connected cars
Executive View: OEMs set to lose exclusive sight of vehicle data
From September, the EU Data Act will require manufacturers to give vehicle owners control over their data, allowing them to share it with third parties, writes Marcel Wendt, CTO and founder of Digidentity.
Executive View: Bolstering the driver experience with direct-to-device connectivity
In today's challenging economic climate, drivers are rightly looking for better value and more personalised experiences when searching for a new car. This creates both a challenge and an opportunity for dealerships: particularly with the growing popularity of leasing among British drivers, writes Kevin Cohen, vice president of direct-to-device strategy, Viasat.
Hyundai commits £11.4bn to subscriptions and mobility-led connected car future
Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest £11.4bn in a new global software centre and research and development (R&D) headquarters by 2030 as it targets a new era defined by pioneering connected car technologies.
Stellantis targets €20bn turnover from in-car services and subscriptions
Stellantis plans to accelerate its turnover from software-enabled services and subscriptions to €4bn (£3.4bn) in 2026 and €20bn (£17bn) in 2030 as its transitions to a new role as a “sustainable mobility tech company”.
New research highlights motorists’ connected car personal data concerns
New research shared with AM has revealed that 75% of car buyers do not want any kind of monitoring device in their car, despite an acceleration of manufacturer’s efforts to exploit ‘surveillance capitalism’ through connected cars.
BMW strategy takes Mini all-electric on road to ‘significant profit growth’
The BMW Group is set to take Mini all-electric by the early 2030s with 50% of all its car sales fully electric vehicles (EV) by 2024 as part of a strategy targeting “significant profit growth”.