Connected car insurance: the real Italian Job
Where in the world are you most likely to find a connected car? Los Angeles? London? Rome? Most people would think that Silicon Valley, home of Google self-driving cars...
Connected vehicles and the Internet of Things that really matter
The Internet of Things (IoT) has come to automotive. Having started with infotainment it has evolved to fusing sensor, positioning, cellular and short-range communications within exciting new V2X...
Germany tweaks its traffic rules to include self-driving cars
For any industry to grow the government regulations play a very important role. What is the political disposition towards any industry at the end of the day matters....
Google’s autonomous car unit now ‘autonomous’
Google’s self-driving car project is being shifted from its research lab X to a standalone business. This is being seen as a major step towards its endeavor to...
Singapore set to have the first trial of driverless buses
The road connecting Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and CleanTech Park in Singapore may witness driverless buses running for the first time. This exercise is a part of a...
Insurance Telematics: Insure The Box detects fraudulent claims
Insure The box, a telematics based car insurance company was successful in saving as much as £50,000 as it could detect and reject fraudulent claims. Company had used telematics...
Admiral Insurance Facebook account blocked after announcement of firstcarquote plans
Admiral made an announcement that it would use data from consenting Facebook users to predict their driving attributes. Right after this announcement, Facebook blocked Admiral’s account, thereby ruining...
8.5 million connected cars in South America by 2023
A study by Frost and Sullivian has revealed that about 8.5 million Connected Cars on the region’s roads, with Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia leading the way.Increased vehicle connectivity...
Electronics systems contribute 90% of innovations and new features in modern vehicles
The automotive industry is being shaken up by technology advancements which are impacting the future of the business. A PwC study revealed that electronics systems today contribute to...
OEM connected car solutions: questions of creation and monetization
Today the connected car is becoming a commodity. Through surveys of drivers, and competitive intelligence, auto manufacturers have realized that their market rivals have already achieved some success...