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NNG CEO Peter Balogh: “We Are Working with 6 of the Top 10 Car Brands“

05/17/2012
NNG, previously known as Nav N Go, has become over the next few years a significant provider of navigation software to the automotive industry. The company, that has a staff of 320 people, currently claims to have relationships with 25 car manufacturers, including six out of the top ten, and a...

OnStar Temporarily Drops Price of Aftermarket Rearview Mirror

05/02/2012
Telematics provider and GM subsidiary OnStar announced today a significant price reduction for its aftermarket product OnStar FMV for a six weeks period. From May 6 until June 16, OnStar FMV will be available for $99.99 with installation included, against $299 plus $50 to $75 installation fee. The...

Ford SYNC Coming to Europe, AppLink Going Global

02/28/2012
Ford has been the first auto maker to unveil a car at the Mobile World Congress this year in Barcelona. The new Ford C-MAX, is coming in 2012 to Europe as the first Ford model to embed Ford SYNC in Europe. SYNC use voice commands to control USB/iPod Music plugged to the dashboard and Bluetooth...

IMS: “In-Dash Navigation Take Rate to Reach 25% in US, 41% in EU in 2015“

01/26/2012
As IMS Research just published a new report: The World Market for In-Car Audio, Infotainment & Driver Information Systems - 2012, GPS Business News interviewed with Jack Bergquist, IMS Research’s market analyst focussing on Automotive Infotainment & Telematics, one of the report’s authors....

Key Trends Seen at CES 2012

01/16/2012
As the Consumer Electronics trade show has come to its end it is interesting to dive into the key trends seen on the show floor and affecting the GPS, telematics and location-based services industries. Car Makers Evolve their Telematics Services Interestingly we have seen this year more...

TeleNav’s Scout Wants to Offer Seamless Nav & Local Search Across Phone, PC and Car

01/10/2012
"Today, people want to be able to search, check drive times, and plan routes quickly on their computer, phone, or in the car. But with current tools, they must deal with multiple apps and interfaces and constantly re-enter information on the go, which compromises the experience,“ explained Sal...

Ford Partners with Bug Labs to Foster in-Car Connectivity Innovation

09/16/2011
Ford and Bug Labs, an open-source hardware and software provider, have announced a joint development project called OpenXC to research, develop and distribute open-source developer tools to foster in-car connectivity innovation, particulary in developing markets. The vision for OpenXC is...

Ford Drops Price of SYNC by $100

08/02/2011
Ford yesterday said it is dropping its price for its telematics system SYNC from $395 to $295. The car maker also expanded the availability of the system by offering it as an option on base trim levels for the first time. The base service offers Hands-free, voice-activated phone calls and...

Ford Trials Free Live Operator, Targets OnStar

07/11/2011
Ford yesterday announced a trial for a complimentary live operator assistance for SYNC business search and direction services. With Operator Assist, at any time during a business search or direction request, the user can say, "Operator," to connect to a live agent. The live operator...

Ford Updates Market on App Strategy

06/22/2011
Ford today announced several news pertaining to the integration of mobile applications into its car dashboards through its SYNC AppLink architecture that allows the driver to control specific third-party applications on a nearby smartphone by speaking to the automobile. Ford today announced...

Ford SYNC Emergency Service in 2m Cars

03/10/2011
Ford today announced that its emergency service SYNC 911 Assist is now available in 2 million vehicles in the United States. SYNC 911 Assist was introduced to the public at the 2008 International CES. It was first available on 2009 model year vehicles with a dealer-installed upgrade...

European Ford SYNC Delayed to 2012

03/02/2011
Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally is doing a PR show off this year at the CeBIT IT trade show in Hannover, Germany, to present Ford SYNC to Europe. Most media have reported the news but very little was said on the fact the telematics system launch in Europe is delayed for one year, again....

Ford Sync in 3m Vehicles

01/10/2011
Ford Motors announced last week that it has been installing its Ford SYNC in-car connectivity system on its 3 millionth vehicle in North America. “Customers buying Ford vehicles are purchasing the system, when available, nearly 80 percent of the time on current 2011 models – up about 4...

Ford: soon in SYNC with Drivers Worldwide

11/10/2009
INTERVIEW: As Ford prepares the global roll-out of SYNC, its voice-controlled in-car communication and entertainment system, GPS Business News spoke to Doug VanDagens, director of Connected Services at the car maker. He talks about developments that will bring new features, including navigation, LBS and social networking products.


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