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OnStar Rolls Back Free Trials

by Roger Lanctot | Jul 08, 2019

The GM Authority newsletter reports that General Motors has “drastically” reduced the complimentary trial period of all OnStar services to a singl... ...

Your Insurance Company is Telling You How to Drive

by Roger Lanctot | Jul 05, 2019

Millions of Americans will be setting out on the nation’s highways to return home from Fourth of July (Independence Day) celebrations this weekend. ... ...

HipRide: How Big is Your Bus?

by Roger Lanctot | Jul 04, 2019

Uri Levine, one of the founders of Waze and a serial entrepreneur who now resides on map maker HERE's board of directors, is something of a transportation visio... ...

EC Hits the Brakes on V2V

by Roger Lanctot | Jul 04, 2019

In the midst of a turbulent post-election session the European Commission voted today to reject proposed technical legislation seeking to set Wi-Fi-based commun... ...

Grote wird zu Winterkorn

by Roger Lanctot | Jun 28, 2019

Five years ago at the CeBIT Fair in Hannover, Germany, then Volkswagen Chairman of the Board Martin Winterkorn warned his listeners of the “Datenkrake&rdq... ...

How will the changing goal posts across ADAS and Autonomy shape Xilinx’s Automotive Opportunity for its Versal Architecture?

by Asif Anwar | Jun 19, 2019

Xilinx has made steady progress in the automotive market with penetration at 29 vehicle makes and 111 models in 2018. To-date, the company has shipped over 150 ... ...

Fully Charged Live 2019

by Kevin Mak | Jun 12, 2019

Last weekend, I attended the second year of the Fully Charged Live show. If you are not familiar with Fully Charged, it’s a series of light-hearted ... ...

EV Ownership: Not all Unicorns and Rainbows

by Edward Sanchez | Jun 11, 2019

Two weeks into owning a Tesla Model 3 The day I have awaited literally for the better part of a decade for finally happened just over a week ago when I took del... ...

EU & V2X: Misguided Minister

by Roger Lanctot | May 08, 2019

The determined pursuit of "talking car" technology has introduced a phenomenon unique to the automotive industry. It is a malady that touches a wide range of ... ...

What3words: Car Use Questionable

by Chris Schreiner | May 02, 2019

Automotive, more than any other channel, tends to get flooded with solutions from other domains regardless of their relevance for the car. Some tech has s... ...

Uber's Weakness; Tesla's Strength

by Roger Lanctot | May 02, 2019

Uber knows very little about the cars and drivers on its network. The company has even fought legal battles to avoid doing background checks on those dri... ...

Google Maps and Charging Stations: A Long Journey Starts with a Single Step

by Chris Schreiner | Apr 25, 2019

One of the biggest challenges of moving from internal combustion engine ownership to battery-powered EV ownership is the drastic change in refueling UX, and the... ...

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