Citing Lives Saved, Regulators Prepare to Mandate Talking Car Technology
The U.S. Transportation Department moved forward on writing rules that may mandate automakers’ use of talking-car technology, saying more than a thousand lives a year might be saved on the nation’s...
View ArticleSmartcars Could Cause Traffic Headaches
Traffic jams in the future could cause potentially dangerous data snarl-ups as cars packed with entertainment, safety and navigation features vie for airwaves with smartphones, tablets and networked...
View ArticleAuto Makers Seek to Limit Data Sharing with Tech Partners
Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple Inc and Google Inc through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information...
View ArticleStaged Hacking Shows Vulnerability of Connected Vehicles
A pair of veteran cybersecurity researchers have shown they can use the Internet to turn off a car’s engine as it drives, sharply escalating the stakes in the debate about the safety of increasingly...
View ArticleFiat Chrysler Recall Highlights Cyber Risks of Connected Cars, Telematics
Fiat Chrysler will recall 1.4 million vehicles in the United States to install software to prevent hackers from gaining remote control of the engine, steering and other systems in what federal...
View ArticleVolvo to Launch Autonomous Driving Trial in London in 2017
Swedish car maker Volvo will begin an autonomous driving trial in London in 2017. Called “Drive Me London,” the UK trial will use real families in semi-autonomous cars. Starting with a handful of AD...
View ArticleWhite House Urged to Protect Wireless Spectrum for Connected Vehicles
More than 50 automakers, state transportation agencies and other groups urged the White House and other federal policymakers on Thursday not to open a portion of the wireless spectrum reserved for...
View ArticleUK Auto Insurance Policyholders Embrace Telematics to Get Lower Premiums
Demonstrating a growing intolerance of mobile phone use at the wheel, a survey of 1314* motor insurance policyholders in the UK found that consumers want to be rewarded with lower premiums for not...
View ArticleInternet of Things Is Industry Disruptor that Could Benefit Innovators: Efma...
The steady advance of the internet of things (IoT) presents a huge number of opportunities for insurers – as well as threats, according to a digest published by Efma*. The rise in connected homes,...
View ArticleMotor Insurers Need to Adapt to Ward Off Competition from Car Manufacturers
As internet-connected and, eventually, driverless vehicles roll off production lines, traditional motor insurers need to adapt to ward off competition from car manufacturers. Insurers have struggled...
View ArticleSoftBank & Honda Aim to Develop Talking Cars that Read a Driver’s Emotions
On the heels of its $32 billion takeover of chip designer ARM Holdings, SoftBank Corp. founder Masayoshi Son is embarking on another “crazy idea”: talking cars that can read a driver’s emotions. The...
View ArticleNext Big Car Safety Feature Could be This Smartphone Camera App
Drivers in San Francisco, Manhattan and Tel Aviv may soon have another safety tool at their disposal: a mobile app that alerts them to dangers ahead in the road. Nexar Ltd., an Israeli startup whose...
View ArticleWho Pays When Driverless Cars Crash? UK Insurers Call for Int’l Standards
Cars of the future will need to collect a basic set of core data to prevent drivers being unfairly blamed if technology goes wrong, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The ABI...
View ArticleDriverless Cars Mapping Route from Labs to Driveways
Car electronics supplier Delphi Automotive Plc went coast-to-coast in 2015 in a self-driving Audi Q5 sport-utility vehicle to prove the autonomous automobile had arrived. Now, Delphi is shifting from...
View ArticleWikiLeaks Documents Shows CIA Worried About Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity
WikiLeaks documents showing the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency considered a “mission” against connected car technology underscores auto industry concern that the science behind the next generation of...
View ArticleAIG Seeks Best Drivers in Singapore with New Smartphone App
AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd. (AIG Singapore) has launched a nationwide search to find Singapore’s best drivers with “AIG On the Go,” a telematics-based smartphone application. “AIG On the Go”...
View ArticleUK Auto Insurer Direct Line Offers Tesla Drivers 5% Discount if They Use...
Britain’s largest motor insurer Direct Line is offering Tesla Inc drivers in Britain a 5-percent discount for switching on the car’s autopilot system, seeking to encourage use of a system it hopes will...
View ArticleZurich Acquires Bright Box, Specialist in Telematics, Connected Car Technologies
Zurich Insurance Group announced it has purchased 100 percent of the shares of Bright Box HK Ltd. and its subsidiaries – an acquisition designed to increase its capabilities in connected car...
View ArticleIsraeli Firm Among Those Seeing Profit in Telematics Data
The road to profits is paved with good data. Every hour, a modern car processes about 25 gigabytes of information — the equivalent of about seven full-length high-definition movies — on everything from...
View ArticlePersonal Privacy and the War Over Connected Driver Data
Picture this: You’re driving home from work, contemplating what to make for dinner, and as you idle at a red light near your neighborhood pizzeria, an ad offering $5 off a pepperoni pie pops up on your...
View ArticleDriving in Snow: Difficult for Humans and Driverless Cars
A Canadian town known for its annual theater festival is emerging as a hub of “snowtonomous” research, as automakers face demands to produce self-driving cars that can perform in snow and sleet. But...
View ArticleToyota’s $1B Investment in Ride-Hailer Grab Opens Door to Data-Driven Insurance
By pumping $1 billion into ride-hailing firm Grab, Toyota Motor Corp. stands to gain a passenger-side view of tens of thousands of cars across Southeast Asia, tracking how fast they drive, how far they...
View ArticleAuto Supplier Bosch Teams with Startup Mojio to Connect Vehicles to Digital...
German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH is teaming with Canadian startup Mojio to get more vehicles connected wirelessly to a wide range of digital services, from insurance companies to emergency...
View ArticleFCC Votes to Split Safety Spectrum with Telecoms Over Transportation Chief’s...
The U.S. telecommunications regulator voted on Thursday to advance a plan to split a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of wireless devices, but the...
View ArticleHow Big Tech Hopes to Turn Cars into Connected Revenue Machines
Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for your car. With the widespread...
View ArticleConsumers Worry Connected Cars Are Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Consumers are increasingly worried about cyber attack vulnerabilities with connected and automated vehicles. According to a new Munich Re/HSB survey of more than 1,500 U.S. adults, 37% of consumers...
View ArticleConnected Motor Insurtech Ticker and Abacai Partner to Raise Capacity, Expand...
UK connected motor insurtech Ticker and Abacai Group have partnered to increase Ticker’s capacity and introduce new levels of pricing sophistication, bringing connected insurance to a much wider...
View ArticleJeep, Dodge, Fiat Automaker Stellantis Plans Usage-Based Insurance Offering
Automaker Stellantis rolled out its software strategy on Tuesday including a 2030 target of 20 billion euros ($22.5 billion) in annual revenue from related products and subscriptions as it takes aim at...
View ArticleToyota Offering Auto Insurance With Farmers’ Toggle in 5 States With More to...
Automaker Toyota’s insurance arm has begun selling its first branded insurance coverage, Toyota Auto Insurance, in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and South Carolina, and will soon be offering the...
View ArticleTussle Over Connected Vehicle Data Moving Into High Gear
LONDON — Where you go. What you pass. Where you stop. What you listen to. What you watch. Your good habits. Your bad habits. Companies in Europe and beyond are vying for control of the crown jewels of...
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