Connected Vehicles news and trends

Yahoo Launches BMW In-Car Entertainment Project With Xperi
Connected Economy // October 30, 2023

Yahoo is teaming with Xperi to bring in-car video content to BWM drivers. The partnership between the tech company and the automotive entertainment platform, announced Monday (Oct. 30), will bring video content from Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, and In the Know to Xperi’s TiVo-powered DTS AutoStage video service.  “From taking a...

Connected Cars Promise US Drivers Convenience, Payments Efficiency This Holiday
Connected Economy // July 04, 2023

According to estimates from the American Automobile Association (AAA), a record number of Americans — 43.2 million people — are expected to be traveling by car this July Fourth weekend. And as connected and autonomous vehicles gain in popularity, the greater is the chance that...

GM Picks Google Over Apple for Connected EV Projects
Connected Economy // April 02, 2023

General Motors has enlisted Google to help build infotainment systems for electric vehicles. The automaker will stop using Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems beginning with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, Reuters reported Friday (March 31). The decision is a blow to Apple, and another example...

Mercedes-Benz and Visa Roll Out In-Car Payments in Germany
Payments Innovation // March 06, 2023

Mercedes-Benz has begun using Visa technology to enable native in-car payments. With Mercedes pay+, which is being rolled out on select new vehicle models beginning this month, the automaker’s customers in Germany can now pay for digital services and on-demand hardware upgrades in the Mercedes...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI and Connected Vehicles Create New Road Maps for Smart Cities

April 04, 2024
Death, taxes — and traffic — are some of life’s unavoidable certainties. But in the quest for smarter, more efficient urban environments, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to pave the way for significant advancements in traffic optimization by transforming intersections into smart, cloud-connected grids. After all, AI can process complex datasets much faster than any […]

Connected Cars Promise US Drivers Convenience, Payments Efficiency This Holiday

July 04, 2023
According to estimates from the American Automobile Association (AAA), a record number of Americans — 43.2 million people — are expected to be traveling by car this July Fourth weekend....

Cars Become Mobile Payments Points of Sale and Drive Demand for New Partnerships

September 23, 2022
The connected economy has hit the road, transforming what happens and is turning all manner of vehicles into mobile commerce endpoints. At the center of it all lies the technology...

NoTraffic Raises $17.5M To Make Dumb Intersections Smart

July 16, 2021
Traffic intersections are almost entirely dumb in North America. While we live in the age of connected tech and a “smart” version of everything up to and including the toothbrush,...

Quick Reads
Yahoo Launches BMW In-Car Entertainment Project With Xperi

October 30, 2023
Yahoo is teaming with Xperi to bring in-car video content to BWM drivers. The partnership between the tech company and the automotive entertainment platform, announced Monday (Oct. 30), will bring video content from Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, and In the Know to Xperi’s TiVo-powered DTS AutoStage video service.  “From taking a break between errands to sitting in line at school pick-up, […]

GM Picks Google Over Apple for Connected EV Projects

April 02, 2023
General Motors has enlisted Google to help build infotainment systems for electric vehicles. The automaker will stop using Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems beginning with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer,...

Mercedes-Benz and Visa Roll Out In-Car Payments in Germany

March 06, 2023
Mercedes-Benz has begun using Visa technology to enable native in-car payments. With Mercedes pay+, which is being rolled out on select new vehicle models beginning this month, the automaker’s customers...

Google Deepens Connected Car Partnership with Renault

November 08, 2022
Google and Renault are expanding on their partnership, allowing the automaker to offer over-the-air software updates to its vehicles amid a boom in the connected car marketplace. “We want to...