Bluetooth 5 will be able to double the range and quadruple the speed of low energy Bluetooth transmission

Source: www.foxnews.com

Every standards org wants to get into the IoT game, improved wireless performance and robustness will help a lot. Free networks like Bluetooth will play a big role as long as they are trouble free.

“We use it as a scouting lab as well as a lab to try new things out,” said Tinskey, who serves as Ford’s global director of vehicle electrification and infrastructure.

Source: analysis.tu-auto.com

Talent in software moves to Silly Valley and the automakers try to bring them back to Detroit, a city in Germany or Japan hoping their culture changes. Ford seems to be the only one that gets it, Bill Ford made a difference and it helps they turned down the bailout.

Intel will gain some modem revenue at Qualcomm’s expense (though the amount of revenue at stake here likely isn’t enough to have a meaningful impact on the fortunes of either company), the real winner here, in my mind, is Apple

Source: www.fool.com

This is highly visible for Intel, I hope the modem works. Imagine the crisis if calls drop due to “Intel Inside”

The company has since paid the required registration fee for three manufacturer’s plates and shown proof of Michigan no-fault insurance.

Source: www.digitaltrends.com

It’s hard to keep a secret about who is testing autonomous cars anymore since the State DOT has to make it public record. Kurt Steudle probably gets a memo each time they buy that special plate. I wonder who is providing the proof of insurance certificate and who is the owner? A chip maybe?

If updates or security patches for things like firewalls, operating systems, electronic mapping and journey planning systems haven’t been successfully installed in the vehicle within 24 hours of the owner being notified by the manufacturer or software provider, subject to an increased policy excess

Source: safecarnews.com

This one caught my attention; does it tell much about the basic car insurance rates for a self-driving car, or disclose the surcharge if you don’t keep your software current? OTA is the new normal.

I work on a 2011 model Mac Pro, running OS 10.8.5. There have been three major operating system upgrades since I purchased this machine. But today, and for the future, I’m frozen in computer time

Source: www.star-telegram.com

I’m sorry, but while Mr. Wallace makes a few good points about how hard it is to develop new features in cars, he totally loses me when he reveals he has no appreciation for the hard efforts in software as proven through 3 updates to OSX he has rejected. With Windows I would agree, but Apple software is nearly flawless – what is he expecting, a perfect car too?

one assumes either it hopes to get revenue from (a) more eyeballs on Google-ad-powered screens (phones, dashboard, and especially heads-up displays)  in a world of AVs, (b) cutting a licensing deal with manufacturers, or (c) providing mobility services directly a la Uber-type of business

Source: transportist.org

Amazing how long it has taken to extract Google’s Self-Driving business model, will we ever know? The auto industry generally does not trust them, but they owe a lot for having recreated excitement for technology in cars again.

the technology was demonstrated to them in the showroom, which is why test drives are growing in importance

Source: www.autoconnectedcar.com

Bring along a friend for the test drive so you can safely play with the new buttons.

If you look at autonomous cars or semi-autonomous cars that could 5 million to 10 million units a year easily and if you look at that number it is several Xeon Processors in size average autonomous car

Source: seekingalpha.com

The last I checked this Xeon package is too big and too hot to run in a car, but the story sounds good to investors.

a deal with GM couldn’t be concluded because of disagreements over ownership of technology and data

Source: www.bloomberg.com

Despite all their great ideas, Goggle generally gets a cool reception from automakers that are nervous about the customer influence.