General Motors plans to roll out its OnStar smartphone app for vehicles in its 2011 Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC lineups, the automaker said today. GM has positioned the plug-in Chevy Volt as a “halo car” for showcasing this tech. Read more »
In the world of personal computers, you might say the problem exists between keyboard and chair. With Toyota’s cars, preliminary evidence suggests that in at least some cases, the problem arose between foot and accelerator. Read more »
ABI Research forecasts in a new report that apps for smartphone devices will give vehicle navigation systems a run for their money over the next five years — a trend that could make demand for connectivity a double-edged sword for green cars. Read more »
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Google and GM plan to connect the automaker’s in-vehicle communications system with phones running on Google’s Android operating system, GM announced Tuesday. It all starts with a beefed up app for the Chevy Volt that will use Google tech for location-based services. Read more »
In its latest move to woo third-party developers and the consumers who buy their apps, Ford today says it has launched a “developer network” for its Sync communication platform, and plans to let drivers control smartphone apps using the Sync interface next year. Read more »
Ford announced Thursday that the navigation system in vehicles with MyFord Touch (an interface that provides easy access and controls for Ford’s onboard communication system, Sync) will let drivers select a route that prioritizes not only distance or time, but also efficiency. Read more »
If you’re impressed by the growing attention on “connected cars” in the U.S. then you haven’t been paying attention to the work that’s been done in South Korea. The country has been investing $230 million dollars per year into Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). Read more »
The iPad could change the way vehicle networks operate and how consumers interact with organizations that offer alternatives to personal vehicle ownership. But a few hurdles stand between the device and a meaningful impact on vehicles’ software, entertainment, information and IT systems. Read more »
Nissan announced the sticker price for its upcoming LEAF electric sedan today, and at $32,780), it could be among the cheapest highway-capable electric vehicles on the road in coming years. Nissan also plans to lease the vehicle for $349 per month. Read more »
Crashed web sites, stolen credit card info — imagine seeing the damage caused by Internet viruses and worms unleashed on a fleet of vehicles. The results could include vehicle location data used with malicious intent, the prevention of a plug-in vehicle battery from recharging, remote starting […] Read more »
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Hybrid and electric vehicles can only ride so far on the appeal of their fuel economy gains and environmental credentials. For a majority of car buyers, factors such as style, performance and services for information, entertainment and safety will hold more weight in the decision to […] Read more »
Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 game console already has a huge install base, a wide variety of content and engaged users. And now, according to an article in the New York Times, Microsoft is in talks with Disney to bring some live video content from ESPN to the […] Read more »
General Motors announced Tuesday night at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that the upcoming Chevrolet Volt, an electric vehicle scheduled to launch in late 2010, will roll out equipped for remote control via smartphones. The automaker says its application (shown in a video […] Read more »
As the year winds to a close, GigaOM Pro’s crack team of contributors takes a look back at what went right, what went wrong, and for whom in the world of Green IT. ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
A flood of apps that make use of the iPhone’s built-in GPS and accelerometer to serve car drivers on the go has already started to gush forth: Honda’s Compare Your Drive to Insight (which monitors speed, braking, acceleration and fuel economy) to iGasUp and so many […] Read more »
Want to transform urban transit? Take a cue from Google, and invent a better algorithm. Service-based transportation networks offer a key for cities to address urban traffic congestion, encourage adoption of alternative transit and slash greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, says Ryan Chin, a […] Read more »
Picture this: You hop on Interstate 280 in San Francisco, close in on a line of cars, and then kick back and relax — taking your hands off the wheel and foot off the accelerator — until you get to Sand Hill Road half an hour […] Read more »
Taxi2, a new cab-sharing service unveiled today by Virgin Atlantic, represents a new spin on an old idea for the age of Car 2.0, in which vehicles, communication networks and information technology increasingly intersect. The free, web-based service, just launched in beta testing for Virgin’s New […] Read more »
Five years from now, Singapore may have a model of urban transportation that’s smart, green, and full of lessons for cities around the world. That’s the goal of a new project from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Research Foundation of Singapore called the […] Read more »
The upcoming launch of a new generation of plug-in and hybrid electric vehicles is coinciding with the explosive popularity of Apple’s iPhone platform. Combine that with increased pressure on U.S. automakers to demonstrate innovation and advanced technology, and you get new smartphone applications pushing forward the […] Read more »
For many hybrid drivers, hypermiling, the practice of changing driving behavior and in some cases making tech mods to their vehicles in order to eke out triple-digit MPGs, has become a way of life — never mind complaints that they drive like a granny. A number […] Read more »
The auto industry has gone through bailouts and bankruptcy since Shai Agassi, CEO of electric vehicle infrastructure startup and the former second-in-command at software giant SAP, declared that we’re about to enter the era of Car 2.0. With the allocation of billions of dollars in stimulus […] Read more »
For the second time this year, a startup is joining the ranks of companies helping to roll out the electric version of Daimler’s Smart Fortwo city car. The German automaker teamed up with Silicon Valley’s Tesla Motors in May for battery pack technology and this morning […] Read more »
The international auto show in Frankfurt, Germany, which kicks off next Thursday, is one of the biggest events of the year for car companies to make an impression with high-tech concepts and upcoming models. Car shows earlier this year in Detroit and Geneva proved to be […] Read more »
Smartphones and electric cars make a handsome high-tech couple, and this morning Reva threw a new smartphone-EV idea into the mix: The India-based manufacturer of the G-Wiz electric city car has announced plans to unveil at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show an “instant remote recharge” system. […] Read more »
Nissan pulled back the curtain today on key tools in its plan for an electric, fully networked car: an iPhone application and a system called EV-IT, which will connect the company’s upcoming plug-in vehicle to a global data center via mobile networks. This comes as part […] Read more »
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has long said it aims to take the lead in zero-emission mobility. Today, the latter half of that partnership, Nissan, has unveiled what will likely be the last prototype of its electric car due out next year before we see the final version […] Read more »
Updated: Sprint today said it will turn over the day-to-day management of its wireless network to Ericsson, and spend between $4.5 billion and $5 billion over the next seven years for the service. The two companies will host a conference call later in the day to […] Read more »
Back in 2006, when Wi-Fi was all the rage, we saw many startups paint a future in which we’d be able to hop from one hot spot to another seamlessly, sharing the bandwidth for free when we could and buying it when we had to. Well, […] Read more »
Panasonic to Cut 15,000 Jobs, or 5 Percent of Its Workforce; facing tough times the consumer electronics giant will also close 27 manufacturing sites (12 percent of its worldwide production facilities). (The Wall Street Journal) Time Warner Expanding Metered Broadband; details are few, but more cities […] Read more »
Luxury automaker Daimler of Germany together with Italy’s largest electricity producer, Enel, plan to roll out more than 100 electric vehicles and 400 charging stations for testing in Rome, Milan and Pisa by 2010. Executives from the companies agreed last week that Daimler will supply and […] Read more »
The CEO of electric vehicle startup Better Place, Shai Agassi, declared last week at San Francisco’s City Hall that we’re on the verge of delivering the era of “Car 2.0.” Before you cringe over the overuse of the Silicon Valley lingo used to describe the next […] Read more »
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