TomTom announces an agreement with General Motors where the company will offer TomTom navigation to Chevrolet vehicle buyers. Chevrolet dealerships are offering TomTom portable navigation devices (PNDs) to customers who purchase a 2009 or newer Camaro, Colorado, Cobalt, Express, Impala or HHR....More>>

Foryou General Electronics, a Chinese supplier of in-car navigation and infotainment systems for domestic and global automotive markets, has designed in u-blox 6 GPS receiver modules for two lines of advanced in-car infotainment systems, the Android-based AN6B01 and CE6620, u-blox said.More>>

As part of Road Safety Week (21st-27th Nov) recent research by leading telematics provider Trimble indicates that six out of ten UK motorists admit to speeding on Britain’s roads. However, 70 per cent of drivers would be tempted to slow down if they would benefit from cheaper car insurance.More>>

MyFord Mobile app aims to make driving a new Focus Electric from Ford as hassle-free as it is green by adding several industry-first features. The remote vehicle monitoring and management features will be honored with the 2012 International CES Innovation Design and Engineering Award.More>>

CSR plc has introduced the SiRFprimaII auto infotainment platform, which it terms a comprehensive solution that raises the bar for the next generation of connected, location-aware in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. The SiRFprimaII platform helps IVI makers reduce their product development,...More>>

u-blox, the Swiss positioning and wireless chip and module company, announces the immediate availability of two new products equipped with u-blox’ industry leading Automotive Dead Reckoning (ADR) technology. Based on u-blox’ tightly-coupled Kalman Filter algorithm, the NEO-6V GPS module and...More>>

Telit Wireless Solutions, the North American technology arm of Telit Communications PLC, announced that its CC864-DUAL cellular M2M module will provide wireless connectivity for the FC100 Wireless Ignition Interlock with camera and GPS from LifeSafer, allowing law enforcement authorities to monitor...More>>

TransCore has introduced ROVR, a GPS device with GSM communications that allows infrastructure-less tolling and includes an optional driver safety monitoring feature shown to dramatically reduce accidents, improve fuel economy, and decrease Greenhouse gases (GHG). As forms of tolling or road user...More>>

Open-field tests of jamming signals from widely available in-car jammers, measured with an experimental software receiver that records the intermediate frequency (IF) samples, enable a detailed analysis of interference effects from these looming threats.More>>

TomTom and Renault launched their first in-dash navigation system specifically designed for electric vehicles and standard option for the Fluence Z.E. The Carminat TomTom Z.E. Live receives information from the battery on its current state of charge, which is used to determine the available range...More>>