Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

PSA Group, Ericsson and Orange have signed a partnership agreement to conduct pilots of 5G technology for automotive applications as part of the “Towards 5G” initiative. Orange provides the cellular network with the associated spectrum on the field trial site and the on-board connectivity integrating vehicular use cases.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2018

IEEE signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Center for Mobility (ACM) ( earlier post ), a global center for testing and validation, product development, education and standards work for connected and autonomous vehicles and other technologies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This reflects a continuous shift in consumer preference towards personal mobility, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, as car ownership today is seen as a safeguard against the risk and spread of infection. Meanwhile, 78% of consumers will opt for using their personal vehicles over taking public transport.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is preparing to issue (on or before 15 January 2015) a solicitation for a full and open competition to procure services for the Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment program, Phase 1: Concept Development. Accordingly, USDOT has issued the synopsis notice ( DTFH6115R00003 ) for Phase 1.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2022

The all-electric BMW iX and i4 are the first BMWs with available 5G support via Personal eSIM. An eSIM, or embedded SIM is a SIM card built into in a mobile device—cell phone, tablet, smartwatch—that allows connectivity to a cellular network without a physical, removable SIM card.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2016

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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2016

HARMAN International Industries made a number of connected vehicle technology announcements during CES 2016 last week, including a connected car computing platform, demonstrated in the Rinspeed Σtos concept car; an advanced navigation system with live data fusion; an open cloud-based software delivery system; and a new partnership with Microsoft.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The BMW Connected personal digital mobility assistant will be available via an Alexa skill on all Alexa-enabled devices when the service is available in the UK and Germany. The first version of BMW Connected, available in the US since March 2016 and in Europe since August, focuses primarily on journey management and remote services.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2017

Ford is investing an additional C$500-million (US$375 million) in its Canadian research and development presence, adding connectivity software and hardware engineers and establishing a new Ottawa Research and Engineering Center. Connectivity is the critical component to the future of mobility.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Nissan began a field test of new mobility services as part of a partnership to promote future community building in Japan. The hubs connect to other vehicles, including personal vehicles, which serve as “spokes” and are used for travel to nearby areas. The service supports both passenger and cargo transport.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2013

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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

Through the ‘always-on’ technology, which works without the need for mobile connectivity, new and existing customers will be able to navigate to any precise location in the world using just three words. million vehicle-level updates and more than three million engine control unit updates as part of its always-on, always-connected capability.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2012

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) today launched the largest-yet road test of connected vehicle crash avoidance technology in Ann Arbor, Michigan. NHTSA will use the valuable data from the ‘model deployment' as it decides if and when these connected vehicle safety technologies should be incorporated into the fleet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2015

PSA Peugeot Citroën and IBM announced a partnership to help various industries within the Internet of Things economy to analyze data to deliver new services from connected vehicles. The seven-year agreement will focus on commercializing services and building next-generation technical solutions necessary to deliver connected services.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2020

The 1:8-scale model on display is a miniature of the exhibit shown at CES 2020 and includes integration of its Urban Air Mobility (UAM), Purpose Built Vehicles (PBV) and Hub (Mobility Transit Base) smart mobility solutions as part of a dynamic human-centered future cityscape.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2022

The Genesis GV60 enters the US market with a number of available world-first automotive features, including Face Connect and a Crystal Sphere. These innovative features enable drivers to be even more connected with their vehicle, making GV60 the most personal and customizable Genesis model yet.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

The new research effort, named CSRC Next, will focus on the challenges and opportunities of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies over the next decade. CSRC is working with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Toyota Connected (TC).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2023

As part of the investment, Vito Giallorenzo, General Manager of IVY and Head of Corporate Development at BlackBerry will join CerebrumX’s advisory board. As part of the investment, Vito Giallorenzo, General Manager of IVY and Head of Corporate Development at BlackBerry will join CerebrumX’s advisory board.

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EV Connect

MARCH 28, 2022

While the country as a whole has roughly 37 ports per 100,000 people (half that of the European Union), the bulk of those are in California and Vermont, with much of the rest of the country sitting closer to 10 per person. And that’s exactly what EV Connect has done with its EV Connect Driver App. It isn’t specialized.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Verizon and Audi of America will bring 5G connectivity to the automaker’s US lineup, estimated to begin with select models for the 2024 model year. The embedded technology will allow a vehicle to connect to the Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband network for advanced driving features, connected services, and blazing-fast in-car Wi-Fi and infotainment.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The BMW Group is introducing the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant—a new proprietary in-car AI assistant intended to enhance the BMW driving experience. BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant combines with the new BMW Operating System 7.0 BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant combines with the new BMW Operating System 7.0

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2023

Fisker PEAR (Personal Electric Automotive Revolution) is Fisker’s vision of a sustainable EV as a connected mobility device. Built on Fisker’s SLV-1 platform, PEAR is built using Fisker’s Steel++ development process, resulting in the use of 35% fewer parts than other EVs in class. Alaska has a projected range of 230-340 miles.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

In fact, the chapter has taken connection to a new level in that Andy Huynh, the president of the Inland Empire Tesla Club , helped launch the EAA chapter and is now serving as the president of both organizations. I really wanted to be part of that revolution.” Just more traffic there… Always people coming in and out who see us.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. At Ford, we view ourselves as both a mobility and an auto company, as we drive innovation in every part of our business.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2014

Ford and Intel are researching new opportunities for the connected car, including giving drivers the ability to remotely peer into their car using a smartphone, or a vehicle that could identify its owner using facial recognition software. Connected vehicles Driver Assistance Systems Safety Vehicle Systems' Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2019

The new Honda e EV features intuitive and advanced connectivity in a contemporary passenger cabin. The Honda e’s full-width digital dashboard, comprised of five integrated high-resolution color screens, is designed for effortless usability of the onboard connected apps and services. Honda Personal Assistant for AI-powered connectivity.

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EV Connect

JULY 8, 2021

As electric vehicle adoption soars and students across the country return to in-person learning, Union College, seeks to have their nine new (mid-2019) dual port EV charging stations around campus continue to be utilized by faculty, staff and student EV drivers. It’s a good relationship. I think we’re a kind of forward-thinking institution.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2023

Electronic assistance systems such as those from Bosch Engineering can help to alleviate this: when they identify persons or objects within the detection area around the vehicle, they issue corresponding warnings and show the exact position on the display, thus allowing the machine operator to keep a close eye on any blind spots.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 31, 2023

What is new in the second part of the UK Smart Charging Regulation? Following the government initiatives on Electric Vehicle adoption, 2022 ended with the introduction of the second part of the national Smart Charging Regulations. What news is there in terms of Wallbox’s portfolio to support these changes? Discover them here !

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The AV shuttle service is part of the Together in Motion Indiana initiative announced earlier this year by TMF and ESN that previously provided a similar autonomous shuttle service in downtown Indianapolis for six months.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The next-generation BMW voice assistant will be built on Alexa technology, according to Stephan Durach, Senior Vice-President Connected Company and Development Technical Operations BMW Group, and Dave Limp, Senior Vice President of Devices and Services, Amazon, at Amazon’s annual Devices and Services launch event.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group has launched MoceanLab, a mobility service venture, as part of the Group’s larger initiative to create a sustainable, connected future. MoceanLab will provide mobility services in the City of Los Angeles, and expand its services to autonomous ridesharing, shuttling, multimodal transportation, and personal mobility.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As part of Nissan Ambition 2030, Nissan announced its plan to 23 electrified vehicles, including 15 EVs, by 2030. Nissan intends to further enhance customer experience through personalized services for a long term engagement.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2020

New research from McGill University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation. Different forms of gated communities were also found to be on the rise globally.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

As part of this new, six-year partnership—and beginning in 2023—millions of future Ford and Lincoln vehicles at all price points will be powered by Android, with Google apps and services built-in. These apps are optimized and integrated for in-vehicle use.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2020

Blockchain is expected to be a fundamental technology that supports connecting people and businesses more openly, in a manner that provides safety and security. The progress of the Internet of Things (IoT) has connected various things and services through information and brought greater convenience and efficiency.

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