new i3 electric car will pay a premium for a range extending petrol engine option rather than rely on battery power alone. The BMW i3, the first model from the German car maker’s new i brand ...
Tags: BMW I3, Range Extender
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The First Assembly Line-Produced Hyundai IX35 Fuel Cell Vehicles Have Been Delivered
Jun 4, 2013The first assembly line-produced Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles have been delivered to the City of Copenhagen in Denmark. The zero-emission SUVs became the first hydrogen-powered vehicles manufactured on a production line to be ...
Tags: Hyundai, Europe, Hydrogen Production Car
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Hertz Secured a Contract From Lufthansa to Supply Over 1,000 Vehicles
Mar 27, 2013Car rental company Hertz has secured a contract from the airlines company Lufthansa to supply over 1,000 vehicles under the CarPool system for three years. The car rental company will maintain and operate the vehicles, which are fitted ...
