Telematics & Connected Cars a Major Theme at NY Auto Show

Telematics has been a major theme at this year’s New York International Auto Show for a wide variety of vehicle types. Telematics News did its homework on the topic and found an interesting display of new technologies being used for vehicle and driver safety, convenience, and connectivity. New connected car technology was revealed for the Range Rover Sport, Honda Odyssey, Toyota Highlander, Audi A3, along with mobile apps for the Mini and BMW vehicle lineups….

 

New York International Auto Show Offers the Latest in Luxury & SUV Launches

The new Cadillac CTS and the Audi A3 sedan have led a parade of luxury cars making world and US debuts at the 2013 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). Edmunds.com says there’s particular anticipation for the 2014 Cadillac CTS. Cadillac revealed a major redesign at the show to better compete with the Audi A6, BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Read more about these luxury launches and two SUV/crossover model introductions that will be of interest to fleets…..

 

ARI Brings Utility Fleet Managers and Decision Makers Together for Forum; TomTom Extends Mobile Integration Possibilities for Fleet Management Solutions

ARI Holds 3rd Annual Utility Fleet Forum ARI was proud to host its third annual Utility Fleet Forum on March 20-21, 2013 at its global headquarters in Mount Laurel, NJ. Invitees included utility fleet managers and decision makers from across the US, as well as experts from ARI’s Strategic Consulting and Utility Fleet teams. Discussion […]

 

New Report Finds What Drivers Expect from Telematics

A new study from Juniper Research discovered that buyers expect new cars to have technology at least as good as they find in other devices in their life. The market is expected to become commoditized, driving down price pressure on automaker embedded telematics; however, big data derived from telematics service provision could be a revenue […]

 

Google Traffic Data Easier to Hack than from Commercial Providers

A researcher at the Hamburg University of Technology has published a scientific paper showing that Google’s real-time traffic service can be hacked using false floating car data. Google and community traffic app Wave seem to be more at risk than traditional commercial real-time traffic providers such as Inrix, Navteq, and Mediamobile. Their diversified devices and […]