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Roger Lanctot
| Nov 24, 2011
J.D. Power and Associates has released its latest customer satisfaction report on navigation. Car makers and their suppliers will be poring over the results to...
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Kevin Mak
| Nov 23, 2011
According to an interview with Auto Express magazine in November 2011, Koji Sato, deputy chief engineer for product planning said: “We are working on a nu...
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Ian Riches
| Nov 16, 2011
I've just go back from a very enjoyable couple of days in Munich, where I was invited to present at the 1st Ethernet & IP @ Automotive Techday, which w...
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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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Roger Lanctot
| Nov 01, 2011
It’s important for one to know one’s place in the world. This is especially difficult given the fact that one’s place may change. When this ...
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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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Ian Riches
| Sep 23, 2011
A recent blog by Patrick Mannion on EDN has floated the suggestion that "In all probability current electric vehicles will have an actual expected range of 10% ...
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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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Roger Lanctot
| Sep 04, 2011
Cross Country Automotive Services (CCAS) and AAA have almost simultaneously launched mobile EV charging programs in the U.S. CCAS described its program as &ldqu...
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Ian Riches
| Sep 01, 2011
As someone who spends a reasonable amount of time aboard aircraft, I have a certain interest in air safety. I recently came across an article on MSNBC titled "...
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Chris Webber
| Aug 30, 2011
While production volumes remain modest compared to conventional powertrains, we can none-the-less expect strong growth rates for Hybrid Electric Vehicles (...
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Roger Lanctot
| Aug 28, 2011
As Hurricane Irene was making landfall in North Carolina, my son was preparing to leave our Northern Virginia home to drive back to Richmond, Va., where he is a...
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| Aug 16, 2011
At CES 2011, OnStar made headlines showing an aftermarket telematics solution which is now called, FMV (For My Vehicle). Along with this announcement, OnS...
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Roger Lanctot
| Aug 15, 2011
It’s summertime in the U.S. and once again people are traveling on vacations and dying in violent crashes throughout the country. Under these circum...
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Roger Lanctot
| Aug 07, 2011
Nearly a year ago at the Telematics Update Content & Apps event in San Diego I was asked why the industry hasn’t simply standardized car stereo interf...
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Roger Lanctot
| Aug 03, 2011
Speaking at the Center for Automotive Research’s Management Briefing in Traverse City this week, OnStar’s president touted the organization’s ...
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Roger Lanctot
| Jul 27, 2011
Good enough is the enemy of the best (with apologies to Voltaire). Nowhere is this more apparent today than in the traffic data industry. Almost anywhere in the...
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Roger Lanctot
| Jul 25, 2011
INRIX looks to put more distance between itself and competitors in the traffic business, even as it leverages those traffic reporting connections to build its c...
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Ian Riches
| Jul 15, 2011
We've recently spent some time chatting with Dan Mahoney, President and Chief Executive officer at Renesas Electronics America, Inc. We discussed how Renesas - ...
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Ian Riches
| Jul 04, 2011
Electric vehicle studies seem more prevalent that electric vehicles themselves at present. One of the more recent ones to cross my desk was from Boston Consult...
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