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Sprint using IBM MessageSight in connected vehicle platform

Green Car Congress

Sprint is the first mobile carrier to use IBM MessageSight, a full-featured messaging appliance specifically designed for machine to machine (M2M) and mobile environments, to deliver a more personalized, responsive connected car experience. The connected car is part of the M2M space being targeted by mobile carriers such as Sprint.

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GM launches BrightDrop: first-to-last-mile electric ecosystem for goods & services

Green Car Congress

Built-in connectivity provides businesses with detailed data and insights that can help improve overall operations, including route efficiency, asset utilization and product upgrades. Drivers and couriers can utilize the mobile application for a variety of tasks. BrightDrop mobile asset management. BrightDrop EV fleet management.

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Are Auto Companies Ready for the Future?

Clean Fleet Report

In addition to the CASE (Connected-Autonomous-Shared-Electrified)-driven transformation of the industry, a combination of additional internal and external factors is piling on complexity. In this simmering soup of uncertainty, two macro trends are rising: electrification and connected vehicles. In the U.S.,

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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

Green Car Congress

The zero-emission E-Transit was designed with insight from 30 million miles of customer telematics data showing that the average commercial van drives 74 miles per day. E-Transit is backed by 645 Ford Commercial Vehicle Center dealers across the US—about 90% of which are electric vehicle-certified—for easy sales and service.

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ABI Research: by 2028, automakers will save $1.5B using over-the-air updates to fix recalled cars

Green Car Congress

In 2022, nearly 10 million cars were recalled in the United States due to software-related issues, with nearly half of these requiring the software to be updated by a car dealer. This report is part of the company’s Smart Mobility & Automotive research service, which includes research, data, and analyst insights.

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EV Charging infrastructure and technology 3D virtual summit

Electric Vehicles India

The two-day event will feature insightful presentations and informed debate between, senior experts and government representatives on the key topics involved in the roll-out of EV charging infrastructure and the latest technology trends in EV Charging & Technology. Sudhendu J. To register yourself for this virtual summit click here .

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National Drive Electric Week 2021

EV Match

It is also the perfect opportunity for drivers who are EV-curious, or considering transitioning to an electric vehicle, to attend in-person or online events and connect with EV owners, manufacturers, and organizations in the EV/conservation space to gain extensive insight on the subject from a variety of different perspectives. .