Telematics

TRW Automotive announced the launch of its first integrated remote keyless entry RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) and tire pressure monitoring TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) for a Japanese automaker system. This system has fewer components to ensure the RKE and TPMS functions. “Integrating the RKE and TPMS functions in a single system offers more performance and […]

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces the development and upcoming launch in Japan of the “Big Data Traffic Information Service”, a new kind of traffic-information service utilizing big data including vehicle locations and speeds, road conditions, and other parameters collected and stored via telematics services. Based on such data, traffic information, statistics and other related information

Audi is extending its Audi connect services, thus further promoting networking between car, driver and infrastructure. The trial phase for “Audi connect wireless payment” is currently getting underway in Ingolstadt. The solution allows drivers to conveniently pay for parking from their car. It tends to be the small tasks that cause the greatest inconvenience on

Kia Motors America (KMA) will work with Google to provide content and search-based solutions enabled by Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for the second-generation of the automaker’s innovative UVO (“Your voice”) eServices telematics system.  These new solutions will initially be introduced on the new 2014 Sorento CUV.  The immediate integration of Google solutions will utilize Google