Tier One automotive infotainment provider Harman said today it acquired Israeli startup iOnRoad, a company that produces smartphone software that uses the phone camera and computer vision algorithms to provide collision and lane departure warnings....

Leading worldwide provider of insurance telematics services Octo Telematics is for sale, according to Reuters. “The company, 65 percent controlled by Italian investment fund Charme II, had sales of 72 million euros ($92 million) in 2011 and is...

Wireless operator Vodafone signed an agreement with US business risk management services firm Towers Watson to develop telematics/usage-based insurance offerings for motor insurance companies operating outside of North America. “The combination of...

Car Insurance provider Generali Seguros and wireless operator Telefónica last week launched a Pay-How-You-Drive insurance policy (“Pago como conduzco”) in Spain. “Pago como conduzco” offers the potential for customers to benefit from a discount of...

This is the second part of our interview with Ralf Hug, President of The Trajectory Group, about telematics in China. This second part is focused on insurance telematics.

Audiovox Electronics Corporation started to sell last week at U.S. retail outlets Car Connection, a consumer targeted OBDII Dongle. Car Connection lets the consumer Monitor, Manage, and Maintain their vehicle's health, driving habits, location, and...

UK car brand Vauxhall (Opel) has teamed up with young driver insurance specialist ingenie. Vauxhall Insurance powered by ingenie’ could provide 17 to 25 year-old Vauxhall drivers, of both new and used cars, with more affordable insurance using...

Allie is a new consumer telematics service offered by Allianz in Italy. Sold as a dongle that plugs into the OBDII port of the car, Allie offers a number of services related to accident assistance, auto theft, car speeding, etc. The OBDII dongle...

Frédéric Bruneteau, managing director of Ptolemus Consulting coming back from the Insurance Telematics conference in Chicago a few weeks ago debriefed GPS Business News about the trends in the usage-based insurance market in the United States....

Zurich, one of the largest vehicle fleet insurer in the world, has selected TomTom fleet management solution in Germany to power their Zurich Fleet Intelligence (ZFI) product. Launched in Germany ZFI is a standard vehicle telematics solution but...

GPS Business News recently interviewed via email with Dave Ferrick, President of Agero's Roadside Assistance and Insurance Services business line to talk about the insurance telematics market. GPS Business News: Can you briefly give us some...