Denso has taken a $5 million stake in Airbiquity, a US company which develops connected vehicle services and automotive telematics technology.
Denso says the investment will accelerate the development of over-the-air (OTA) systems for wirelessly updating automotive software from a remote location.
Tony Cannestra, Director of Corporate Ventures at Denso, says is investing in Airbiquity “to deliver safe and reliable automated driving technology”.
Denso will develop OTA systems in cooperation with Toyota M
A smart parking solution which directs city drivers to the likeliest available spaces based on historical and real-time traffic flow data has won the overall prize at the Intertraffic 2018 Innovation Awards. The On-Street Parking Information (OSPI) feature in BMW cars, coupled with an in-dash payments system from ParkNow, guides drivers to the area in which they should have the best chance of parking and then allows them to pay for it. Peter van der Knaap, CEO of Dutch road safety institute SWOV and jury
Practical applications of new and developing technologies in the transport sector will dominate the agenda at the fourth MaaS Market conference taking place in London on March 20-21.
City authorities, transport operators and senior tech industry presenters will discuss their direct experience of participating in Mobility as a Service (MaaS) projects while addressing issues such as data exchange, payment systems, interoperability and political accountability.
These will include Lauri Suokannas of Taksi
French car company PSA Peugeot Citroën has become a shareholder in peer-to-peer car-sharing start-up Koolicar, with an investment of US$10.6 million (€18 million), alongside investment fund MAIF Avenir, Koolicar's partner since 2010.
Now active in around 40 French cities, with over 60,000 registered users, Koolicar started car-sharing operations back in 2012 and claims it offers unique and innovative technology for peer-to-peer car rental in Europe. Based on a connected box that can be fitted on any typ
