Connected Car
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ArticleBMW offers first software upgrades over the air
The premium carmaker is now offering smartphone-like OTA software upgrades, including for its in-vehicle personal assistant.
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Data/InfographicInfographic: Mercedes-Benz digitalONE IT at a glance
An overview of the sales and marketing IT division – known as digitalONE – that oversees digital products along the customer journey and bundles digital sales activities as well as the corresponding IT infrastructure for Mercedes-Benz Cars.
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ArticlePorsche acquires majority in software company Cetitec
Porsche is acquiring a majority stake in German software company Cetitec. The sports car maker said the move acknowledges the growing importance and complexity of software and electronics in vehicles.
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ArticleIn test, JLR brings cryptocurrency payments into the car
Jaguar Land Rover is testing a system that would allow drivers and passengers in its cars to make and spend money using cryptocurrency.
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ArticleRenault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance launches connected services platform
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has launched a Microsoft Azure-based cloud platform for connected services.
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ArticleT-Systems warns on hacker attacks on connected cars
Carmakers and security experts should work more closely together to develop common IT standards and protect connected cars from hacker attacks, a senior T-Systems executive told the automotiveIT Congress in Berlin.
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ArticleVW, FAW to jointly develop digital services for China
Volkswagen and its Chinese joint venture partner FAW-Volkswagen will together develop new digital services for VW brand models that are increasingly expected to have full connectivity on board.
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ArticleZF opens AI and cyber security research center
ZF Friedrichshafen’s new research center in Germany will focus on artificial intelligence and cyber security.
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ArticleContinental, HPE develop vehicle data sharing platform
Continental and HPE say their blockchain-based platform provides new opportunities for vehicle data monetization (Photo: Continental) Continental and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have developed a vehicle data sharing platform that will enable new digital services in the areas of driver safety and convenience. The two companies, which unveiled the ...
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ArticleDialling up the future in automotive interfaces at the Qt Company
Pat Shelly is senior solutions architect at Qt Company, a Finnish UX developer whose clients include Mercedes-Benz and Peugeot. Paul Fisher spoke to him about developments in automotive information systems, and the impact of autonomous vehicles.
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ArticleVW's Senger to become board member for software
Christian Senger will take a board seat representing software Christian Senger is set to take charge of all software-related matters at Volkswagen Group. Senger, who currently heads the VW brand’s electrification strategy, will take charge of vehicle software at the carmaker’s core division in a new management ...
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ArticleAmazon enters the driverless race by backing Aurora
Reports in the Financial Times and Bloomberg say Amazon joined a second round funding for AV startup Aurora.
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ArticleFinnish software group extends partnership with LG to include in-vehicle entertainment systems
Agile software house Qt announces extension of partnership with LG to include in- vehicle entertainment systems.
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ArticleDaimler to deploy Otonomo platform to expand services offering
Daimler will deploy a platform developed by Otonomo to offer new services to owners of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars.
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ArticleBMW will bundle Alibaba voice assistant into selected models for China market
BMW is claiming to be the first premium carmaker to add Alibaba’s Tmall Genie voice assistant technology to certain models destined for the Chinese market.
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ArticleAptiv, Affectiva develop software to determine cognitive states of vehicle occupants
Aptiv teamed up with ride-hailing group Lyft at last year’s CES to showcase its autonomous technology (Photo: Aptiv) Aptiv has joined forces with artificial intelligence specialist Affectiva to develop software that can help a car determine the cognitive states of its occupants. The US automotive supplier group said ...
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ArticleThe connected car revolution could take off when 5G networks are firmly established.
Superfast cellular networks are coming as soon as next year – with big implications for mobility.
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ArticleHow to create value from in-car data
Mobility offers huge opportunities for automakers, but only if they can capture and sell in-car user data.
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ArticleSecure, safe EV charging: Penta Security and GridWiz go for encryption, Luxoft leverages blockchain for carshare services
Image: Penta Security South Korea-based Penta Security has added an electric vehicle charging security solution, AutoCrypt V2G, to its AutoCrypt suite for connected transportation systems. This is intended to provide safe communication throughout the EV charging infrastructure and charging payment systems. AutoCrypt V2G uses the open charge point ...
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ArticleEuropean Parliament agrees digital radio must be in new cars
In new Audi models, hybrid radio automatically switches between FM, DAB and an online stream, depending on signal strength (Photo: Audi) The European Parliament this week adopted a new communications directive that will require all new cars sold in the European Union to be equipped with digital radio ...
