connected cars
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Technology 25 Nov
Hub for automotive cyber security launches
The Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) is launching cyber security initiative dedicated to vehicle testing to combat threats to connected vehicles.
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Manufacturer 12 Oct
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.
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Technology 1 Jun
Volvo strikes in-car graphic partnership with Fortnite creator Epic Games
Volvo has teamed-up with Fortnite creator Epic Games to introduce hi-res in-car graphics for its next generation of cars.
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Market Insight 20 May
Survey reveals motorists' ‘willingness to pay’ for connected car services
Navigation and safety technology already freely accessed by motorists emerged as the services that the majority were most willing to pay for in a connected car study conducted by YouGov.
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Manufacturer 6 Jan
Stellantis partners with Amazon to create next-gen infotainment
Stellantis will work with software developers at Amazon to develop its next-generation of in-car infotainment systems.
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Manufacturer 7 Dec
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”.
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Opinion 8 Oct
Car makers need to be 'secured by design' in connected new world, opinion
The automotive industry is evolving rapidly, with the connected vehicles market increasingly being seen as a major growth area.
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Manufacturer 5 Aug
BMW launches charging incentive for PHEV drivers
BMW has launched the BMW Points scheme, which rewards plug-in hybrid drivers with free charging credits for each electric mile driven.
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Digital marketing 8 Jun
No stopping the march of car maker's 'surveillance capitalism'
Motorists have shown uncertainty about the transformation of car makers into tech companies and dealers could be left to explain their franchised partners’ ‘surveillance capitalism’, it has been claimed.
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Digital Marketing 27 Apr
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.
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Manufacturer 22 Mar
Ford to provide dealers with data link to vans for faster servicing and repair
Ford is launching a new free-of-charge connected maintenance system for its commercial vehicles that will allow dealers to remotely access diagnostic data.
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Manufacturer 18 Mar
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”.
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Manufacturer 5 Mar
Volkswagen targets data profits in connected, autonomous, EV-powered future
Volkswagen has set-out its plan to leverage profitability from data as it focuses on a future of autonomous electric vehicles (EV) with its new Accelerate brand strategy.
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Opinion 11 Jun
Data from EVs could prove the difference between profit and loss, opinion
A new type of customer has emerged, the super-savvy, super-confident. These are the people buying pure electric vehicles (EV) during a pandemic, giving double digit growth in a market which is otherwise hardly moving.
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Market Insight 3 Apr
Technology is finally tackling car dealers' customer data challenges
The quality of consumer data found within a car retailer's DMS can sometimes be questionable – but there is now a range of ways to guarantee it’s useful.
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Opinion 7 Feb
Connected cars will trigger evolution of car ownership, guest opinion
The internet has changed the way we act as consumers with digitally delivered convenience becoming a game-changer in how we expect products and services to be supplied.
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Manufacturer 7 Jan
New Renault tech links cars with homes
Renault is developing a new connectivity service that will link its cars with smart-home devices, allowing owners to control objects in their home from their car.
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Retailing 27 Nov
Motor retail 2020: What's on the horizon?
Autonomous cars may still be an ‘if’ rather than a ‘when’, but EVs, online retail and connected cars are likely to make waves next year, say motor retail experts
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Opinion 15 Aug
Evolving customer service in the connected car era, guest opinion
The emergence of the connected car has transformed the automotive industry.
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Manufacturer 1 Aug
Volvo boosts connectivity with free SIM card data in every car
A standard-fit data SIM card offering 100GB of free data will boost the take-up of Volvo connectivity services for the first year of customers’ ownership experience with the Swedish brand.