Western media has been having a field day reporting on a 120-km traffic jam on China’s Beijing to Tibet motorway. The jam lasted nine days but has now been cleared. The congestion has been blamed on a combination of road repair works and trucks attempting to avoid tolls. Traffic conges... [More]

New technologies are often surrounded by exaggerated claims regarding performance, timing and market opportunity, but you can rely SBD to provide a real-world analysis including the factors that will determine the actual market take-up and the expected penetration over time. SBD has compiled thi... [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]

Telematics Japan (October 21st – 22nd, Tokyo Bay Area) is a conference focussing solely on turning the commercial potential of telematics into reality. This year’s senior-level speakers include Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Ford, Pioneer, Panasonic, Clarion and SBD. SBD&rsq... [More]

The market for OE telematics services in China is set for a period of expansion as Toyota’s G-Book has sparked many rival vehicle manufacturers into action. SBD’s latest report in its ground-breaking series on Telematics & ITS in China will help you to identify successful strategie... [More]

With PND sales forecast to exceed 2 million in 2009 and new navigation-ready Smartphones being launched every week, China’s portable navigation market is going from strength to strength. SBD’s latest report in its ground-breaking series on Telematics & ITS in China will help ... [More]

This report provides an analysis of the key market drivers for in-car telematics services in China. It assesses the important factors that are encouraging vehicle manufacturers to offer OE telematics services in China. [More]

SBD’s research into the BRIC countries provides a timely analysis of the opportunities and key market drivers for navigation and telematics in emerging markets. [More]

This report provides an overview of the on-going competition between RDS TMC and VICS to become established as the dominant technology for delivering traffic information to navigation systems in China. [More]

This report assesses fitment rates, market size and maturity, and examines the relationships between vehicle manufacturers and their navigation system and digital map suppliers. [More]