Last week, Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle business, announced that completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way – at least for customers...
Chinese tech giant Tencent has said it will release a version of its ultra-popular WeChat app specifically for drivers to use in...
The move toward a connected car ecosystem includes the potential use of digital license plates on vehicles — an effort that has...
Cargo, the startup that provides in-car commerce for the rideshare economy, announced on Thursday (Sept. 27) that it has raised $22 million...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes BMW’s new voice assistant,...
BMW debuted its own digital personal assistant for its cars at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018. The news comes a few weeks after...
Founded by two ex-Googlers, autonomous transportation firm Nuro has driven a road less traveled when figuring out how to properly create a...
Volkswagen has a $4 billion plan for connected and autonomous vehicle technology, one that includes a proprietary software operating system and will...
Americans do a lot of driving. According to the latest edition of the American Driving Survey, each Americans spends about 290 hours a...
SAP is enhancing its focus on corporate ground travel through a new partnership with India’s largest corporate car rental firm. Reports in...
Connections are about control: Who provides and oversees the connecting pieces? Who maintains the flow of goods, services, people and data through...
Exploding interest in smart cars and autonomous vehicles isn’t just changing the way the average consumer drives. The fleet management market is...
Audi announced on Tuesday (July 10) that it inked a memorandum of understanding for a strategic cooperation with China’s Huawei. In a press...
As cars and trucks become “smarter” (deeper connections to the web, improved self-driving capabilities), the technology required to keep those vehicles connected...
Alibaba’s smart assistant has found a home in Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Volvo automobiles in China. According to Bloomberg, the automakers join around...
It’s hard to look at the explosion of order-ahead capabilities for coffee, food and even groceries, and to think, “Now that is a concept...
The right connections can open up plenty of opportunities. And, in the automotive world, connectivity is helping automakers find new opportunities to...
The potential for commerce applications to be embedded in a car’s dashboard is great. Who hasn’t fantasized about owning a car that can be...
Cars produce data on a scale and scope that is hard to wrap one’s head around. Think gigabytes. And that’s just the...
The U.K. government released new regulation guidelines on Sunday (August 6) that call on makers of internet-connected cars and trucks to place...
In April 2016, IT solutions company Cisco Systems and car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company entered into a connected car partnership. With a...
Many of the largest automotive and tech industry players have been investing in developments geared toward a future populated by smart and...
Seeing Tesla Motors in its early phases was a life-changing moment for Bill Ford Jr., The chairman of the Ford Motor Company....
Detroit-based general motors is hoping to help its cars be equipped to ride on the information super-highway as well as they ride...