Continental and HERE team up to build the future of vehicle connectivity

Detroit, Michigan, USA and Espoo, Finland – Continental, the international automotive supplier, and HERE, a leader in mapping and location services, have announced that their teams will intensify their collaboration in bringing the connected car to life, focusing on Electronic Horizon, future automated driving functionalities and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

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Innovative connected car platform and centre announced by AT&T at CES 2014

Dallas, Texas, USA, January 6, 2014 – As 4G LTE networks reach more and more people, virtually every car manufacturer is working towards a connected car that takes advantage of next-generation data speeds, from voice-controlled apps and infotainment to advanced diagnostics.

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Synchronoss launches new ‘Integrated Life™’ platform for the Connected Everything

Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA (Business Wire) — Synchronoss Technologies Inc., a provider of mobile cloud solutions and software-based activation for connected devices globally, has announced its new Integrated Life™ platform. This new cloud platform solution aims to enable seamless network activation to empower end users to engage devices in new ways. 

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New survey shows continuing importance of the connected vehicle to the automotive industry

New York, USA, 2 December, 2013 – High interest in next-generation in-car technologies among drivers in emerging economies could help shape future demand for sales and provide the automotive industry with a sustained revenue stream, according to a new survey by Accenture.

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The connected car: a US$282 billion opportunity, but who pays?

Matt Hatton – Director, Machina Research In October 2013 Machina Research published its annual view on the connected car market. While it represents a tremendous opportunity, there remain critical issues to be resolved, not least who pays for the services and how?

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The Connected Car: How market research must flex to meet millennial demands

(Blog): I started a career as a tech writer 15 years ago, writes Paul Hartley, which included predicting how the new era of ubiquitous, always-on connectivity would ultimately change our business and personal lives. As the tech bubble rose, we all predicted ever more incredible things and many were nothing more than hype. My favourite

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IoT World Forum

Event date: November 12-13, 2013 London, UK IoT World Forum, London 2013 is the leading Internet of Things Conference and M2M conference in London for IoT applications and IoT technologies.

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HERE and Mitsubishi Motors help drivers steer clear of traffic and distractions

Espoo, Finland (Globe Newswire) – Nokia business, HERE, has announced that Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. has launched HERE Traffic, including real-time information on traffic and weather, and is the first to offer updates on fuel prices delivered by HD Radio(TM) technology for drivers in the U.S.

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Automotive and mobile – Is this a match made in connected car heaven?

(BLOG) — The forecasts are impossible to ignore; the connected car industry is about to take off, writes Telefónica Digital’s Pavan Mathew. Recent research suggests that by 2022 there will be 1.8 billion automotive M2M connections in cars across the world. This will comprise 700 million connected cars and 1.1 billion aftermarket devices for services

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Connected cars drive M2M innovation

In June, headlines around the world touted the European Commission’s adoption of two proposals that will ensure all European vehicles are equipped with emergency calling technology by October 2015. Here, Bertrand Knopf of Gemalto M2M looks at the implications for M2M.

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Connected Cars Drive M2M Innovation

The European Commission’s recent news that its vehicles will be equipped with emergency calling technology by October 2015 is an exciting jumping off point for the automotive industry, which is quickly ramping up its adoption of M2M technology and innovation.

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Vodafone M2M powers Mahindra Reva’s e2o connected car

Newbury, UK – Vodafone has announced that Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles, part of the US$15.9 billion Mahindra Group,  has powered its recently launched e2o electric vehicle with Vodafone’s M2M communication services.

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What is the future of the connected car?

Marcus Berglund of Ericsson looks at why it is vital for manufacturers to make critical investments, now, in the technology powering the connected car.

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Aricent uses LTE and new software systems to help create the Connected Car and Home

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain & East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. February 28, 2013 – The Aricent Group, a global innovation and technology services company, has launched its Connected Car and Connected Home systems and services. These use the company’s end-to-end LTE products and support from domain experts.

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Safety and security telematics to be installed in 1 in 7 cars shipping globally in 2013, says ABI Research

London, UK – With infotainment functionality such as music streaming, connected navigation, and social networking having dominated much of the connected car market in 2011 and 2012, traditional safety and security telematics is expected to make a comeback in 2013

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Connected Cars 2013

Event date: June 25-26, 2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands Alongside the constant march of the Connected Car into society, the debate in the industry has shifted from a technological one about telematics, to a business models and monetisation debate about the future of the Connected Car. Co-located with the world’s largest LTE event – the LTE World

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