FREE presentation: Standardised APIs to add value to the automotive app ecosystem

by sbd uk

24. April 2012 13:19

The automotive app ecosystem is just starting to expand from infotainment services towards including more vehicle-centric applications. While vehicle manufacturers have started encouraging innovation from 3rd party app developers, the challenge is to provide a consistent end user experience betw... [More]

Tags: standardised apis, automotive apps, contents & apps for automotive conference

Telematics and Navigation Highlights from the Geneva Motor Show

by sbd uk

13. March 2012 08:41

Telematics & ITS Industry Insight

SBD’s Connected Car team attended the Geneva Motor Show to look for the latest trends in vehicle telematics and navigation. We are pleased to share some thoughts and photographic highlights from the event. Key highlights of the show include: Arrival of American infotainment and ... [More]

Tags: geneva motor showtelematics, navigation, smartphone

A Worldwide Overview at the Business of Real-Time Traffic

by sbd uk

5. March 2012 14:29

Telematics & ITS Industry Insight

Orginally published in GPS Business News. Automotive market reseach and consultancy company SBD recently published a detailed guide of traffic data suppliers, Global benchmark of real time traffic information services, that encompasses 60 services providers across 55 countries. Andrew Hart, one... [More]

Tags: traffic information, rds tmc, toyota, tpeg

Car2Car Communication Consortium promises deployment from 2015

by sbd uk

1. December 2011 10:22

Telematics & ITS Industry Insight

The Car2Car Communication Consortium (C2C-CC) of European carmakers is preparing to launch cooperative V2X systems on the marketplace from 2015. “The vehicle manufacturers are planning to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing themselves to deployment starting in 2... [More]

Tags: safe car, adas

Learn what consumers want from telematics

by sbd uk

2. November 2011 15:32

Telematics & ITS Industry Insight

Attendees at the Telematics Update conference in Munich on November 9-10 will be given a unique opportunity to listen to the voice of the telematics consumer. David McClure, Director of Advanced Research and Consulting at SBD, will provide an insight into the results of a glob... [More]

Tags: telematics updates

BBC commits to expanding UK DAB coverage

by sbd uk

28. October 2011 13:37

Telematics & ITS Industry Insight

The BBC has announced plans to expand its DAB digital radio coverage to 97% of the UK population by 2015. Coverage currently stands at approximately 90%. The rollout will focus on providing “solid coverage” in the largest 25 cities and across the motorway and trunk road network, said T... [More]

Tags: radio technology, dab

Mandate for in-car DAB in Germany cancelled, as France also postpones its own legislation

by sbd uk

13. October 2011 09:07

Telematics & ITS Industry Insight

The German government has decided to cancel its plans to introduce the "Digitalradio Fördergesetz (DiRaFöG)" mandate, which would have forced vehicle manufacturers to fit DAB receivers into all new cars from 2014. The law would have been a major boost to th... [More]

Tags: radio technology, france, germany

OnStar demonstrates how not to treat telematics customers

by sbd uk

7. October 2011 11:42

Telematics & ITS Industry Insight

GM OnStar’s recent debacle over its proposed changes in its Terms and Conditions covering data collection and privacy is a demonstration of how poorly planned interaction with consumers can lead to confusion and mistrust. OnStar sent its customers emails telling them tha... [More]

Tags: onstar, data access

Recharging the European electric vehicle market

by sbd uk

23. September 2011 14:57

Telematics & ITS Industry Insight

Officials from the European Commission are set to provide details of policy plans to support Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at PPE’s upcoming conference Recharging the European electric vehicle market: Meeting infrastructure and standardisation challenges in Brussels. Th... [More]

Tags: electric vehicles

Low-cost eCall solutions emerge at Frankfurt Motor Show

by sbd uk

23. September 2011 14:43

Telematics & ITS Industry Insight

Vehicle manufacturers gave attendees at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 the first sightings of their eCall solutions developed in response to the European Commission’s pledge to mandate fitment in newly Type Approved models from 2015. Other trends at Frankfurt were expanded availability ... [More]

Tags: frankfurt motor show 2011

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