Tag: telematics

TomTom Users Capture the Road Network 3,000 Times

Amsterdam, 22 November 2011 – TomTom’s community of drivers has shared over 5,000,000,000,000 (5 trillion) anonymous travel data...

Pioneer Wants to be the Siri of Consumer Electronics

Pioneer says its free Zypr cloud platform will soon be the most robust voice interface for the car....

VW Selects Hughes for In-Car Telematics

ATLANTA--Hughes Telematics announced that it has signed an agreement with Volkswagen Group of America to deliver Volkswagen connected...

Directus Intro’s First Car Kit with MirrorLink (Terminal Mode)

Directus’ new Prodigy One Pro is the first aftermarket car kit to offer MirrorLink (formerly Terminal Mode) to...

Toyota Offers MirrorLink (Terminal Mode) Radio in Europe

According to CNET, Toyota's European Touch Life infotainment system is the first OEM platform permitting a true mirror...

Autonet Mobile Expands Into Car Tracking and More

Autonet Mobile, the maker of in-car WiFi hotspots, is expanding into a full in-car telematics platform for OEM...

Directed SmartStart Goes Global

Vista, California – Directed Electronics Thursday announced that its SmartStartGPS smartphone product will be available for the first...

Audiovox and Sprint to Announce New Product

Audiovox announced it will team up with Sprint to offer a new product for the car’s OBD port....

Directed YouTube Vid Shows Off SmartStart

Directed Electronics released a YouTube video showing off its near limitless range with a car in Brooklyn, NY...

Nuance Powers Voice in BMW

Burlington, Mass.-- Nuance Communications, Inc.  announced Thursday that its automotive voice technologies power BMW ConnectedDrive, which now keeps...

A Quarter Use iPod/MP3 Player in Car

A new study provides a sweeping look at gadget use in the car. Conducted in July, it found...

In Car Experts Adds GuidePoint as Member

In addition to adding Boston Acoustics this week, In Car Experts (ICE) will add GuidePoint Systems as a...

OnStar Tests Teen Tracking

OnStar is running a pilot program for new teen tracking and vehicle location services. The pilot service is...

OnStar Mirror at Best Buy July 24

Best Buy announced that its OnStar FMV retail mirror will go on sale starting July 24 at $299.99...

Ford Makes Sync Simpler with Live Operators: Test Pilot

Ford began testing last week a new feature called Operator Assist that includes live operators to help drivers...

OnStar FMV Launches Regionally July 10

For some regional retailers, the OnStar FMV mirror that brings OnStar to almost all cars for the first...

OnStar: LA Leads in Good Samaritan Calls

Los Angeles cities can be proud: they ranked number one in calling into OnStar with Good Samaritan info...

Microsoft, Toyota Create Cloud Cars

Microsoft and Toyota will develop a cloud-based in-car entertainment system for Toyota vehicles that will handle navigation and...

OnStar Mirror Delayed ‘til End of June

The release of OnStar’s retail mirror has been delayed from April until the end of June, according to...

Consumer Reports Beats Up MyFord Touch

Consumer Reports says that Ford’s MyFord Touch radio and electronics systems may offer lots of functionality, but they...