The world’s biggest automakers busy this week with several top automotive companies, most notably Ford, making major announcements involving connected car technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. But let’s not forget about the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, where U.S. automotive firms are introducing a wide range of new technologies that could see to a major rebound for North America’s old stand-bys, including Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. [click to continue…]
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Concept Cars
Toyota demonstrated a futuristic car today that looks like a giant smartphone on wheels, complete with touch-screen body. The company’s president unveiled the experimental concept car, dubbed Fun-Vii, at a press event just before the Tokyo Auto Show. The car is intended to demonstrate Toyota’s effort to lead the way in connected car technology by giving a different take on exterior design possibilities.
A recent Nielson study found the smartphone market split evenly between Android-based systems, iOS devices, and RIM handhelds. Of the nearly 15,000 people polled by Nielson, 29 per cent said they used an Android phone, with 27 per cent each reporting that they preferred their iPhone or BlackBerry. Well, now the smartphone war has made its way to the automotive market and one carmaker has made its own choice on which mobile platform it prefers. [click to continue…]
The Geneva Auto Show is all about glitz, glamour and wild-looking concept cars that, while they may never see a production line, give us a window into the future of automotive technology. But there’s a new theme emerging this year at the Geneva show: the connected car. [click to continue…]
So far we’ve heard and seen a lot about advanced telematics from big-name automakers like Ford and Hyundai. But it’s especially exciting to hear from BMW, which recently announced plans to unveil one of the slickest-looking connected vehicles we’ve yet seen. Despite its uninspiring name, the Vision ConnectedDrive offers plenty of exciting features, including a 3-dimensional heads-up display. [click to continue…]