Subaru showed off its Hybrid Tourer concept at Geneva. Included on the station wagon is Subaru's EyeSight+ with vehicle-to-vehicle and road-to-vehicle technology.

LG Electronics Launches andro-1

Posted on 2010-03-10

LG Electronics has launched its first Android smartphone for the Korean market through KT, joining Motorola's MOTOROI Android phone launched earlier this year through SK Telecom.

Mitsubishi continued to expand its fleet of electric cars by introducing the concept PX-MiEV. The new EV includes several new ADAS features including a 360 degree camera view, driver monitoring, and V2X.

ASafeDrive, developer of a new iPhone driver safety application, has announced the release of the new 3.0 version of its ASafeDrive application. It utilizes GPS POI Data (Street Data) as well as reverse geo-coding with Google Maps.

R.W.C Co Announces New PNDs, Xroad RM-C6030 and RM-C3530

Posted on 2010-03-10

The R.W.C Co. announced two new PNDs, the Xroad RM-C6030 and RM-C3530. The RM-C6030 features a 6-inch touch screen, Shobunsha's Mapple map data, 36 million POIs, SD card slot, USB, AVI, MP3/WMA/JPEG/BMP compatibilites, and 4GB.

Nissan Bringing First Commercial Vehicle to NA with Navigation Option

Posted on 2010-03-10

Nissan is finalizing plans to bring the Nissan NV, its first production commercial vehicle, to North America. The first production models in Nissan's NA CV lineup are the 2011 Nissan NV1500, NV2500 HD and NV3500 HD.

Swiss company, VOIP2CAR, demonstrated their technology on the Rinspeed UC? concept at Geneva. VOIP2CAR presented its own concept, which consisted of streaming voice, video and data over a GSM network.

PND manufacturer, Mio, has selected the AMY-5M GPS module from u-blox to power its high-end PND and multimedia player, the Moov V780.

Ford Launches All New Figo Compact

Posted on 2010-03-09

It will have four trims -LXI, EXI, ZXI, and Titanium - of which the upper three offer an AM/FM radio headunit with CD player, MP3 compatibility, Aux-in, and four speakers. Bluetooth HFP, A2DP, and PBAP are also available in the upper two trims.

C3World - Connected Cars in a Connected World is a research group created by Volkswagen and three Lower Saxonian research institutes in Braunschweig, Hannover and Oldenburg.

ASafeDrive, developer of a new iPhone driver safety application, has announced the release of the new 3.0 version of its ASafeDrive application. It utilizes GPS POI Data (Street Data) as well as reverse geo-coding with Google Maps.

Nissan Bringing First Commercial Vehicle to NA with Navigation Option

Posted on 2010-03-10

Nissan is finalizing plans to bring the Nissan NV, its first production commercial vehicle, to North America. The first production models in Nissan's NA CV lineup are the 2011 Nissan NV1500, NV2500 HD and NV3500 HD.

Swiss company, VOIP2CAR, demonstrated their technology on the Rinspeed UC? concept at Geneva. VOIP2CAR presented its own concept, which consisted of streaming voice, video and data over a GSM network.

Ford Launches All New Figo Compact

Posted on 2010-03-09

It will have four trims -LXI, EXI, ZXI, and Titanium - of which the upper three offer an AM/FM radio headunit with CD player, MP3 compatibility, Aux-in, and four speakers. Bluetooth HFP, A2DP, and PBAP are also available in the upper two trims.

C3World - Connected Cars in a Connected World is a research group created by Volkswagen and three Lower Saxonian research institutes in Braunschweig, Hannover and Oldenburg.

TSP Executive Shuffle: Both OnStar and ATX Leaders Leave Their Posts

Posted on 2010-03-09

Recently, the leaders at both OnStar and ATX Group have left their top spots at two of the largest telematics service providers in the world.

HD Radio Announces First Quadcast Channel

Posted on 2010-03-09

For the first time, a single radio station is broadcasting four HD channels, using HD4 capabilities. Listeners will hear digital programming of Northeast sports teams on CBS Radio's The Fan Sports Network., via HD Radio HD2/HD3/HD4 channels.

Ford is announcing security features to protect the driver's information from computer hackers and viruses. They are including technologies in their vehicles to secure its mobile device-to-car connections, with firewalls, virus protection and passwords.

Geneva: Toyota RAV4 Debuts with Three Navigation Options

Posted on 2010-03-08

The newly restyled Toyota RAV4 made its debut at Geneva with options for three different types of navigation. The options include a HDD, DVD, or SD based variation of navigation systems available to customers.

Geneva: New 2010 Toyota Auris Now Includes Bluetooth

Posted on 2010-03-08

Toyota debuted the new 2010 Auris at the Geneva Motor Show. The sedan includes voice recognition Bluetooth, several navigation options, and connectivity. Also included are options for park assist.

LG Electronics Launches andro-1

Posted on 2010-03-10

LG Electronics has launched its first Android smartphone for the Korean market through KT, joining Motorola's MOTOROI Android phone launched earlier this year through SK Telecom.

ASafeDrive, developer of a new iPhone driver safety application, has announced the release of the new 3.0 version of its ASafeDrive application. It utilizes GPS POI Data (Street Data) as well as reverse geo-coding with Google Maps.

R.W.C Co Announces New PNDs, Xroad RM-C6030 and RM-C3530

Posted on 2010-03-10

The R.W.C Co. announced two new PNDs, the Xroad RM-C6030 and RM-C3530. The RM-C6030 features a 6-inch touch screen, Shobunsha's Mapple map data, 36 million POIs, SD card slot, USB, AVI, MP3/WMA/JPEG/BMP compatibilites, and 4GB.

PND manufacturer, Mio, has selected the AMY-5M GPS module from u-blox to power its high-end PND and multimedia player, the Moov V780.

C3World - Connected Cars in a Connected World is a research group created by Volkswagen and three Lower Saxonian research institutes in Braunschweig, Hannover and Oldenburg.

FineDigital Enhances its Connected PND

Posted on 2010-03-09

FineDigital has launched an upgraded version of its connected PND, FineDrive iQ700 II, which uses the DMB data channel to send real-time update notices, such as bi-monthly map update messages that usually pop up on its website, directly onto the PND.

HD Radio Announces First Quadcast Channel

Posted on 2010-03-09

For the first time, a single radio station is broadcasting four HD channels, using HD4 capabilities. Listeners will hear digital programming of Northeast sports teams on CBS Radio's The Fan Sports Network., via HD Radio HD2/HD3/HD4 channels.

Ford is announcing security features to protect the driver's information from computer hackers and viruses. They are including technologies in their vehicles to secure its mobile device-to-car connections, with firewalls, virus protection and passwords.

Geneva: New 2010 Toyota Auris Now Includes Bluetooth

Posted on 2010-03-08

Toyota debuted the new 2010 Auris at the Geneva Motor Show. The sedan includes voice recognition Bluetooth, several navigation options, and connectivity. Also included are options for park assist.

Mini announced its new connectivity platform, Mini Connected, at the Geneva Motor Show last week. Now the OEM announced that it has integrated the RadioTime Web radio service into its solution.

Subaru showed off its Hybrid Tourer concept at Geneva. Included on the station wagon is Subaru's EyeSight+ with vehicle-to-vehicle and road-to-vehicle technology.

Mitsubishi continued to expand its fleet of electric cars by introducing the concept PX-MiEV. The new EV includes several new ADAS features including a 360 degree camera view, driver monitoring, and V2X.

C3World - Connected Cars in a Connected World is a research group created by Volkswagen and three Lower Saxonian research institutes in Braunschweig, Hannover and Oldenburg.

Geneva: Toyota RAV4 Debuts with Three Navigation Options

Posted on 2010-03-08

The newly restyled Toyota RAV4 made its debut at Geneva with options for three different types of navigation. The options include a HDD, DVD, or SD based variation of navigation systems available to customers.

Geneva: New 2010 Toyota Auris Now Includes Bluetooth

Posted on 2010-03-08

Toyota debuted the new 2010 Auris at the Geneva Motor Show. The sedan includes voice recognition Bluetooth, several navigation options, and connectivity. Also included are options for park assist.

Dongfeng Honda Launches Upgraded 2010 CR-V

Posted on 2010-03-08

Honda's joint venture in China, Dongfeng-Honda, launched the new 2010 CR-V last week. The model is updated with Bluetooth, USB and iPod connectivity, a DVD navigation system and rear camera park assist.

Geneva: Honda CR-Z Has European Debut

Posted on 2010-03-08

The 2-door Honda CR-Z Hybrid made its European debut at Geneva. Included on the car was a DVD based navigation system along with a few ADAS options like rear camera park assist.

Toyota Announced Pricing for 2011 Avalon; Still Missing ACC & Safety Connect

Posted on 2010-03-08

For the MY2011 Avalon, Toyota has come up with a new pricing strategy, canceling its base model Avalon XL, - which was priced under $30K in favor of a base MSRP on a well-equipped Avalon at $32,995 MSRP.

OmniVision Technologies has announced the immediate availability of its newest imaging sensor for driver assistance applications. The 1-megapixel OV9715 CMOS image sensor is ideal for 360-degree view systems such as multi-camera parking aids.

Delphi has announced its presence in a number of vehicles presented at the Geneva Motor Show, including radar sensors and digital entertainment components.

CoPilot Live Now Available for Android Handsets

Posted on 2009-06-29

ALK Technologies announced the availability of CoPilot Live for Android handsets. CoPilot Live for Android is available for £25.99 for access to a single region in Europe and £59.99 for Pan European licensing.