Automotive IT News and Facts
Smartphone apps are endangering corporate data security, according to a poll by the German Travel Association (DRV). The association, which represents the German travel sector, interviewed 100 CEOs and 250 employees who regularly take business trips. The poll found that 65 pc of the companies didn’t provide any guidelines for the use of smartphone apps [...]
App downloads soared in Germany last year as consumers bought more smartphones and tablets. Bitkom, the country’s high-tech industry association, said app downloads jumped 80 pc to more than 1.7 billion in 2012. “The megatrend toward mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets is unbroken,” said Tobias Arns, a mobile expert at Bitkom. “Smartphone programs [...]
Ford Motor will work with the open-source GENIVI alliance to speed up independent app development for its in-car infotainment systems. The news follows an announcement earlier this year that independent app developers would get access to Ford’s systems. Ford said in a press release that it has learnt from the smartphone market that a “vibrant [...]
A European-Union sponsored project will provide travelers with a new set of smartphone apps to make traveling within the 27-nation bloc easier. The Mobinet service platform will offer online access to new types of mobile services such as real-time multimodal travel assistance, parking guidance and Europe-wide ticketing for transit services. The platform’s features will include [...]
LAS VEGAS – Developers will be able to create in-vehicle apps for General Motors infotainment systems, after the US carmaker announced a software development kit for programmers. The kit will allow drivers to add apps and features to their cars after the initial purchase, which will mean infotainment systems can continuously be improved and upgraded. [...]
LAS VEGAS – Mobile app developers will gain easier access to Ford’s in-car telematics system, SYNC. The US carmaker announced at the CES here that it is launching an open mobile app developer program that provides a software development kit and technical support to programmers. Information on the program can be found at http://developer.ford.com. The [...]
BMW is investing in Embark, a US based maker of new-mobility iPhone and Android apps, as the German premium car maker gears up for the launch of its new i brand vehicles. Embark apps are designed to help travelers navigate mass transit in major cities. BMW’s investment shows car companies realize that personal mobility is [...]
Many companies aren’t fully prepared to deal effectively with licensing issues related to Cloud computing and mobile smartphone apps, according to a management survey. The poll, carried out in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by IT consultancy firm Detecon, found that most companies deal with software licensing effectively. The active management of licenses is most often [...]
Telematics Update will hold a conference on in-car content and Apps in Munich April 18-19, focusing on one of the fastest growing areas of the global auto industry. The conference will look at the market for mobile apps, which is expected to total 24 billion euros by 2016. The two-day event will bring together automaker [...]
Students at Heilbronn University in Germany have developed an App that can capture vehicle data and use a smartphone to relay them to a repair shop. “A cheap smartphone will do the trick” said Ansgar Meroth, professor at Heilbronn’s Automotive Systems Engineering department. The app that Meroth and his students developed will let a smartphone [...]
