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Commuters Enjoy The Ride – As Long As There’s High-Speed Connectivity
Tuesday 15th December - 9:22 am
Although long, stressful commutes may seem like a distant memory to many people at this point in the pandemic, new research shows that 80 percent of commuters think that once ...Goldman Sachs, General Motors And The Race To Capture Connected Car Commerce
Friday 14th August - 1:23 pm
It looks like a race is shaping up to determine the future management of General Motors’ credit card business. This week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Goldman Sachs is ...Avanci Launches 5G Push After Green Light From DOJ
Wednesday 29th July - 2:25 pm
Avanci, which has positioned itself as the tech clearinghouse for automakers and others looking to incorporate the Internet of Things (IoT) in their products, is now rolling out a 5G ...UN Rule Mandates Connected Cars Be Secured Against Cyberattacks
Thursday 9th July - 6:19 pm
A new rule from the United Nations will require connected cars sold in Japan, South Korea and the European Union, among other places, to be protected against cyberattacks, The Wall ...Kia Rolls Out Connected Car Subscriptions
Tuesday 3rd March - 3:21 pm
Subscription management platform provider Zuora is working with Kia Motors America to offer connected car subscriptions.
Zuora said in a press release on Tuesday (March 3) that Kia is using its ...Safety Shows Up On The Connected Cars Agenda
Thursday 13th February - 1:23 pm
Safety is becoming a profitable point of engagement for connected cars. With the National Automobile Dealers Association show coming up this weekend, companies are working on some of the nuances ...Connected Cars Take 5G Leap In Time For NADA Show
Wednesday 12th February - 1:04 pm
Think Super Bowl for cars. This weekend marks the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) show in Las Vegas. While the product focus will be on sustainability, the retail focus will ...Top News In Payments: Grubhub Denies Sale Rumors; PayU Acquires India FinTech PaySense
Friday 10th January - 3:00 pm
In today’s top news, Grubhub denies claims that it is considering an acquisition, triggering a 6.7 percent drop in share prices, and Netherlands payments firm PayU buys a majority stake ...Visa: Road-Tripping Into Connected Commerce’s Future
Friday 10th January - 4:03 am
It wasn’t long ago that the measure of a car or truck revolved around such things as the punch and pull of the engine, the smoothness of the transmission, perhaps ...Top News In Payments: US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups; Toyota Designs Japanese Smart City
Tuesday 7th January - 3:21 pm
In today’s top news, 2019 is on track to be the second-best year after 2011 for startups worth over $500 million, Toyota unveiled plans for a smart city in Japan, ...Rivian Electric Vehicles To Offer Alexa Capability
Monday 6th January - 4:23 pm
Rivian, an electric car company backed by Amazon, will add Alexa voice assistant capability to its R1T pickup and R1S SUV, which are tentatively set for an end-of-year release, according ...Telenav Connected Car Firm Offers Alexa-Powered Navigation
Monday 6th January - 11:47 am
Connected car and location-based services firm Telenav is furthering its partnership with Amazon by tapping into Alexa’s voice-first navigation, Telenav announced Monday (Jan. 6).
The partnership will give drivers hands-free guidance ...More Automakers Clamoring For Amazon Alexa
Thursday 26th December - 11:59 am
As demand for connectivity in vehicles grows, automakers are clamoring to put Amazon Alexa behind the wheel — or at least in the passenger seat, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Dec. ...12 Ways Consumers Will Pay (And Be Paid) In 2020
Tuesday 24th December - 4:03 am
Past is prologue. For the annual holiday exercise at PYMNTS (describing the 12 main or most exciting ways to pay in 2019), it is clear that what has happened this ...5G Can Drive More Connected Vehicle Value — But Battles Remain
Friday 13th December - 2:13 pm
Everything else is getting smarter these days — homes, phones, wearables and even clothing — so why shouldn’t the same standard apply to automotive wheels?
Yes, wheels promise to gain more intelligence ...FCC Votes To Move Connected Car Safety Features To Broadband
Thursday 12th December - 10:56 pm
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could allow mobile devices to command the airwaves that have been used by carmakers for vehicle safety, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Dec. 12).
The FCC’s ...Automakers Worry That Qualcomm Appeal Could Boost Cost Of 5G Cars
Sunday 1st December - 8:55 pm
If microchip supplier Qualcomm wins its case on appeal, the cost of connected cars using 5G technology will skyrocket, automakers and suppliers said in court filings on Friday (Nov. 29), ...Olo Powers Restaurant Order Ahead For BMW Owners
Friday 22nd November - 4:03 pm
To help diners purchase their favorite foods from Portillo’s Hot Dogs and Nekter Juice Bar, food ordering platform Olo is testing out in-car ordering. Consumers can order from the restaurants directly ...BlackBerry On 5G And The IoT Security Problems That Must Be Fixed
Wednesday 13th November - 10:00 am
The promises of 5G include faster connectivity and more opportunity for Intelligence of Things (IoT) providers, but security threats from unregistered IoT devices and untested tech innovations loom. That’s why ...NEW REPORT: With 5G Anticipation Building, Security Threats Loom
Tuesday 12th November - 4:00 am
The 5G network is rapidly being deployed in markets around the world, and the advance of the network could mean profound changes for the Intelligence of Things (IoT) ecosystem. Two-thirds ...Xevo CEO: Why OEMs Will Win The Race For The Connected Car’s Future
Monday 7th October - 4:01 am
More than a century of automotive culture has brought many exiting eras. Think about how the affordable Ford Model T opened up car ownership to the masses, or the macho ...How Google Maps Predicts The Payments Future
Tuesday 1st October - 2:20 pm
If you really want to understand human nature — really gain a deep sense about how people operate, and where they want to go — you could do worse than to ...Pizza Heats Up Fresh Innovation In The Retail World
Tuesday 1st October - 11:00 am
Everyone loves pizza, save, perhaps, for communists and nihilists. Okay, that’s not the best joke ever from the PYMNTS Bureau of Stand-Up Comedy, but the point is that the popularity ...VW’s Skoda To Add Virtual Assistants To Vehicles
Friday 27th September - 2:27 pm
European car manufacturer Skoda will be adding a virtual assistant to its vehicles, which will be accessible through vocal commands, according to a report by CNBC.
The Czech carmaker said the ...Google, Amazon Map Out Retail Future On The Road
Tuesday 17th September - 11:00 am
The future of retail is playing out in multiple places, not the least of which is the open road. That’s where the connected vehicle ecosystem is being built.
One of the ...GM Cars To Be Powered By Google In 2021
Thursday 5th September - 1:53 pm
General Motors (GM) plans to add Google apps capability to its cars in 2021, according to a report.
Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac vehicles will have in-car voice, navigation and other ...FLEETCOR Teams With Nissan In Brazil On Contactless Payments
Thursday 5th September - 9:16 am
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, FLEETCOR company Sem Parar is teaming with Nissan on contactless payments in Brazil. The arrangement will see the outfitting of all new Nissan vehicles with Sem ...How Amazon Hopes To Make Alexa King Of The Road
Wednesday 4th September - 3:03 pm
When it comes to the household, Amazon’s Alexa rules the roost as America’s favored artificial intelligence (AI)- based voice assistant. It controls between 60 percent and 70 percent of the ...Tencent Puts WeChat Behind The Wheel
Monday 26th August - 11:32 am
Chinese tech giant Tencent has said it will release a version of its ultra-popular WeChat app specifically for drivers to use in cars, according to a report by Reuters.
The company ...Beyond Everyday Payments And Commerce
Wednesday 21st August - 11:00 am
It’s exciting times in the digital world. Amazon is trying to make a bigger play for control of connected vehicles, while the sale of eyewear is getting a 3D mobile ...Amazon Presses The Gas On Voice-Assisted Cars
Tuesday 20th August - 4:00 am
Among the biggest battlegrounds in retail is not only what amounts to a moving target — but a race involving the human voice. Moreover, now Amazon is reportedly trying to ...Self-Driving Vehicles — And All Their Retail Benefits — Hit Speed Bumps
Monday 5th August - 11:00 am
Connected and self-driving cars and truck stand as some of the next big frontiers when it comes to retail and retail innovation, but challenges to that future — real and potential ...Autonomous Vehicles Run Into Serious Roadblocks
Monday 22nd July - 2:17 pm
Sometimes, when an idea – especially one that has long stewed in popular imagination – makes serious and well-funded moves toward becoming reality, the excitement becomes almost irresistible, and the ...The Road Ahead For Connected Car Commerce
Friday 19th July - 4:00 am
The world is changing rapidly. Multi-tasking at the highest levels isn’t just for CEOs or millennials in the “I want it now” era – it’s now common across all demographics.
Enter ...The Road To Self-Driving Retail
Wednesday 3rd July - 11:00 am
Cars and trucks have always had close links to retail and retail innovation — for starters, just think of drive-thrus and curbside pickup. Those links promise to get even tighter ...Fleet Payments Explore The Connected Car Opportunity
Monday 1st July - 8:00 am
As financial service conglomerates and innovators move deeper into the B2B payments field, they’re finding a field of opportunity to disrupt clunky manual and legacy processes far beyond the accounts ...Putting Commerce Into The Driver’s Seat With 64M Connected Cars To Hit The Road
Tuesday 11th June - 11:00 am
With consumers spending more time in their cars than ever before, they want more out of their vehicles than just transportation from Point A to Point B. And while Tesla ...The Connected Car’s Future Sits Behind The Wheel Of 18-Wheelers Today
Friday 7th June - 4:01 am
This summer, when on the road, take a fresh look at that tractor-trailer in the next lane. Not only does that vehicle have a role in shipping and trade, but ...How Connected Cars Are Changing The Game For QSRs
Tuesday 4th June - 12:54 pm
Cars and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have been interconnected since drive-ins were the latest innovation. QSRs thrive on speed and convenience, and that once meant catering to customers in cars via ...eBay Ups Its Digital Automotive Game
Friday 31st May - 12:20 pm
It’s no secret that digital technology is bringing historic change to the automotive industry, and the latest example comes from eBay. The online marketplace announced that it has extended its ...The Connected Ecosystem Driving The $230B Connected Car Opportunity
Thursday 30th May - 4:00 am
The car is becoming more than just a way for customers to get from Point A to Point B. More of today’s consumers are looking to the car as a ...Google Revs Up QSR And Connected Vehicle Capabilities
Friday 24th May - 1:38 pm
Google has recently upped its game in the food service area of retail, further proof that innovation is heating up when it comes to restaurants – and another signal of ...Smart City Concept Gets New Boost From Google Parent
Thursday 23rd May - 12:36 pm
Behold the rise of the smart city — a development that will have significant impact on payments and commerce, at least according to current plans.
The latest development comes courtesy of Google ...AI Startup Clinc Raises $52M In Venture Funding
Monday 20th May - 12:56 pm
Clinc, the AI startup, has raised $52 million in venture funding in a Series B round of venture funding.
VentureBeat, citing the company, reported the $52 million was more than eight ...Payday Lending, P2P And Innovation Topped The Week’s News
Friday 17th May - 4:06 pm
Were you able to keep up with all the news that happened this week? We at PYMNTS are here to make sure you didn’t miss anything. Both Visa and Mastercard ...
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