Aussie Radio Looks To In-Car Infotainment Future
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June 24, 2021
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The Australian radio industry is teaming up with overseas broadcasters, tech experts, and auto manufacturers to optimise radio on Android-powered car infotainment... Read More
Chip Shortage To Cost Automakers $110 Billion
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May 17, 2021
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The global semiconductor chip shortage will cost automakers US$110 billion in lost revenues this year, a significant increase from an earlier estimate... Read More
Panasonic And McAfee Team Up To Tackle Car Hacking
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March 24, 2021
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On Tuesday, Panasonic announced that it will partner with US antivirus software developer McAfee to monitor vehicles for signs of cyberattacks. The... Read More
Kia Chooses Meridian Audio For New Kaio K8
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March 12, 2021
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Kia Corporation has teamed up with Meridian Audio for the automaker’s brand new K8 model. Meridian, the award-winning British audio pioneer, has... Read More
Is JB Hi-Fi Set To Flog Mercedes-Benz Products?
Mercedes-Benz has diversified into eScooters with the release of its first-ever battery-powered foldable scooter. And with JB Hi-Fi already selling a range... Read More
ACMA Greenlights Trial For Devices Providing GPS Signals In Tunnels
The Australian Communications And Media Authority (ACMA) is set to work with emergency services to host trials of ‘repeater’ devices which can... Read More
Sharp & Nokia Set To Benefit From Wireless Technology Fight With Daimler Benz
A ruling in Germany and one in the USA on Saturday, has put Sharp and Nokia in a unique position when it... Read More
Tesla To Add Two-Factor Authentication To Its Cars: Musk
Tesla customer accounts will soon have two-factor authentication (2FA), according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. With Tesla’s app offering features... Read More
Google Unveil Next-Gen Calendar App For Android Auto
Google has ramped up Android Auto in the fight against Apple CarPlay, and deployed a dedicated new Calendar app with integrated appointment... Read More
Garmin’s Revenues Down 9%, Led By Sharp Fall In Auto Products
Garmin’s total revenue fell by 9% year-on-year in Q2 2020 to $870 million, despite the brand’s fitness segment increasing by 17%, driven... Read More
Apple Digital Car Keys To Unlock BMW With iPhone & Watch
New digital car keys developed by Apple are set to allow owners of the new BMW 5 Series to wirelessly unlock their... Read More
NVIDIA & Mercedes-Benz Partner For Self-Driving Cars
Computing component manufacturer, NVIDIA, has partnered with luxury car maker, Mercedes-Benz, for the production of an advanced computing system to run self-driving... Read More
Dyson Offer Close Look At First Electric SUV
Home appliance manufacturer, Dyson, has revealed new photos and videos of its first electric SUV, which reportedly cost founder James Dyson over... Read More
Apple & Tesla Slammed After Fatal Crash
Apple and Tesla have both been labelled irresponsible Companies after an investigation into a 2018 fatal crash of a Tesla SUV. What’s... Read More
Uniden Release High-End, Ultra-Compact Smart Dash Cams
Uniden is releasing two new high-end series of ultra-compact smart dash cams – the Dash View (DV) 30 featuring a 2.5K Video... Read More
CES 2020: Sony’s Surprise Prototype Car Cashing In On Future
At CES in Las Vegas, Sony unveiled their futuristic prototype car, the Vision-S. The Vision-S comes packed with sensors on the vehicle... Read More
Customise Your License Plate On The Fly
After 125-years of the same old piece of stamped metal, a Californian based company is looking to transform license plates into customisable... Read More
Complete Control: Lamborghini Now Driving With Alexa
At the annual CES in Las Vegas, Lamborghini revealed their 2020 Huracan EVO model will be the first car ever to feature... Read More
CES 2020: Continental and Sennheiser Revolutionise Vehicle Audio
Tech company Continental and Sennheiser have presented CES 2020 with a speakerless audio system for inside a vehicle, revolutionising drivers’ listening experience.... Read More
CES 2020: Mercedes Benz Debuts Striking Avatar-Inspired Vehicle
High end European car brand, Mercedes Benz, has unveiled a striking car inspired by the sci-fi Avatar movie at this years annual... Read More
CES 2020: Samsung Pioneers Impressive 5G-Based Mobility with Launch of Digital Cockpit
Samsung Electronics has unveiled their Digital Cockpit 2020 at this years CES event in Las Vegas, and it’s bound to turn lots... Read More
Qualcomm Launch Car-to-Cloud, Revolutionising Car Connectivity and Safety
Qualcomm, the world’s biggest phone chip supplier, has announced its Car-to-Cloud service today – which allows car companies to connect vehicles to... Read More
Australia Turning Its Back On E-Cars, Hybrids: New Study
For a nation that once said to be “car-mad”, Australia appears at this stage to be largely missing out on the global... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Aqipa Global CEO Talks About Local Operation & Major Restructuring
Austrian owned distributor Aqipa who recently undertook a major management shakeup in their Australian operation is heading in a new direction, with... Read More
Cybertruck Takes 150,000 Orders
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has proven there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Despite a steel ball breaking the widows on his... Read More
Electric Merc SUV Makes US Debut: Daimler CEO Calls For Incentives
Daimler will begin selling its electric Mercedes-Benz EQC SUV in the US early next year at a starting price of US$67,900 (A$99,618).... Read More
Oops: Car Safety Systems Clash
Volkswagen last week unveiled a new version of its Golf hatchback, one of the first cars to sport V2X (vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure) communication... Read More
Solar Tech Powers Electric Cars
New technology from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO is set to use solar energy to charge electric vehicles (EVs). Funded by the... Read More
It’s Back To Appliances For Dyson After Electric Car Failure
It’s back to appliances for Dyson boss Sir James Dyson after the Company pulled the plug on their electric car ambitions. Despite... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Top UK Dashcam Brand To Launch In OZ By Aqipa Built In SOS
Nextbase, a brand-new award-winning dash cam brand that has been spectacularly successful in the UK and is ‘Focused on Western customer mentality”... Read More
VW Bundles Software Operations As Connected-Car Era Beckons
Iconic German carmaker Volkswagen is bundling its software operations with an investment plan costing about €8 billion over the next three to... Read More
Smart Transport To Grow 20%
The global smart transportation market, including autonomous aircraft, cars, buses and trucks, is expected to grow by 20 percent over the next... Read More
Electric Car Sales To Reach 50%
Half the new cars sold in Australia in 2035 will be electric, a new government report forecasts. The report by the Bureau... Read More
Apple Hires Auto Industry Veteran
Apple has reignited rumours it’s going to make a car by hiring another former Tesla engineer with 25 years of experience in... Read More
Jaguar Boosts Electric Car Ops
Jaguar Land Rover said it will build a new range of electrified cars in the UK, hopefully safeguarding thousands of jobs and... Read More
Fast Chargers To Lift E-Car Take-Up
Rapid advances in the development of superfast recharging services could see sales of electric cars in Australia zoom, according to observers. The... Read More
Apple Buys Self-Driving Car Start-Up
Apple has bought self-driving car start-up Drive.ai. as the company continues to explore the potential market for robotic vehicles under the codename... Read More
Telstra & Lexus Testing Connected Cars
A $9 million grant from Victoria’s Traffic Accident Commission will fund a two-year trial of connected cars on Melbourne roads. Specially fitted... Read More
Uniden Unveil Dual Camera Dash Cam
Uniden has unveiled a new in-car video recording kit with front and rear-facing cameras as well as a jump start kit for... Read More
New Govt. Urged To Step Up Support For E-Car Charging
Car companies and electrical charging station operators have begun urging the newly returned Morrison Government to support moves to establish a nation-wide... Read More
Aussies Turning Backs On e-Cars
Tesla and other marketers of electric cars, beware new research by an outfit called Digital Edge is said to suggest that most... Read More
Dyson Ramps Up Electric Car Plans, Urges UK To Speed Up Petrol Ban
Dyson is accelerating its electric car plans as it pushes the UK government to bring forward its petrol and diesel car ban... Read More
Google Announces Android Auto Redesign
Google’s Android Auto is being redesigned, adding a dark mode for night driving and improved navigation and communication features. The changes were... Read More
Carmaking On A Comeback? Brits Plan Oz e-Vehicle Venture
Car making could once more grace the shores of Australia, according to one company looking to launch an electric city runabout. Sanjeev... Read More
Panasonic Has Major Falling Out With Key Partner
Panasonic has found themselves in the cross hairs of a major partner and the spat looks as if it could get ugly.... Read More
Telcos Slam Wi-Fi Car Standard
Telecoms lobbying group GSMA is pressuring EU lawmakers to reject a European Commission push for a Wi-Fi-based standard for cars. GSMA says... Read More
Tom Tom, Garmin & Navman Devices Tipped To Go Haywire This Weekend
If you are chugging down a freeway or looking for an address this weekend and your Satnav goes haywire you could have... Read More
Y2K Type GPS Bug Could Nobble Navigation System On April 6
Australian consumer electronics retailers could be facing questions from people who own old navigation systems after April 6th after a Y2K style... Read More
Self Driving Car Nicked For Being Over .05
A test case in a US Court could have ramifications in Australia after Police stopped a driverless car with much difficulty, now... Read More
TomTom, Garmin & NavMan Drop ‘Lifetime’ Claims
TomTom (ANZ), Navman Australia and Garmin Australasia have agreed to cease making ‘lifetime’ claims, after the ACCC deemed the marketing statements were... Read More