Connected cars drive the agenda at CES 2022
Car manufacturers and tech firms rolled out new smart motors and integrated connectivity software at the CES tech show, showing ever more convergence between the two industries.
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P50 Pocket foldable phone signals Huawei’s consumer tech defiance
Embattled Chinese tech vendor Huawei has released a set of new products based on the HarmonyOS operating system.
Telefónica demos cybersecurity solution for 5G connected cars
The rise of C-V2X represents a potentially huge opportunity for hackers and cybercriminals to cause untold mayhem on the road, but Telefónica hopes to head this problem off at the pass.
Vodafone and Volvo deploy IoT gadgetry to catch car thieves
Vodafone’s new IoT-based stolen vehicle recovery service is available for all Volvo cars in the UK.
Intel eyes 2022 listing for connected car unit Mobileye
US chip giant Intel intends to retain majority ownership of Israel-based connected car tech company Mobileye after an IPO.
5GCroCo demos cross-border 5G tech for connected cars
A European consortium created to develop ways of maintaining seamless connectivity even when driving from one country to another has been showing off its work.
Qualcomm makes a multi-billion-dollar bet on cars
Qualcomm’s willingness to part with US$4.5 billion for automotive tech firm Veoneer provides the strongest statement of intent to date that it is looking to the driverless car for future growth.
Automotive demand drives Intel to mull €80 billion investment in Europe
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of US chip giant Intel, sees massive growth in the automotive chip market and wants to invest heavily in Europe to meet it.
Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone both claim eSIM first with BMW
BMW is adding a personal eSIM to the BMW iX and both DT and Vodafone are claiming to be first to market with the add-on that makes it work.
Chinese telco fundraising drive leads China Unicom to float connected cars unit
China Unicom has shared plans to spin off and list its majority-owned SMART Connection technology business in mainland China.
Vodafone starts field trials of connected car platform
A new system designed to improve road safety is being tried out on actual roads in the UK.
Ericsson and Volvo claim first cross-border 5G network vehicular handover
Connected cars aren’t much good if they stop being connected as soon as you cross a border, so Ericsson and Volvo are on the case.
Tesla autopilot called into question
The autopilot function of smart electric cars made by Tesla is under intense scrutiny following a recent fatal accident.
Liberty Global rolls out electric charging points in London
Liberty Global has announced the completion of the first phase of its UK electric vehicle charging initiative in the London borough of Waltham Forest.
LG is out of smartphones but not connectivity
As anticipated Korean tech giant LG has decided to throw in the towel on smartphones, having failed to find a way to make a profit out of them.
Connected car consolidation as Renesas acquires Dialog for €4.9 billion
Japanese automotive electronics giant Renesas is spending big on UK-based Dialog Semiconductor, which specialises in low power embedded chips.
Ford goes all-in on Google
US automotive giant Ford is not only making all its cars Android-native, it’s also betting its corporate future on Google Cloud.
SKT starts looking into flying cars
Autonomous vehicles are so 2020 and the cools kids are all about the Urban Air Mobility these days.
Softbank and Subaru merge…cars onto a highway using C-V2X
The long and winding road to 5G-assisted driving passed another milestone this week, thanks to Japan-based Softbank and car maker Subaru.
SK Telecom and Uber form flying cars joint venture
SK Telecom has teamed up with Uber to launch a new joint venture in the taxi market in South Korea that will also look ahead to future mobility technologies, such as flying cars.
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