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]

By Andrew Hart, SBD Senior ITS and Telematics Specialist According to a recently published report by international automotive analysts SBD, navigation software is rapidly becoming a commodity in Europe and USA, which will lead to standard-fit navigation on smartphones accounting for over 70% of ... [More]

After many years of slow growth within the telematics industry, vehicle manufacturers are beginning to accelerate the launch of new services in order to meet consumer expectations for a connected in-car experience. Over 130 services are now offered by 22 brands in Europe and the USA. Many more serv... [More]

Free smartphone navigation software and its impact on PND suppliers and vehicle manufacturers SBD has released a new report based on consumer attitudes, sales forecasts and trusted market analysis on Evaluating the impact of free navigation. It contains practical advice for vehicle manufacturers... [More]

The evolution of in-car navigation is set to take another sharp turn following the announcements by Google and Nokia that they will begin fitting navigation as standard on their smartphones. Although the introduction of standard-fit navigation on smartphones will have a negative short-term impact on... [More]

Consumer opinion on Chinese telematics available from SBD As OE telematics become a reality in China, it is increasingly important to understand the response of Chinese consumers to these new systems. A new end-user survey on the views and opinions of Toyota’s G-Book service in China i... [More]

As the automotive and navigation industry continues a “try-anything” approach to its systems and services, it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate between short-term fashion trends and long-term sustainable strategies. In its latest navigation research, SBD analyses... [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]

Items in this month's newsletter include: Global Development Google releases free turn-by-turn navigation app Telematics on a global scale - free SBD workshop video Hughes to provide MBrace telematics for Mercedes USA tackles driv... [More]

Leading automotive telematics and security consultancy, SBD, has announced its latest exclusive research subscription service concentrating on the key Telematics, Navigation and Traffic developments of the emerging Chinese market. Following the success of its recently completed 2008/2009 researc... [More]