Nav & Telematics

Volkswagen iBeetle: As Groundbreaking as a Phone Cradle - 04/24/2013

Volkswagen announced on Monday at the Shanghai Auto Show they will be launching the iBeetle, i.e. “Two iconic products will be forming an alliance later this year: the iPhone from Apple and the Beetle from Volkswagen.“ While the PR stunt looks good...

Fleetmatics Revenue Up 28%; 331,000 Vehicles Monitored - 04/22/2013

Irish Fleet management systems vendor Fleetmatics published last week its financial results for the Fourth quarter of 2012 that show a total revenue of $35.8 million, an increase of 38% year on year. Preliminary GAAP net income for the fourth...

TomTom Products Launch: Our Analysis € - 04/18/2013

Dutch GPS manufacturer TomTom yesterday unveiled a range of new products that not only show some interesting innovations but also that a new strategy is in place to go beyond being a pure navigation player. GPS Watches The two GPS watches presented...

Liveblog from TomTom Event in Amsterdam (April 17 - 1:30pm CET) - 04/17/2013

Taking place in Amsterdam, a few hundred meters from TomTom Headquarters, this launch event is gathering 100-200 journalists and TomTom customers (Toyota is here among others). Getting started... 1:35 starting a bit late... Corinne Vigreux takes the...

Allstate Insurance Telematics Program Available in 16 U.S. States - 04/15/2013

U.S. insurer Allstate has added six more States to Drivewise, its usage-based insurance program. Missouri, Indiana, Minnesota, Maryland, Utah, and Washington State have joined 10 others. Through a cellular-connected OBDII dongle Drivewise measures...

Telmap’s M8 Reaches 1m Users, Launches in France - 04/10/2013

Mobile search and navigation vendor Telmap this week announced the launch of M8, its free iOS and Android apps in France. Already present in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and South Africa, M8 has already reached 1 million users, according to...

Navitel Now Offers Western Europe Navigation Maps - 04/08/2013

Russian turn-by-turn navigation software vendor Navitel has just announced the availability of its maps of Western Europe. The database, based on data from Dutch map vendor AND, contains 6.1 million km of road network, 372,362 cities and...

Familly App Life360 to Offer Free (Limited) Location of Feature Phones - 04/08/2013

Using the location gateway from Locaid, child tracking app Life360 now allows location lookups of family members using feature phones up to five time per month for free. "Our customers are becoming increasingly dependent on their mobile phones,"...

TomTom: Moscow Most Congested City - 04/04/2013

TomTom today announced its 2012 Congestion Index that reports traffic jam levels in 161 cities and across five continents and found Moscow as the most congested city. According to TomTom on average, journey times in Moscow are 66% longer during...

Streaming Audio Web Service Aha Goes to Jeep, Dodge and Scion - 04/02/2013

Following on the partnership between tier-one in-car infotainment maker Harman and Chrysler group, Aha, the streaming audio web service of Harman will be integrated into the Uconnect platform on Jeep and Dodge vehicles. Toyota is also adding the...

Garmin Signed 4 Years Tier-One Contract with Mercedes-Benz - 04/02/2013

Garmin today announced a four years contract with Mercedes-Benz to provide in-dash GPS navigation as “global tier-one navigation solution partner.“ The navigation component will be integrated into Mercedes-Benz infotainment system. In addition to...
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