Center stage at the CES, the connected car

The Consumer Electronics Show took place at the very beginning of this year, and, as was expected, the connected car was the star of the event. Now it’s time to see what actually really happened there and what new things car manufacturers came on stage with.

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Philipp Kandal
January 2015 month in the review: news from the connected cars world

Is January over? Time DOES fly fast! We’re already at the beginning of February, so this means it’s time for another month in the review of what happened in the connected cars world. January can be a hectic month. You are barely recovered from the holidays, and it takes you a while until you get back on track with your work. If you didn’t have the time to browse through the latest news about connected cars, then you’ve come to the right place.

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Philipp Kandal
Connected cars need faster technologies

Let’s imagine that starting tomorrow everybody will own connected cars, and will drive them to work. Please ignore the fact that this does not sound legit (at least for now). The number one feature of these smart cars is that they will be able to communicate with each other, as people do on the phone.

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Philipp Kandal
What will 2015 bring for the connected cars world

I believe that 2015 will be the year of the connected cars. This also includes all the new technologies associated with them, whether they exist right now, or they’re still in preparation stage. Looking back at what 2014 brought us in matter of technology, we can safely say that 2015 is going to be even bigger.

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Philipp Kandal
Check the news: the connected car arrives in India

The Internet is raving almost exclusively about the evolution of the connected car in the USA, particularly in California, and a little bit in Europe as well. I say we should take a look at our fellow neighbors from India. There are a lot of amazing things happening in India that probably not many of us know about. Things are moving slowly, but surely. India is known for its startup ecosystem, and for its developed technology, so it has potential in the connected car world as well. They definitely have the resources to move things even further.

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Philipp Kandal
Audi’s RS 7 driverless autonomous vehicle participated in a grand prix

The future is now, people! So far, we’ve seen that each day there are more and more advances made in the self-driving cars world. Today, I’m going to talk about the latest, and the hottest news: Audi’s RS 7 driverless autonomous vehicle, which demonstrated on October 19, at Hockenheim, that it’s capable to lap a race circuit. But first, let me show you the teaser video of its lap race.

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Philipp Kandal
Can hackers have access to your connected car?

How would it feel to be driving your pitch-perfect connected car and suddenly to be unable to maneuver it as you wish? You’re behind the wheel of your new Mercedes-Benz S-Class or taking your gorgeous red Tesla Model S for a spin, and the 17″ touchscreen doesn’t seem to be responding to your commands, the infotainment seems to be working haphazardly and you pray it won’t all end up in a terrible accident.

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Philipp Kandal
This month in the Connected Cars World

So, what’s new in the Connected Cars World? What’s trending now? Stay tuned to see what’s hot and cool in the month of October 2014. Is a new model on the way or is some great automobile company having something in store? Let’s find out all the juicy stuff of this month.

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Philipp Kandal
Disrupting the taxi industry: personal transportation startups

Self-driving cars have been a trend for a while now. While Google has invested in this sector and has even showcased autonomous car test-drives, Nissan, MercedesBenz and General Motors follow suit. Together with self-driving cars and the connected car industry that is already disrupting the market for car ownership, personal transportation startups, such as Uber, Lyft and SideCar, are bringing even more pressure, raising turmoil both in the taxi industry and the car ownership one.

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Philipp Kandal
Car sharing: Overview of the market

You know what they say: sharing is caring. In the last few years, many industries have embraced the idea of sharing, and the auto industry is one of them. Car sharing is an alternative to rental cars, car ownership, or even taxis. Owning a car is such a hassle nowadays. Parking spots are almost impossible to find. People that have a driver’s license find sharing a car way cheaper, and satisfying their need for mobility. What’s great about it is that you can rent it by hour, or even by a number of minutes. That way, you won’t have to pay for a full day, if you don’t need it for that much time. The service is also available all year long, 24/7.

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Philipp Kandal
Honda. Showcasing a new connected car at the World Congress in Detroit

The ITS World Congress took place between 7-11 September in Detroit. This event takes place every third year in North America. It’s the place where automakers are able to showcase their most intelligent and technologically advanced cars in the industry. Honda took advantage of this huge opportunity to present their new connected car, and the automated driving technologies that come along with it.

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Philipp Kandal
Jaguar XE: a refined connected car

A new car from the British brand will be purring smoothly on the roads in 2015. It will be released after its debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show in October. The first deliveries will take place in May 2015, at the price of about £27,000 for the entry-level model.

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Philipp Kandal