Airbiquity releases Choreo 5.0 – scalable, cloud-based mobile integration platform

Connected vehicle services provider Airbiquity, Inc. released the latest version of its global cloud-based mobile integration solution, Choreo 5.0.

Choreo 5.0 adds logic that provides automakers with valuable information on connected vehicle usage, according to Airbiquity chief revenue officer David Jumpa.  Read more...

Sprint Velocity selects WirelessCar for back-end telematics

Sprint selected WirelessCar, part of Volvo IT, to be a key technology provider to Sprint Velocity, an end-to-end global solution targeted to the connected vehicle industry.  Read more...

Navigating the smartphone learning curve

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Chrysler adopts new Sprint Velocity wireless in-vehicle communications platform

At the Los Angeles Auto Show Sprint is launching Velocity, a platform for developing, integrating and marketing wireless in-vehicle communications systems.  Read more...

Audiovox launches plug-in OBD-II monitoring device

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audiovox Electronics Corporation said its Car Connection™ telematics device lets consumers monitor their driving habits and their vehicle’s health.  Read more...

Connected In-vehicle Infotainment Global Summit California – Feb. 12-13 in San Francisco

 

American Business Conferences’ Connected In-Vehicle Infotainment Global Summit California will be held February 12-13 2013 in San Francisco.

The Summit will assess strategic approaches and best practices for enabling seamless connectivity and enriched in-vehicle infotainment experiences though integration of devices, apps and features.  Read more...

Chrysler Group selects Sprint as wireless partner

Chrysler Group and Sprint have formed a strategic partnership to integrate wireless technology into Chrysler’s Uconnect Access in-vehicle communication system.  Read more...

Audiovox launches two location-based systems

Audiovox Electronics Corp. (AEC) has launched two new location-based systems products, Care Connection and Car Connection. Both will use Sprint’s Nationwide Network in the U.S.A.  Read more...

Sprint introduces distracted driving solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Google commoditizes the TbT navigation market – consider the landscape altered

By Phil Magney, vice president, automotive research – iSuppli Corporation

Google just released its first full turn-by-turn Google Maps Navigation application for Android 2.0 handsets.  The impact on the community of telematics, navigation and mobile devices is enormous. This impression assesses the impact of the Google’s announcement on the industry segments.   Read more...