Archive for June, 2010

• 0June 28, 2010

  Harman and Magneti Marelli to jointly supply BMW’s entry level infotainment system

  Harman will serve the Asian markets and Magneti Marelli will serve the European markets.

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• 0June 28, 2010

  US: Survey finds 40% drivers want internet access in the car

  40% of respondents want Internet access in the car; 87% believe in-vehicle Web access is a safety issue.

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• 0June 27, 2010

  TomTom updates iPhone app with eco-routing and other features

  TomTom has integrated several situation-specific multitasking capabilities to the iPhone App.

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• 0June 26, 2010

  US: Study finds more users access maps via apps than browser

  26 percent of smartphone users accessed maps via applications, while 19 percent accessed maps via browser.

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• 0June 25, 2010

  US: Adults using cell phones more than teens whilst driving

  61% of adults say they have talked on their cell phones while they were behind the wheel compared to 43%...

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• 2June 24, 2010

  BMW adds new mobile office feature: e-mail access with read out

  BMW will enable e-mail messages to be received inside the vehicle enabled by a Bluetooth connection.

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• 0June 24, 2010

  GM’s OnStar No.1 in China; envisions ‘Mobility Internet’

  OnStar has become the largest in-vehicle communications provider in China with more than 29,000 subscribers

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• 0June 24, 2010

  EU: Citroën to equip all models with WiFi router

  Citroën has announced that it will offer Internet connectivity in all their vehicles by the end of the summer.

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• 0June 24, 2010

  Volkswagen R&D to use Intermap’s 3D road geometry data for ADAS

  Intermap´s 3D road geometries for all German roads are to be added to the VW Group R&D platform.

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• 1June 24, 2010

  Mercedes chooses SMSC tech for wireless headphones

  Kleer wireless audio technology has been selected by Daimler AG as part of the rear seat entertainment system.

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