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Chris Schreiner
| Apr 13, 2016
This week, Elon Musk revealed a secret mode in Tesla's Autopilot semi-autonomous driving system. When Autopilot is activated 4 times in succession, a port...
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Chris Schreiner
| Jan 25, 2016
Last week, a Nissan Leaf outfitted as a test vehicle for an autonomous driving startup called Cruise Automation crashed into a parked car in San Francisco. ...
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Chris Schreiner
| Oct 22, 2015
This week, AAA released their latest round of distraction research which focused on hands-free in-vehicle infotainment systems. In one study, 10 different...
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Chris Schreiner
| Sep 11, 2015
At this year's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, the newest line of iPhones was unveiled. One of the key features touted on the new iPhone 6 and 6S i...
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Chris Schreiner
| Jul 27, 2015
As initially hinted at CES 2015, BMW will roll out gesture controls as a standard feature in its 7-series later this year. This will allow drivers to cont...
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Roger Lanctot
| Jan 31, 2014
Two senior GM executives appear to be working and speaking at crosspurposes. This isn’t necessarily unusual, but given the fact that the focus of th...
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Kevin Mak
| Dec 17, 2013
Ian Riches, Director of the Automotive Electronics Service at Strategy Analytics, discusses the outlook for auto makers worldwide and Volkswagen’s strateg...
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Chris Schreiner
| Apr 24, 2013
Yesterday, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released revised driver distraction guidelines. This long overdue revision came after t...
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Paul Brown
| Sep 21, 2012
Today saw the launch of the Apple iPhone 5, the first device to feature Apple's new mapping application pre-installed. However, iOS 6 was released for other App...
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Chris Schreiner
| Sep 18, 2012
OEMs are striving more than ever to differentiate their infotainment offerings with HMI. Proximity sensors, gestures, and natural language speech recogni...
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Chris Schreiner
| Mar 27, 2012
In February, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released recommendations to address driver distraction associated with in-vehicle electr...
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Chris Schreiner
| Nov 08, 2011
Ford announced upgrades to SYNC’s interface, which are meant to make it easier to use and more visually pleasing. These upgrades will be available to all ...
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Chris Schreiner
| Oct 05, 2011
Yesterday Apple confirmed the rumor that they are integrating an enhanced speech recognition system on the iPhone. The iPhone 4S will be equipped with “Si...
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Chris Schreiner
| Sep 20, 2011
With the automotive infotainment focus squarely on how to deliver smartphone apps to consumers in the car, Strategy Analytics Automotive Consumer Insights is co...
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Chris Schreiner
| Jun 24, 2011
I’ve written on more than one occasion in this blog defending MyFord Touch, and it looks like it’s time to do it yet again. JD Power released their ...
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Chris Schreiner
| Apr 27, 2011
With automotive growth in China soaring, both foreign and local OEMs are scrambling to get in on the action. Strategy Analytics Automotive Multimedia and Commun...
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Chris Schreiner
| Apr 12, 2011
At the upcoming SAE World Congress, ATX will present results from a study they conducted with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) showing that the...
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Roger Lanctot
| Apr 05, 2011
The first quarter of 2011 has brought two telematics launches, Audi of America and Hyundai Motor America, both eschewing a traditional call center. These two co...
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Paul Brown
| Mar 23, 2011
LG unveiled the LG Wireless Charging Pad at CTIA Wireless 2011 yesterday. The LG technology meets the specifications of the Wireless Power Consortium - som...
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Chris Schreiner
| Mar 03, 2011
We recently published a report showing the prevalence of mobile phone use while driving. Drivers in the US and Western Europe - particularly smartphone owners -...
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