Launch of Nextbase iQ at Best Buy in the US and Canada

Nextbase has introduced Nextbase iQ, a smart, connected dash camera designed for any vehicle. Featuring the latest AI-powered technology and 4G IoT connectivity for real-time access from anywhere at any time through the iQ app, Nextbase iQ allows users to anticipate, prevent, and defend against incidents both on the road and while parked.

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Advancing IoT convergence with BlackBerry

BlackBerry Limited announced two new Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) innovations – BlackBerry UEM at the edge and BlackBerry UEM for the IoT.

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BlackBerry releases QNX Software Development Platform 8.0 for next generation vehicles

Waterloo, Canada – BlackBerry Limited has announced the early access release of QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0 to enable automakers and IoT systems developers to deliver products at lower costs, while maintaining the safety, security and reliability standards for QNX technology.

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Orange Business supports Lucid to deliver experience-driven connected car across Europe

Orange Business has announced that it has been selected by Lucid Motors, an American electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, to be the European partner for its next-generation in-vehicle connectivity and digital expertise. Lucid plans to sell its all-electric Lucid vehicles direct to consumers as it expands its operations in Europe, offering infotainment and telematics connectivity from

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Helbiz to offer on-demand taxi services to widen international intermodal offering

New York, United States – Helbiz, a global provider in micro-mobility, announced the beginning of a new chapter for its intermodal mobility offering, Helbiz Taxi. The micro-mobility company aims to integrate mobility services around the world in its app to widen the intra and extra urban mobility offerings to include vehicles from additional companies with

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Smart tracking for micro-mobility in smart cities

E-bike and e-scooter fleets have stormed from city to city in just two years, redefining urban mobility and addressing some of the most vexing transportation challenges in cities congestion, emissions, air quality, and inconsistent access to transit. Research shows the sustainability benefits clearly: if the share for e-bike riding rises to 11%, we could see

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Renesas Electronics delivers R-Car V3H system-on-chip for automotive front cameras in Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous vehicles

With the rapid enhancement of advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving technologies, autonomous-driving vehicles are becoming a reality.

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TomTom accelerates the future of driving with new technologies and partnerships

TomTom (TOM2), revealed new technologies for autonomous driving, with the launch of TomTom AutoStream – a game-changing map delivery service that enables vehicles to build a horizon for the road ahead by streaming the latest map data from the TomTom cloud. Also announced TomTom MotionQ, a unique predictive driving concept to ensure the comfort of passengers in

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Mobileye and NavInfo to bring REM localisation to China

Mobileye, an Intel company, the global provider in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technologies, and NavInfo, the autonomous driving solution providers in the China market with core businesses in HAD mapping and high accuracy positioning,

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Renesas delivers R-Car reference package for Android supporting Android™ 8.0

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the availability of the R-Car reference package for Android™ for Renesas R-Car automotive system-on-chips (SoCs). This package supports Android 8.0, the latest OS announced by Google on August 22, 2017.

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WIVE project uses 5G to identify business opportunities for different verticals

An industry group led by Nokia Bell Labs and including several academics in Finland has established a collaboration project called WIVE (WIreless for VErticals) to make it possible for new types of industries to gain competitive advantage from the latest wireless technologies, especially 5G.

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Renesas and Cogent collaborate to develop a 3D surround view solution to assist drivers during parking

Renesas Electronics, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Cogent Embedded Inc., a embedded software provider to the automotive industry, announced their joint development of a 3D surround view solution to assist drivers during parking or low speed maneuvers.

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Overcoming smart city power problems

Power distribution provider REO UK has created an infographic outlining three ways to overcome problems with power quality in smart cities.

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Smart sensor market revenue will reach $81.99bn by 2024, says Esticast Research and Consulting

The report “Smart sensor market by Product (Image, Touch, motion, temperature, pressure, positions), Industry Trends, Estimation & Forecast, 2016-2024”, says the global smart sensor market was valued at $20.75 billion (€17.29 billion) in 2016, and is projected to reach $81.99 billion (€68.31 billion) by 2024, growing at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 18.9% from 2017 to

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Zen and the art of automatic car maintenance

How safe are our cars, really? While we may be excellent drivers, that means nothing if the car itself is suffering from mechanical faults. Cars over a certain age are obliged to undergo MOT certification every year, but during the 12 months between checks, there’s actually no legal need to undergo regular maintenance.

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BlackBerry launches QNX Hypervisor 2.0 to help car makers create safe and secure connected vehicles

BlackBerry Ltd, is addressing safety and security, two of the most important factors for next-generation connected and autonomous vehicle software, with the launch of QNX® Hypervisor 2.0.

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