Android users can now unlock their BMWs from their phones
Certain BMW cars can now be opened, locked and started from Android phones via Digital Key Plus.
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Orange Business will serve up in-car features for Lucid’s teched-up cars
American electric car firm Lucid has signed a deal with Orange Business, the B2B arm of the French operator, to provide it with technology inside its software-defined vehicles.
Self-driving bus trial to launch in Cambridge
A new self-driving bus trial will kick off in Cambridge next year – though safety drivers will remain on board.
5G connectivity in cars expected to be a $3.6 billion market by 2027
There will be 367 million connected cars driving around by 2027, each one representing a potential revenue stream for telcos, according to a report.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: CES, Qualcomm and Open RAN
New year, same old train strikes, so the first pod of 2023 is another Zoom one, unfortunately, but it’s still great. Telecoms.com Deputy Editor Andrew Wooden joins to offer an overview of the major themes from the Consumer Electronics Show. They move on to a couple of Qualcomm announcements from the show before concluding with a look at a major European Open RAN development.
CES 2023 showcases a bunch of fancy new smart cars
They can change colour, turn the AC on for you when they sense you are approaching, and ‘fade out reality’ altogether – behold the latest teched up motors being shown off at CES 2023.
Qualcomm talks up the ‘software defined vehicle’ at CES 2023
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has gone big on automotive at the first major tech show of the year, launching a suite of car oriented SoCs.
Why the telecoms industry should care about CES 2023
As the telecoms and wider tech industries become increasingly intertwined, CES and MWC are starting to look like two sides of the same coin – with the former providing the consumer use cases for advanced connectivity.
Cellnex snaps up 6 projects for cross-border 5G in Europe
The European Commission has given tower company Cellnex six 5G deployment projects designed to bolster connectivity, including four cross border transport corridors between Portugal, Spain and France.
2022 has been a great year for telecoms, industry professionals say
According to Telecoms.com Annual Industry Report, the industry is predominantly happy with telecom’s business performance in 2022 as 63% vote for an ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ year.
Vodafone builds a hybrid Porsche…network
Vodafone Business has rolled out a 5G hybrid private mobile network for Porsche Engineering at its Italian tech centre as part of a push to further the development of the connected cars agenda.
TSMC is building a second chip fab in Arizona as part of $40 billion commitment
The world’s leading contract chip maker Taiwan based TSMC has started building a second fab in Arizona, investing $40 billion collectively for the two facilities and beefing up the US domestic semiconductor sector.
Starlink launches internet service for vehicles on the go
Space X’s satellite internet service Starlink is now taking orders for a new product which provides ‘high-speed, low latency’ connectivity to moving vehicles in remote locations.
The connected car market is edging towards a mass-media tipping point
Apple, Google and Amazon will soon be among the media giants livening up dull car journeys with in-car entertainment services.
T-Mobile US introduces off the shelf 5G solutions for industry niches
US operator T-Mobile has launched a suite of ‘ready-to-deploy’ solutions for smart cities and businesses operating in the retail, manufacturing, and logistics sectors.
Vodafone ramps up V2X rollout
It looks as if Vodafone’s V2X platform is finally ready for commercial deployment.
Vodafone explores new IoT satellite technology
Operator Vodafone has signed an agreement with positioning system specialist Topcon Positioning Group to work on proof-of-concept activities to locate IoT devices, machinery, and vehicles.
Groundhog Day as yet another European connected car club emerges
This one is called Punxsutawney Phil, and if it sees its shadow the telco industry must endure another six weeks of new connected car groups.
How many EU cross border 5G autonomous car projects do we need?
The other project designed to play around with 5G connected autonomous cars crossing European borders has reemerged, in this case championed by Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson.
5G and how to secure the transportation revolution
Soon our goods could be transported across the country by automated trucks, drones could arrive at our doors with our packages and we could be chauffeured around the cities in the very near future in driverless,
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