Telematics Wire

Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems is providing an in-kind investment of its Connected Vehicle hardware and software technologies to Columbus, Ohio, the recent winner of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge. Siemens’ Connected Vehicle technology investment, valued at $385,000, aims to support the expansion of “Smart Columbus”, an initiative to implement technologies that […]

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the BMW Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a strategic partnership concerning urban mobility. It aims to expand the Hamburg-based fleet of electrified DriveNow vehicles to around 550 by 2019. DriveNow is the car-sharing joint venture between the BMW Group and SIXT SE. Plans […]

INRIX has announced the immediate global availability of INRIX Safety Alerts, a new product suite that provides real-time insight to on roadways to inform drivers and make roadways safer. The Safety Alerts product suite – made up of INRIX Dangerous Slowdowns, INRIX Incidents and INRIX Road Weather – collects real-time data from vehicles and range […]

DMI, an end-to-end mobility solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of Detroit-based Lochbridge, a market leader in bringing IoT solutions to the automotive, healthcare, financial services and manufacturing sectors. Lochbridge has enabled more than $1.5 billion in new annual revenues for its clients. Together, the companies will help organizations across industries rethink how they use […]

Coyote has deepened and extended its partnership with HERE in a bid to drive innovative features for its connected devices. To date HERE has been providing navigation data for Coyote’s freemium app, but will now provide the whole HERE Mobile SDK so that Coyote can power all its connected devices with the HERE engine. As […]

ExxonMobil announced that it is rolling out several updates to its Speedpass+ mobile payment app, including use of the app with both Ford vehicles equipped with Ford SYNC3 and the Apple Watch to purchase Synergy fuel and car washes at approximately 10,000 participating Exxon and Mobil stations across the United States. Introduced in early 2017, […]

Recently, Toyota Motor Corporation and KDDI Corporation, together with the Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association (THTA), have begun verification testing on data collection for making “connected taxis” a reality. Such taxis, by communicating with data centers, are expected to make possible new services that will, among others, improve taxi-customer convenience and support taxi drivers. The verification testing, […]

FIA Region I, in cooperation with the Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair (AFCAR), have demonstrated an open, secure in-vehicle wireless platform that enables consumers to choose their preferred connected car services. This demonstration proves that it is technically feasible for consumers to have safe access to remote repair by any certified independent operator. […]

Navdy is partnering with Glympse to give users the ability to share their location and trip information including destination, route and estimated time of arrival (ETA), with friends, families or colleagues without touching their phones or taking their eyes off the road. The new Glympse feature is easy to use. After drivers select a destination […]

Gentex Corporation has announced that it has expanded the coverage of its vehicle-integrated tolling solution to include toll roads in Canada and Mexico. Marketed by Gentex as ITM (Integrated Toll Module), the feature consists of a universal toll transponder that automakers can integrate into new vehicles. It enables motorists to drive on all U.S. toll […]