"Connected cars" refer to vehicles that have internet connectivity and are able to exchange data and communicate with other devices, such as smartphones, other cars, and traffic management systems.
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These pursuits will coincide with the company's other plan of introducing an entire model range
of connected cars by the year 2030, and at least 16 electric cars by the year 2025.
By 2021, the company will introduce autonomous driving tech as well as
connected car features on all models sold in these regions.
All the while, software developers who'd write apps
for connected cars are caught in the middle.
Around the world, transportation is evolving —
from connected cars, buses, and trains to bike and car sharing.
It's a high - stakes battle: one British automotive consultancy estimates that the
global connected car market will be worth $ 61 billion by 2018.
That number is expected to grow significantly as the quality of podcasts goes up and Internet -
connected cars become commonplace.
The automaker will
introduce connected car technologies across every vehicle segment by 2025, and on all models by 2030.
Its electric power assistance means it's not as heavy, but it
still connects car and driver in a hugely satisfying way.
Car sharing and
connected car services are a logical evolution of the rental and taxi businesses but they are not an existential threat to the auto industry.
Most of their responses pointed to a future
of connected cars that can drive themselves.
Alexa can enable a smarter router experience and better Wi - Fi management with Eero, help users control their Nest thermostats, help AT&T users send text messages without typing, link
connected cars with connected homes, order items off Amazon, and more.
As before, Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® and Pandora Radio ™ are offered as standard features, while EX-L and above models feature HondaLink ™ cloud - based
connected car system with Aha ™ by Harman and new HondaLink Assist emergency assistance service.
SEATTLE, June 9, 2016 / PRNewswire / — Airbiquity ®, a global leader
in connected car service delivery, today announced it has renewed an agreement with Nissan Motor Corporation to continue global service delivery for the NissanConnectSM Mobile Apps and Infiniti InTouch ™ Apps...
Consumer Reports just released the results of its Annual Auto Reliability Survey and — as we wrote about from last year's
Connected Car Expo at the LA Auto Show — infotainment systems and continuously variable transmissions are giving automakers a major black eye, and Tesla owners feel a lot differently about their cars than Consumer -LSB-...]
• Xee, a France -
based connected car services platform, raised $ 12 million ($ 13 million) in funding, according to Tech.eu.
Inside, designers took a dual cockpit approach to the dash, a look
at connects the car to the Corvette and Camaro.
As far as the automotive implementation, that's much easier — as we've reported before, General Motors is already working
on connected cars with V2V (vehicle - to - vehicle) communication devices in them, either through in - dash systems or by connecting to a driver's smartphone.
VW Car - Net's connected vehicle services umbrella also
includes connected car services, advanced telematics, and enhanced navigation available by subscription.
Amazon's (s amzn) first
connected car app, Amazon Cloud Player, went live last week, allowing its customers to pull their music collections out of the airwaves and into their Ford (s f) dashboards.
Brad Gastwirth, CEO of ABR Investment Strategy, advises investors to pay attention to tech trends that could influence companies, such
as connected car technologies.
Beyond that, a range of connectivity functions have also been introduced above and beyond the now familiar Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, such as DoorBird,
which connects the car to the owner's home video door intercom system.
The 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show will add a third press day to the event, focusing on the rapidly expanding
connected car industry.
We are pleased to announce that the 2014 Dodge Dart was recently recognized as one of the
most connected cars of the year.
Audi announced that the long - awaited
connected car future will arrive in the U.S. next Spring with the arrival of the all - new, technology - rich Audi A3 sedan.
The double stroller is made in a stadium style that contains two Graco
Classic Connect Car Seats comfortably.
Ford is also living up to the promise of
connecting its cars by equipping the new Focus with a mobile hotspot and offering an app to perform functions such as locking and unlocking the car.
The 2016 Pilot in Touring and Elite trims includes an 8 - inch capacitive touchscreen display with an Android interface, new generation 2.0 Sirius XM radio, Pandora, SMS text messaging,
HondaLink connected car system, and a Blu - Ray DVD / CD rear entertainment system.