The latest research by ABI Research forecasts the global penetration of embedded and hybrid factory installed OEM telematics in new passenger cars to exceed 72 per cent by 2021. Growth will mainly be driven by key volume car OEMs in the US, European Union and China markets. Brands within these markets showing accelerated growth include GM, which expects to reach 12 million OnStar subscribers globally by the end of 2016, including its Opel brand in Europe and Cadillac in China; and Ford, which claims to have
Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development and telematics company Carmera are conducting a ‘proof of concept’ project to develop camera-based automation of high definition (HD) maps for roads in Japan.
Toyota says the project will help realise its automated mapping platform, an open software concept which supports automated driving by combining data gathered from vehicles of participating companies to generate HD maps.
Cameras which use Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) components will be equipped to th
When it comes to finding the location of EV charging points, we need to be thinking about the needs of ‘smart communities’ as well as smart cities, says Chris Dyer of Yotta
Fujitsu is sharing its digital technologies with Autonomic, a subsidiary of Ford Smart Mobility, to support the automotive industry in transitioning to Mobility as a Service (MaaS) models.
The partners will deliver Autonomic’s Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC) and Fujitsu systems integration services to Ford Motor, followed by a rollout to other automakers globally.
Fujitsu says Autonomic’s TMC, supported by Amazon Web Services, connects to connected vehicles, mass transit and city infrastructure with
