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3.4KRetailHow Food Is Helping To Drive Connected Car Retail
The connected vehicle ecosystem is taking shape, and that brings new opportunities to retail. But challenges remain, not the least of which...
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7.7KIntelligence of ThingsNEW DATA: What’s Driving $230B In Commuter Commerce?
What makes the daily drive miserable for millions of commuters? Yes, there’s the traffic snarls, obnoxious motorists and boredom. However, for a...
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6.4KEcosystemsTantalum CEO Talks What’s Working (And What’s Not) In The Connected Automotive Ecosystem
One might have to squint, but they can certainly see it coming — for real (not just hype) in some press release,...
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4.0KNewsFive At Five: New Swipe Fee Settlement Worth $6.2B
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes details of the Visa...
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6.2KIntelligence of ThingsHow Toll Transponders Are Putting Commuter Commerce In The Fast Lane
The $212 billion that commuters spend on food, coffee, gas and parking during their commutes each year is a magnet for innovators...
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7.2KIntelligence of ThingsTRENDING: Is E-ZPass An Easy In-Vehicle Payments Play?
When drive-throughs broke onto the scene in the late 1940s, “innovative convenience” meant replacing a fleet of carhops with an intercom ordering...
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7.4KPayment MethodsMastercard, HERE Technologies Team To Make Cities (And Commerce) Smarter
Payments company Mastercard and location platform provider HERE Technologies announced Tuesday (Jan. 9) would partner to create a payment experience for people...
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3.1KRetailHonda Clarity EV Features Apple CarPlay In-Dash Platform
Honda’s new, all-electric connected car Clarity EV, set for an August 1 release, will feature Apple’s CarPlay in-dash platform, including a Display Audio...
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7.1KInternet of ThingsMercedes-Benz’s Connected Car Ambitions
While the self-driving car is rapidly shaping up to be everyone’s favorite next big thing in IoT (Internet of Things), it seems...
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3.6KInternet of ThingsConnected Car Tracker: Deep Integration Is The New App
Partnerships between technology companies and vehicle manufacturers look to be the name of the game in the self-driving and connected car space....
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4.9KRetailCar Commerce Tracker: Self-Driving Tech Companies Weigh In On California Policy
Another big week in the developing connected car space. One expanded partnership between a payment company and a vehicle manufacturer, along with...
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Mastercard, General Motors Partner On Digital Payments
Mastercard, the credit card company, announced Tuesday (May 2) that it has expanded its long-standing relationship with General Motors. In a press release, Mastercard said...
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4.9KSizzle/FizzleSizzle Fizzle: Cash Is King, Bitcoin Slumps And Google Notches A Big Earnings Win
Another exciting week as cash manages a surprise sizzle, Wave runs on Dunkin’ and small banks get a shot at regulatory relief....
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6.6KIntelligence of ThingsSiriusXM Makes $100M Bet On Connected Cars
Satellite radio broadcasting company SiriusXM just recently announced the acquisition of consumer and enterprise connected vehicle services company Automatic, which makes connected-car...
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Car Commerce Tracker: Apple Joins The Fray
Everyone’s talking about it. Apple looks to have joined the race to develop self-driving technology. Though, as is typical with Apple projects,...
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5.9KRetailConnected Car Tracker: Who’s On First?
A few notable developments popped in the connected car and car commerce space this week. While nothing much of note occurred in...
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3.1KVoice ActivationVoice-Activated Tracker: Location, Location, Location
We had a bit of fun last week writing that Alexa was taking time out to work on itself — but the...
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4.0KIntelligence of ThingsFuture Car Tech To Recognize Faces, Moods
Tech innovators say that in the near future, cars will be able to do much more than just drive themselves. They’ll recognize...
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4.1KInternet of ThingsCar Commerce Tracker: Investment Activity
As the consumer and financial world learns more of its connected car future, tech and automotive companies are forming new partnerships and...
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4.3KInvestmentsCar Tech Startup Drivemode Sees $6.5M Series A
Mobile-based automotive tech startup Drivemode just announced the close of a $6.5 million Series A funding round led by Panasonic Corporation. Other...
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4.4KInnovationAlexa Now Orders Starbucks From Ford Sync 3
It’s the moment all early-morning commuters have been waiting for. Starbucks just recently announced an ordering integration with Ford’s SYNC3, the automaker’s...
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7.4KInvestmentsAlibaba Invests In AR Car Tech Developer WayRay
Many of the largest automotive and tech industry players have been investing in developments geared toward a future populated by smart and...
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3.8KInnovationConnected Cars Use Data To Personalize
The annual Mobile World Congress is underway in Barcelona, showcasing the latest mobile technology and featuring talks, panels and exhibits. Among them...
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3.2KRetailAudi Testing Vehicles That Talk To Traffic Signals
Outside of Disney movies, everyone knows that cars can’t talk. Or can they? Audi, the German car maker owned by Volkswagen, is...
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9.5KMerchant InnovationWhen Your Car Company Becomes Your Wallet
FordPass is exactly like what it sounds – the automotive manufacturer’s foray into the world of payments. Well, more correctly, commerce. Jim...
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Mobile Fuel Payments Rev Up
One could make the argument that gas stations offered the original drive-thru service. Why is it, then, that the payments process —...
