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]

There is no right answer when it comes to deciding what is going to be the dominant solution for the future of in-car navigation. That's the conclusion of Andrew Hart, senior specialist on navigation at automotive industry consultancy SBD. He believes that embedded navigation will cont... [More]

Theft statistics show that car theft in North America has been reducing over recent years although it is still relatively high compared to other Western countries. In fact, 1 car is stolen every 33 seconds in the USA which equates to nearly 1 million cars a year! According to research released b... [More]

The Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) and the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI) have invited SBD to present key facts from its recent research at The National Vehicle Crime Conference in May 2010. “Car crime in t... [More]

SBD takes an in-depth look at the latest Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for helping drivers to stay on the road and avoid accidents. Trends in application development and integration with existing systems are examined, along with analysis of the advanced safety features that are available... [More]

Whilst optional take-up rates are still low due to lack of buyer motivation, overall availability of smart key systems continues to increase in Europe boosted by the trend towards push button start and higher technology vehicles. There are currently 85 systems available from 20 vehicle manufacturers... [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]

Vehicle manufacturers will have to act quickly to develop telematics strategies in response to the European Commission’s decision at the end of last week to mandate eCall in newly Type-Approved cars from late 2013, says David McClure, director of ITS and Telematics at global consultancy SBD. ... [More]

The fitment of smart key in the USA has been lower than in other major markets such as Europe, Japan and the Pacific regions, and a new report from SBD, "The market for Smart Key and Keyless Entry in the USA", looks at the reasons why. Although car buyers in the USA are g... [More]

David Alexander, ITS and Telematics Senior Specialist, answers questions about the market status, consumer perceptions and future outlook for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Q. ADAS is a generic term for a lot of different safety and convenience-related technologies. What are the diff... [More]