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BMW Connected North America makes its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016; powered by Azure

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BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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Arity partners with Ford to enable more efficient usage-based insurance (UBI) offerings

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Usage-based insurance programs give drivers access to personalized driving data directly from the vehicle while allowing insurers to price more accurately in return for safer driving on the roads, all without having to download an additional app or plug in an OBD (onboard diagnostic) device.

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Honda and Google to collaborate on in-vehicle connected services

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As a result of this collaboration, Honda began adopting Android Auto starting with the Accord in 2016. Navigation: By integrating Google Maps to the vehicle, the familiar and personalized maps the user already enjoys on their smartphone, can be used on Display Audio in the vehicle.

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Honda to show EV concept with AI emotion engine from joint project with Softbank

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The emotion engine is the focus of a joint research project with Softbank Corporation that Honda announced in July 2016 to apply the AI technology in mobility products. In June 2016, Softbank Robotics launched “Pepper”—the world’s first personal robot that can not only read emotions but have its own. Earlier post.)

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Cadillac CT6 features industry-first surround-view video recording system

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Captured footage is stored on a standard SD card in the trunk of the vehicle. Owners can choose to save certain captures indefinitely on the SD card or they can view or save the video files onto their personal computers.

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GM and IBM bring OnStar and Watson together for new cognitive mobility platform: OnStar Go

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The platform will deliver personalized content through the dashboard and other digital channels supported by the OnStar Go ecosystem to make the most of time spent in the car. General Motors and IBM are partnering to bring the power of OnStar and IBM Watson together to create OnStar Go, the auto industry’s first cognitive mobility platform.

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“Better off sharing”: Opel launches CarUnity brand-agnostic carsharing concept

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The CarUnity app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play. CarUnity users can, for example, offer their car only to their Facebook friends or to people in their personal CarUnity network. From 2016, flinc will provide the technical platform so that ridesharing can also be offered via the car-sharing app.

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