Lidar Developer AEye & Seoul Robotics Develop a 300-Meter Range Perception Solution for Intelligent Traffic Systems

NASDAQ-listed LiDAR developer AEye, Inc., a developer of high-performance LiDAR solutions for automotive applications and smart cities, has teamed up with 3D computer vision and software company Seoul Robotics on a long range, intelligent perception solution designed for Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) and smart city applications.

Eric Walz2021-11-13 15:00 PT

Jaguar Land Rover is Testing ‘Smart Wallet’ Tech to Pay Drivers in Cryptocurrency for Sharing Data

​Britain's largest automaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Monday it is testing software that will allow drivers of its vehicles to earn the IOTA cryptocurrency as a reward for sharing vehicle data.

FutureCar Staff 2019-06-05 10:58 PT

Audi e-tron is the First EV Using the EEBUS Standard for Charging

Audi is promoting a new standard for how Internet of Thing (IoT) devices, smart homes and electric cars can communicate with each other. The upcoming Audi e-tron is the first electric car whose charging system uses the new EEBUS communication standard.

Eric Walz2019-03-09 18:00 PT

BMW i Ventures Announces Investment in Tekion, a Silicon Valley-based Cloud Platform Provider of Automotive Retail Services

BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in Tekion, a Silicon Valley-based technology provider developing a cloud platform for the automotive retail space.

FutureCar Staff 2019-02-16 11:27 PT

Waze Partners with Startup Waycare to Share AI-Based Traffic Data with Cities

Waze, the popular crowdsourced traffic and navigation app with the world’s largest community of drivers, announced a data-sharing partnership with startup Waycare, an AI mobility solution for smart cities. The Waycare and Waze partnership is designed as a two-way data share of municipal and road traffic data.

Jacky Ho2018-06-03 17:17 PT

Daimler, Audi & Volvo to Integrate Alibaba’s AI in Their Vehicles

Daimler, Audi and Volvo have become the first automakers to add Alibaba’s smart voice assistant Tmall Genie to the range of smart devices compatible with their connected car apps.

Eric Walz2018-05-30 17:54 PT

Building Safer Smarter Cities, Verizon Adopts NVIDIA’s Metropolis AI Platform

Data may one day be the lifeblood of the modern cities of the future. Right now, data is being captured by over 500 million cameras worldwide, and that number is growing exponentially. This is creating so much data, that’s impossible for humans to analyze. Nvidia is addressing this need with its Metropolis platform, which has just been adopted by Verizon.

Eric Walz2018-05-13 10:26 PT

G7, GLP and NIO Capital Form Autonomous Electric Trucking Joint Venture

G7, a China-based Internet of Things (IoT) shipping and logistics technology and NIO Capital have announced a joint venture (JV), controlled by G7, focused on developing autonomous trucks, AI powered logistics and big data.

Eric Walz2018-05-09 11:59 PT

Klashwerks Emerges to Launch All-in-One Connected Car Technology

Klashwerks, the Ottawa-based design and technology company focused on the emerging connected car market, today announced its official launch with the introduction of its flagship product, Raven a dash mounted device which makes any vehicle a connected car.

Eric Walz2017-10-27 11:59 PT

E-ZPass Tags Could Help Create Smart Cities

Researchers at MIT have developed a method that involves using E-ZPass tags for vehicle to infrastructure communication. This could help pave the way for smart cities.

Mia Bevacqua2017-09-30 14:35 PT

Octo Telematics Launches its Next Generation IoT Platform

Octo Telematics, a leading global provider of telematics and data analytics solutions for the automotive insurance industry, recently announced that it has launched its Next Generation Platform (NGP) after a business and technology investment of more than $40 million.

Eric Walz2017-09-14 13:51 PT

IBM X-Force Red Launches Connected Car Security Services

IBM Security today announced the launch of two new security testing practice areas focused on automotive security and the Internet of Things (IoT). The new services will be delivered via a team of IBM X-Force Red researchers.

Eric Walz2017-08-30 18:08 PT

TomTom & Cisco Developing Traffic Technology for Autonomous Cars

TomTom announced today it is developing ultra-fast lane level traffic technology supporting autonomous driving and smarter mobility. The research will be done with Cisco using roadside data captured by Cisco’s array of sensors, routers and controllers to create the next generation of traffic information technology.

Eric Walz2017-08-12 15:00 PT

Dr. Shawn DuBravac Talks Innovation Defining the Tech Industry at CES Asia

Dr Shawn DuBravac, the chief Economist and Senior Director of Research at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) spoke at the 2017 CES Asia Conference held in Shanghai this week. His speech included some major trends happening in the tech industry.

Eric Walz2017-07-15 15:24 PT

IAV shows connected car solutions at Internet of Things World 2017

IAV Automotive Engineering Inc., displayed some of the company’s latest connected car advancements on a BMW i3 demo vehicle at the at Internet of Things World 2017 (IoT 2017) in Santa Clara, California.

Eric Walz2017-06-24 16:29 PT

Honda Opens its Silicon Valley Lab for tech collaboration with Waymo and others

Honda forms a new Silicon Valley company that will be known as Honda Innovations, which will collaboration with other businesses to support and develop advanced automotive technologies.

Eric Walz2017-05-21 17:26 PT