core technologies including WebLink for branded OEM user experiences, SmartLink for over the air (OTA) updates, and Eolas mapping tools for location-based services

Read the full article at: telematicswire.net

These are certainly the core technologies of the future for cars, Smart Device Link may be resurrected through this effort.

level 3 vehicles will be obliged to have an operator with a driver’s license on board the autonomous vehicle. It is in this level (level 3) that Tesla’s model S falls in. that is the reason it has not been considered as an autonomous car.

Read the full article at: telematicswire.net

Who would ever have even thought there were Tesla’s driving around with no operator on board, actually driving! Elon must be laughing at this ruling.

“the regulators have the power to control that speed” because ultimately a carmaker or ride-sharing service can’t place an illegal vehicle on the street

Read the full article at: www.latimes.com

No carmaker will build an illegal car, but some are already pushing the limits of the law to capture market share.

have no moving parts on a macro scale or a micro scale, offering significantly lower cost, higher reliability, superior performance, increased capability, smaller size and lower weight

Read the full article at: safecarnews.com

We really don’t know what the winning architecture for autonomous cars, but for sure there will be sensors, the more the better. Lowering the cost may make Laser an improved option that we have today.

The shared autonomous vehicles, which will be tested at GoMentum Station this fall, operate at speeds under 25 miles per hour and will be used as first-and-last mile “people movers.”

Read the full article at: safecarnews.com

Public buses are used to abruptly pushing your car out of the way to get back to the main traffic lanes. Perhaps these buses will be marked driverless and cars will naturally give them space,

Passengers will have to opt in through the app to be randomly selected for a free test ride — although a human driver will still be behind the wheel

Read the full article at: www.sfgate.com

Better safe than sorry, Uber can’t afford to risk the liability by making customers “beta testers” with a driverless car. Will they ever eliminate drivers? Or maybe this is just to augment safety.

The technical specifications page at Apple’s website lists two asterisked variants for the iPhone 7 that are not CDMA-compatible

Read the full article at: seekingalpha.com

Will educated buyers ask for the “Intel inside” modem version when they learn their phone will not work on CDMA networks? 

This one revealed to me how shaky the INTC Apple modem win is.

annual sales of smart light bulbs in Western Europe will reach 8.8 million units by 2020

Read the full article at: www.parksassociates.com

Personally I’m waiting for the price to come down on these bulbs, possibly until 2020. Meanwhile cars are getting connected to homes at a similar pace. Standards are still missing to make this all work together.

Separate bills that would make hacking into electronic vehicle systems a felony crime in Michigan remain pending in the Senate’s judiciary committee

Read the full article at: safecarnews.com

Mostly expected for Michigan to keep up and enable the car business there. What will be impressive is if the legislature can make hacking a felony punishable up to life a sentence in jail.

When car ownership became a reality for millions, people became more connected

Read the full article at: shift.newco.co

Ironically, NOT owning a car seems to be the future for Ford and being more connected is a basic foundation to make this possible. Interesting.