Connected Car

Bell and Honda Canada announce new connected car partnership

Bell and Honda Canada today announced that new Honda and Acura vehicles are now equipped with built-in Wi-Fi hotspots that enable drivers and their passengers to stay fully connected online, safely and hands-free, while on the open road. Acura RDX with Bell Connected Car (CNW Group/Bell Canada) 2021 Honda Odyssey with Bell Connected Car (CNW Group/Bell Canada) “Like many consumers,…

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AWS and BlackBerry Join Forces to Accelerate Innovation with New Intelligent Vehicle Data Platform

SEATTLE & WATERLOO, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 1, 2020– Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), and BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB, TSX: BB), a worldwide leader in intelligent security software and services, announced a multi-year, global agreement to develop and market BlackBerry’s Intelligent Vehicle Data Platform, IVY. BlackBerry IVY is a scalable, cloud-connected software platform that will allow automakers to provide a consistent and secure way to read…

Autos

Mitsubishi Motors Accelerates Connected Car Technology To Enhance Customer Experience

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –Imagine that your check-engine light comes on, and you immediately receive a push notification from your phone to schedule a service appointment at your trusted, local dealer. A few clicks later, your service appointment is scheduled, and you are free to resume your busy day. Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) announces today a partnership with leading Internet-of-Things…

Automotive Upgrades

Hum by Verizon Launches Connected Car Solution with the Google Assistant

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Consumer Electronics Show (CES) — Hum by Verizon, an all-in-one connected car solution that gives users vehicle location, diagnostics, emergency roadside assistance, trip history and more, will be the first 4G LTE connected car solution that has the Google Assistant built in. With a simple tap on the HumX speaker’s call button, you can access the Google Assistant.…

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DIRECTED ANNOUNCES ITS NEWEST CONNECTED CAR PRODUCT: VIPER CONNECT

VISTA, Calif. (January 09, 2019) – Directed announced today its newest and most innovative connected car product: Viper Connect. The all-new Viper Connect is the easiest way to add stand-alone monitoring and tracking features to vehicles through a simple OBDII port installation. Viper Connect also pairs with existing DS4 or DS4+ systems to enable the full suite of connected car…

Automotive Upgrades

Grom Audio Presents Connected Car Apps and Google® and Waze® Maps come to select Infiniti Stereos Without Navigation with VLine System

Connected Car Apps and Google® and Waze® Maps come to select Infiniti Stereos without Navigation with VLine System.Belmont, CA GROM Audio(https://gromaudio.com) announced the availability of its VLine VL2 Infotainment System and Video Interface for select Infiniti vehicles without GPS navigation. VLine is an aftermarket infotainment system and video interface that provides drivers ease of access to today’s latest in-car technology…

Automotive Upgrades

Keyless Ignition – Voyomotive Introduces New Warning Feature to Prevent Drivers From Leaving Cars With Engine Running

Voyomotive today announced the addition of the ‘Engine On’ warning to its Lookout Alerts, a unique safety feature in the VOYO App that sends notices to a user’s cell phone. Lookout Alerts are issued when a vehicle has been left in a hazardous condition, driven unsafely or experienced a malfunction. As recently published in a story by the New York…

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Autobrain Announces Connected Car Device on the AT&T Network

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T (NYSE:T), a global pioneer of IoT connectivity solutions, and Autobrain, a leading connected car device company, today announce an agreement to launch Autobrain’s 4G LTE connected car device exclusively on the AT&T network. “Combining the strength of the AT&T network with Autobrain’s connected-car platform will transform the way people interact with their vehicles…

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INFOGRAPHIC: THE CONNECTED CAR

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Survey Finds One-Half of Consumers Connect to the Internet In Their Car

FRANKLIN, Tenn., and FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. June 28, 2018 – Metova, a world leading provider of mobile, connected car, connected home and IoT Solutions, today announced the results of a survey revealing the sentiment of consumers* regarding “the connected car.” Of note, over half of respondents own a car that connects to the internet – either direct or via phone, while…