Telefonica and Seat get the MWC wheels turning
Telefonica is fuelling the hype as we motor towards MWC with connected car announcements alongside Spanish automotive giant Seat.
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Google unveils Assistant delights at CES
It wasn’t going to be long before Google stole the show with a horde of updates to the virtual assistant. And in fairness, some of them look pretty useful.
The connected car takes pole position at CES
With the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, it perhaps shouldn’t come as much of a surprise the connected car is stealing the headlines at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Alexa turns to HERE to crack the car market
Amazon is collaborating with navigation platform HERE in order to get its Alexa voice UI into the car of the future.
Exeter and Leeds win National Infrastructure Commission prize
With the technology world dreaming of autonomous vehicles, everyone has to remember perfecting the technology is only part of the battle. The roads have to be updated as well.
Google grabs pole position in the automotive infotainment race
Google has been named as the technology partner of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance to embed the Android operating system in vehicles sold all around the world.
BMW launches its own virtual assistant – let’s hope that’s not the start of a trend
BMW has made a bold statement this week, breaking free from the shackles of Silicon Valley. In launching its own virtual assistant, BMW is confident it can deliver a better experience than Google, Amazon or Microsoft.
Qualcomm claims first multi-vendor C-V2X demo in China
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm is pushing hard to be a key player in cellular communications between vehicles and the rest of the world.
Connected car moves into second gear with digital key specifications
The Car Connectivity Consortium has announced the publication of the Digital Key Release 1.0 specification to allow drivers to download digital keys onto their smart devices and use it for any vehicle.
Nokia and KDDI demonstrate 4G can be used for connected car
Autonomous vehicles and the connected car have been one of the front-runners for 5G investments, but in demonstrating 4G can be used as low-latency connectivity for vehicles, has Nokia undermined its 5G mission?
Telefónica and Ericsson demo simultaneous 5G driving and streaming
Spanish telco group Telefónica got together with Ericsson and others to show how 5G will power the future car.
Arizona suspends Uber autonomous car testing indefinitely
Following the recent fatality caused by a self-driving vehicle being tested by Uber in Arizona, the state Governor has suspended his permission to do that sort of thing.
Seat and Orange aim to make the car your home away from home
Orange Spain and Seat have signed an agreement to promote new advances in the development and use of the connected car, promising to make it your home away from home.
Intel looks to maps to fuel autonomous vehicles race
Whoever wins the autonomous car race will make a fortune, so Intel is doubling down efforts. Millions are being directed towards R&D, and building its own mapping database is another good move.
Telematics could be key for US telcos – just don’t get distracted
ABI Research has pointed to statistics claiming 68.5% of cellular connected M2M devices are telematics or broader transport applications, but telcos need to laser focus to reap the rewards of this window.
Nokia, AT&T, Qualcomm and Ford have a C-V2X party
Cellular-vehicle-to-whatever is a bit of a mouthful, so Nokia, AT&T, Qualcomm and Ford decided to abbreviate it. Nice work.
Samsung revs up its autonomous driving efforts
Samsung Electronics has announced a new $300 million investment fund dedicated to the automotive industry as well as a strategic partnership with TTTech.
Ericsson and Intel among founders of Automotive Edge Computing Consortium
A bunch of Japanese companies have got together with Ericsson and Intel to create a new collaboration group devoted to improving the connection between cars and the cloud.
Ericsson gets green light for connected car initiative
An Ericsson-led consortium has reason to celebrate European Union backing to develop 5G architecture for the connected car.
Telefonica finally joins 5G car club
Telefonica has announced it will join the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), as the excitement for autonomous vehicles continues to slowly grow.
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