Items in this month's newsletter include: Developments in Europe VW demonstrates Terminal Mode in-car apps solution Euro NCAP adds advanced driver assistance systems Approval of ITS Directive by the European Parliment Developments in... [More]

The Brazilian government has recently announced another extension to the introduction timing for mandatory anti-theft devices (immobiliser and telematics unit with remote immobilisation and tracking capability) on all new vehicles. This delay allows vehicle manufacturers more time to complete the te... [More]

New three part research on "What makes a good smart key system?" available now... The latest report in a three part series on smart key systems in Europe analyses each of the technologies currently available for the four main features of a smart key system; smart unlock, smart lo... [More]

According to DENATRAN’s website, a Brazilian federal court judge has overturned original objections about the country’s vehicle tracking legislation and its infringement on consumer privacy. DENATRAN is the government organisation actively involved in progressing this legislation thr... [More]

2010 research plan released... Based on feedback from our clients about getting more detail information on various markets, we have increased the global coverage of our research to include more market intelligence from North America and Australasia as well as expanding our European coverage ... [More]

Take advantage of SBD’s experience in developing global telematics strategies with a special workshop recorded recently at Telematics Japan conference focussing on the competitive situation, market challenges and legislation affecting the deployment of telematics services in Europe, Russia a... [More]

Items in this month's newsletter include: Theft trends Vehicle thefts down int he USA Navigation device theft on the rise in Australia Police stealing from the public in the UK Vancouver bait cars help reduce theft by 70% ... [More]

How will the legal requirement for stolen vehicle tracking systems affect theft trends and future telematics service opportunities? The Brazilian government initially called for tracking systems and immobilisers to be introduced on all new vehicles from 2009. A six-month trial period started in ... [More]

Brazilian courts still judge anti-theft mandate illegal A federal court judge in Sao Paulo has decided that the mandatory anti-theft systems proposed by the Brazilian government are still illegal, and that changes made following his initial rejection of the mandate in April 2009 were insuffi... [More]

Items in this month's newsletter include: Developments in Europe News from the Frankfurt Motor Show EC plans 2010 legislation backing public eCall TPEG encryption allows premium traffic information services TomTom offers open-sour... [More]