Android Auto is essential if you want to access your phone from your car's infotainment system without ever having to glance at the screen. But as convenient as it is, all those notifications that keep popping up while you're driving are more than a little annoying—they can also be a dangerous distraction. While Android Auto has a built-in option to turn off message notifications, it's not perfect if you still want alerts from specific apps or people. Fortunately, there's a more advanced way to customize these notifications while driving—but the catch is that the option isn't inside Android Auto itself. This setting turns on Do Not Disturb when your phone connects to your car If you hate getting notifications while driving, this is the option to enable One of the biggest annoyances I've had since I started using Android Auto is all the notifications I keep getting while I'm driving. While I don’t mind being notified if one of my parents is calling or messaging me, I don’t really appreciate the distraction caused by my friend's back-to-back Discord messages appearing on my car's screen. By default, Android Auto lets you turn message notifications on and off, and you can even silence group chats, but it still lacks the more refined settings that many of us crave. Thankfully, most newer Android phones have a special Driving mode that you can enable in the phone's settings. It's separate from Android Auto, but it integrates really well because it turns on when your phone recognizes that it's connected to an Android Auto display. I wish Android Auto had these 4 CarPlay features CarPlay is still the best way to use your phone in the car. The exact way this option behaves varies between phone brands. On my OnePlus 15, the option just enables
Apr 4, 2026 · via howtogeek.com
Inside Jaguar's DNA: How the greatest ever Jags helped build the new GT We take the chance to drive new GT alongside its iconic forebears, to see if the brand’s lineage remains intact Jaguar’s ‘Copy Nothing’ strapline and associated ad campaign marked a new era for the brand – just before the covers came off the Type 00 concept in late 2024. It’s a mantra that will apparently inform everything the company creates over the next few years, as it looks to reposition itself as a luxury car maker “bigger than Bentley” in terms of outright sales volume. You might ask therefore – as indeed, we did – why we’re sitting in an early E-Type, preparing to drive a still-camouflaged version of Jaguar’s new four-door electric GT; if this EV is a copy of nothing, why front the firm’s most iconic reference points from its illustrious 90-year history, alongside senior executives from engineering, brand and design? “It’s OK to copy yourself, isn’t it?” remarks JEA (Jaguar Electric Architecture) chief engineer, Jon Darlington. “Instead of benchmarking stuff already out there, we went and drove cars from our back catalogue. It wasn’t about taking measures. It was about a feeling: what do you see, what do you feel? The process you are going to go through – driving these cars – is the process we went through.” Even without peeling back the layers of black and white disguise, there’s no missing the long bonnet and swept-back shape of the new GT – not dissimilar to the stunning E-Type that’s been brought out for us to try. “The team [at Jaguar] really understands good proportions,” Jaguar’s production design director, Andy Wheel, tells us. “That distance – from the front wheel to the A-post – that is something that instantly brings back all those
Apr 4, 2026 · via autoexpress.co.uk
This collaboration brings together One Inc’s ClaimsPay and PremiumPay network, which enables insurance-native digital payments, and ManageMy’s platform for insurance carriers, which enables digital experiences across sales, service and claims, the companies said in a Thursday (April 2) press release. This combination will allow carriers using the ManageMy platform to connect directly into One Inc’s network, facilitating digital payments, according to the release. With these capabilities, carriers can accept premiums and disburse claims through digital wallets, instant payments, virtual cards and instant funds transfers, per the release. Because One Inc’s platform is purpose-built for the insurance industry, it can handle multi-party transactions such as lienholder and mortgagee payments, the release said. We’d love to be your preferred source for news. Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks! “Together, we’re extending the network further into the carrier experience and making it easier than ever for carriers to deliver on the promise of insurance,” One Inc CEO Ian Drysdale said of the partnership in the press release. Advertisement: Scroll to Continue ManageMy Chief Revenue Officer Stuart Johnston said in the release that because payments are the most frequent touchpoint for policyholders, the payment experience can make the difference between retaining or losing a customer. “Our partnership with One Inc equips our carrier clients with the Deep Front-End they need to deliver superior digital experiences for policyholders,” Johnston said. The PYMNTS Intelligence and Ingo Payments collaboration “The Demand for Instant Insurance: Why Speed Is the New Trust” found that in the insurance industry, payout speed now defines trust, loyalty and leadership. Faster payments drive customer satisfaction more than any other factor, while slow payments cost insurers goodwill, renewals and retention, according to the report. Over the past five years, the
Apr 4, 2026 · via pymnts.com
Long-time Android users know that there is a hidden set of developer settings where you can customize aspects of your phone not intended for the wider public. Turns out the same is true about Android Auto—sort of. Just like with your Android phone, there is a hidden page with car-related options that aren’t intended for the general populace, but it's not as deep nor nearly as good. How to enable Android Auto's hidden developer menu Before you do, temper your expectations You won’t find the Android Auto developer menu by hunting around on the screen in your car. Instead, pull out your phone and open Android Auto settings there. On a Samsung device, you can do this by going to Settings > Connected Devices > Android Auto. On the Google Pixel 10a I have on hand, you would instead go to Settings > Connected devices > Connection preferences > Android Auto. Here is where the cool trick comes in (and stop me if this sounds familiar). Scroll down until you see Version and then tap this ten times, at which point you will receive a prompt letting you know that Developer Mode has been enabled. Tap the overflow menu icon in the top right, and you will now see developer options. Android Auto's developer menu isn't nearly as exciting as a developer menu for your Android phone. Most of the options you've just unlocked aren't going to fundamentally change what you can do with your car, but there are a few minor conveniences I’d like to highlight. This is the easiest way to share Android Auto screenshots You can record video and audio as well I'll admit most people do not need to regularly take screenshots like I do, given that it's a key part of my job description. That
Apr 4, 2026 · via howtogeek.com
Two families from Mexico showed up at an Electrify America site in San Ysidro expecting a routine charge and got a five-hour ordeal instead. According to a Reddit post from a local BMW i3 driver, the tourists were in rental Hyundai Ioniq 5s, couldn’t download the Electrify America app because their phones were tied to the Mexican app store, and couldn’t fall back on card payment because the readers at the chargers weren’t working. This is a system failure stacked three high: the app wouldn’t let them in, the chargers wouldn’t take payment, and the rental cars arrived with too little battery to give the drivers any margin for error. “I am absolutely flabbergasted by what I just witnessed at my local Electrify America station in San Ysidro,” the Reddit user wrote. “I just wanted a quick weekend top-off for my i3s, but I ended up running a one-man rescue mission.” It’s a vivid quote, but the important part is what it reveals. Public charging still breaks down for the very people the industry says it wants most: first-time EV users, tourists, and renters. Start with the app problem. “If your phone is set to Mexico, you literally cannot get the app to start a session,” the witness wrote. That may sound like an edge case until you remember where San Ysidro is and who uses rental cars there. Border traffic isn’t a surprise. International travelers are not a rounding error. If a public charger effectively assumes a domestic app-store account, it is not built for the public. Then the backup system failed too. “Every single card terminal on these units was dead,” the same user wrote. “Tap to pay didn’t work, and swiping was a no-go.” That sentence should make charging-network operators sweat. A public charger does not get
Apr 4, 2026 · via torquenews.com
Is car hacking real? Risks, vulnerabilities and expert cyber security tips Last year's cyber attack on JLR may suggest hackers are only interested in large corporations, but we all need to be aware of the threats we face Could your car be hacked? In 2025, 612,000 UK businesses were the victims of cyber breaches and attacks, and given the way vehicles these days are digitised and interconnected almost to a fault, it’s perhaps only a matter of time until criminals turn their attention to cars. “Cybersecurity in automotive has been around for quite a while in some form or another,” explains Paul Wooderson, chief cybersecurity engineer at Horiba MIRA – one of the leading firms in the development and testing of defences against cyber attacks. “But in the last 10 years it’s become more mainstream as vehicles have become more connected.” Today, almost every new vehicle is connected to the internet. While some rely on embedded 4G and 5G modems to wirelessly receive data for their sat-navs, others will allow you to browse the web, watch YouTube via their infotainment systems, or unlock them via a smartphone app. Estimates from Statista in 2023 suggested that the UK is home to more than 19 million connected cars. The figure has certainly grown exponentially since then, with each generation of new models introducing, and relying on, more and more connected services. The phrase “laptops on wheels” perhaps never rang truer. What are the real car hacking risks? This opens up drivers to a raft of threats. A study devised in 2010 by researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California San Diego was one of the first to show how little protection cars once had against cyber manipulation. Experts were able to remotely control and exploit a car’s electrical
Apr 4, 2026 · via autoexpress.co.uk
Gasgoo Munich- On April 1, the "Inside Dongfeng: Co-Source, Co-Chain Innovation Technology Exhibition and Intelligentization Forum"—co-hosted by Gasgoo and Dongfeng Motor's General Institute of R&D—wrapped up successfully. The event built an efficient bridge connecting top-tier suppliers with OEMs, while also providing a pragmatic and precise platform for deepening exchanges and exploring new directions for cooperation. Remarks from Organizers At the event, Chen Tao, Chief Scientist of Intelligentization and Vice President of Dongfeng Motor's General Institute of R&D, delivered a speech. He noted that as frontier technologies permeate the sector, the automotive industry is shifting from a software-defined era to an AI-defined one. With user needs upgrading and the core of competition turning to comprehensive efficiency, the landscape is filled with both challenges and opportunities. Chen emphasized that developing intelligent connected vehicles requires industry-wide collaboration. Dongfeng Motor upholds a philosophy of open cooperation and win-win outcomes, looking forward to deep exchanges with partners, technical collaboration, industrial implementation, and co-building an innovation ecosystem to accelerate the intelligent upgrade of China's automotive industry. Gu Xiaoying, Partner and Senior Vice President of Gasgoo, stated that the "Co-Source, Co-Chain Innovation Technology Exhibition and Intelligentization Forum" aims to build an efficient, pragmatic platform for industry matchmaking. It promotes deep exchange and collaborative cooperation across the upstream and downstream supply chain to uncover new opportunities. "Co-Source" refers to the convergence of underlying technologies in the automotive industry and emerging fields, while "Co-Chain" aims to break industry barriers, integrate cross-domain resources, and achieve collaborative progress. Intelligentization Forum The forum session established a platform for deep knowledge sharing. Guests from diverse business backgrounds shared insights on key technology trends, product innovation, and application practices in the field of intelligentization. Ke Da, Director of Automotive Cockpit Solutions at Volcano Engine, centered his sharing on "making smart cockpits truly understand user
Apr 4, 2026 · via autonews.gasgoo.com
Gasgoo Munich- On April 1, the "Inside Dongfeng: Co-Source, Co-Chain Innovation Technology Exhibition and Intelligentization Forum"—co-hosted by Gasgoo and Dongfeng Motor's General Institute of R&D—wrapped up successfully. The event built an efficient bridge connecting top-tier suppliers with OEMs, while also providing a pragmatic and precise platform for deepening exchanges and exploring new directions for cooperation. Remarks from Organizers At the event, Chen Tao, Chief Scientist of Intelligentization and Vice President of Dongfeng Motor's General Institute of R&D, delivered a speech. He noted that as frontier technologies permeate the sector, the automotive industry is shifting from a software-defined era to an AI-defined one. With user needs upgrading and the core of competition turning to comprehensive efficiency, the landscape is filled with both challenges and opportunities. Chen emphasized that developing intelligent connected vehicles requires industry-wide collaboration. Dongfeng Motor upholds a philosophy of open cooperation and win-win outcomes, looking forward to deep exchanges with partners, technical collaboration, industrial implementation, and co-building an innovation ecosystem to accelerate the intelligent upgrade of China's automotive industry. Gu Xiaoying, Partner and Senior Vice President of Gasgoo, stated that the "Co-Source, Co-Chain Innovation Technology Exhibition and Intelligentization Forum" aims to build an efficient, pragmatic platform for industry matchmaking. It promotes deep exchange and collaborative cooperation across the upstream and downstream supply chain to uncover new opportunities. "Co-Source" refers to the convergence of underlying technologies in the automotive industry and emerging fields, while "Co-Chain" aims to break industry barriers, integrate cross-domain resources, and achieve collaborative progress. Intelligentization Forum The forum session established a platform for deep knowledge sharing. Guests from diverse business backgrounds shared insights on key technology trends, product innovation, and application practices in the field of intelligentization. Ke Da, Director of Automotive Cockpit Solutions at Volcano Engine, centered his sharing on "making smart cockpits truly understand user
Apr 4, 2026 · via autonews.gasgoo.com
It used to take large teams and years to build a billion-dollar company. Now just one AI-savvy founder can scale it solo. Matthew Gallagher launched Medvi, a GLP-1 telehealth startup, out of his Los Angeles home in September 2024 with just $20,000, no employees, and more than a dozen artificial intelligence tools. Medvi posted $401 million in sales in its first full year, amassed 250,000 customers, and produced a 16.2% net profit margin, according to a Thursday (April 2) report in The New York Times. The company is now tracking toward $1.8 billion in 2026 revenue. For context, Hims and Hers reported $2.4 billion in revenue last year with 2,442 employees and a net profit margin of 5.5%. Gallagher is running nearly three times that margin at Medvi with a headcount of two, after bringing on his brother Elliot as the company’s only hire. The story backs a prediction long discussed in the tech space. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian in early 2024 that he and his tech CEO peers maintained a betting pool for the year the first one-person billion-dollar company would emerge, calling it something that “would have been unimaginable without AI and now will happen.” AI as Operating System According to the NYT, Gallagher used AI to write platform code, produce website copy, generate images and videos for ads, and handle customer service, while also building AI systems to monitor business performance in real time. Advertisement: Scroll to Continue We’d love to be your preferred source for news. Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks! The specific tools included ChatGPT, Claude and Grok for code and copy; Midjourney and Runway for ad creative; and ElevenLabs for voice-based customer communication, with
Apr 4, 2026 · via pymnts.com
(TestMiles) – Jaguar’s most controversial reset in decades is starting to make sense. After a year of headlines, criticism, and curiosity, the British automaker has finally put something tangible on the road. The Jaguar Type 00 is not just another electric vehicle. It is the first real proof point of what Jaguar plans to become. And after driving it at Jaguar’s engineering headquarters in Gaydon, England, one thing is clear. This is not a brand walking away from its past. It is a brand rediscovering it. A High-Risk Strategy Comes Into Focus The Jaguar Type 00 arrives at a critical moment for the company. Jaguar paused production, repositioned itself as an all-electric luxury brand, and launched a campaign that generated nearly a billion global views. That level of exposure brought attention, but it also brought skepticism. The core question was simple: could Jaguar reinvent itself without losing its identity? The Type 00 is the first real answer to that question, and it is a far more convincing one than many expected. Development Rooted in Jaguar’s History What makes the story more compelling is how Jaguar chose to develop the car. Rather than starting with a clean sheet and building forward, engineers began by looking backward. They revisited the cars that defined the brand, including the E-Type, the XJ, the XJ Coupe V12, the XJS, and the XK120. The goal was not nostalgia. It was understanding. What exactly made a Jaguar feel like a Jaguar? The answer came down to a balance that is surprisingly difficult to achieve. Performance and comfort work together, not competing. That principle now sits at the center of the Jaguar Type 00, and it defines the experience from the moment you start driving. Performance Numbers Tell Only Part of the Story On paper, the specifications are
Apr 4, 2026 · via wreg.com
While General Motors boasts more than a century of engineering triumph, modern factory miracles and earnest investment in electrification of its vehicles, it’s Tesla that commands the mindshare, share price and cultural imagination of customers and investors alike. The reason? Tesla didn’t just engineer a better automobile. It engineered a new market—and a new story. GM is a paragon of manufacturing, supply chain and product adaptation. It was arguably first to mass-produce affordable electrics in America (Chevy Volt, Bolt). Yet, GM’s EV market share lags far behind, its press remains “legacy” focused, and its share price gain over a decade is modest. Even as it promises autonomous futures and “connected vehicle platforms,” the market remains loyal to the story Tesla created: a world where cars are upgraded by code, where range anxiety is banished and where the status of the vehicle is secondary to its place in the technology ecosystem. The difference? GM invested primarily in what it produces; Tesla invested just as rigorously in how the market thinks. In a world of perpetual business turbulence, product innovation, operational excellence and even technical leadership are necessary, but insufficient, for sustainable market dominance. Senior leaders are learning (nay, have learned), often the hard way, that the old playbooks don’t work when every advantage is fleeting, every product can be quickly mimicked and the pace of change collapses differentiation at lightning speed. Technical moats in most markets are, at best, a temporary inconvenience for competitors. What separates winners from laggards today is the discipline I call “Market Engineering”: a term I developed to describe the systematic process of designing the categories you lead, setting the terms of market debate and continuously orchestrating the stories, messaging and thought leadership that shape what the world desires, or even expects. Market engineering is far more
Apr 3, 2026 · via chiefexecutive.net
Cars can now gain new features long after you buy them In early March, thousands of Volvo owners got cars with artificial intelligence-powered digital assistants powered by Google Gemini, capable of holding casual conversations with their owners. What’s unique about that, you might ask? People buy new cars with advanced technology features all the time. Yes. But these people didn’t buy new cars. They simply woke up to find new features in cars they’d owned for years. Volvo pushed out a software update, free to most owners, that applied to cars bought as far back as 2020. Owners went to bed with a car without an AI assistant and woke up to one. It’s part of a growing trend in new cars, though Volvo’s action is the most impressive we’ve seen. Many of today’s new cars maintain internet connections and can download software updates on their own. That allows automakers to fix some problems remotely and, increasingly, allows them to add new features to cars already sold. The first wave of updates is mostly digital Volvo’s over-the-air software update went to cars from model year 2021 and newer equipped with the company’s Android-based infotainment system. Among other things, it added the Gemini AI assistant, made frequently used apps easier to find and gave drivers of plug-in hybrids — which can operate like electric vehicles or gas-powered cars depending on the trip — more flexibility in drive modes. Most of those features run through the central touchscreen, which hints to how these downloads usually work. They often center on high-tech features. Updates can be functional. Subaru recently added a new hands-free highway driving system to thousands of relatively new Outback models that have already been sold. It works at up to 85 mph on many highways, though owners must keep their
Apr 3, 2026 · via ajc.com
Three Democratic senators have made a request to the President Donald Trump. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Chuck Schumer, and Elissa Slotkin called on Trump to stop Chinese automakers from undercutting American workers and putting national security at risk. They also called on the President to crack down on the manufacture, sale, or operation of these companies and their vehicles on the US soil. The Senators urged the Trump Administration to take action to prohibit Chinese vehicles manufactured or titled in Canada and Mexico from entering the United States and to work with our allies around the world to address the serious threat posed by Chinese vehicles. In the letter, the Senators outlined how Americaâs automakers, and the supply chains they support, are a vital component of our nationâs economic security. The auto industry is critical to the American manufacturing sector and supports an entire manufacturing ecosystem â including steel, semiconductors, and tires â with the industry amounting to approximately 3% to 5% of United States GDP, and 10.95 million jobs. Watch âUNFORGIVABLE MISTAKE!â: China BLASTS Trump After Deadly Attack On Iranâs Karaj Bridge | Watch Here's the full version of the letter. Dear Mr. President: We write to express our objection to the comments you made indicating that you would welcome Chinese automakers setting up shop in the United States. At the Detroit Economic Forum on January 13, you said âLet China come in.â Previous Administrations, including the First Trump Administration, have already made strides addressing the threat of Chinese autos. Allowing automakers headquartered in China, which operate with backing from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), to build and sell vehicles in the United States would have far-reaching consequences for our economic and national security. We urge you to stay the course and make it clear that Chinese auto manufacturers and
Apr 3, 2026 · via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Three Democratic senators have made a request to the President Donald Trump. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Chuck Schumer, and Elissa Slotkin called on Trump to stop Chinese automakers from undercutting American workers and putting national security at risk. They also called on the President to crack down on the manufacture, sale, or operation of these companies and their vehicles on the US soil. The Senators urged the Trump Administration to take action to prohibit Chinese vehicles manufactured or titled in Canada and Mexico from entering the United States and to work with our allies around the world to address the serious threat posed by Chinese vehicles. In the letter, the Senators outlined how America’s automakers, and the supply chains they support, are a vital component of our nation’s economic security. The auto industry is critical to the American manufacturing sector and supports an entire manufacturing ecosystem – including steel, semiconductors, and tires – with the industry amounting to approximately 3% to 5% of United States GDP, and 10.95 million jobs. Here's the full version of the letter. Dear Mr. President: We write to express our objection to the comments you made indicating that you would welcome Chinese automakers setting up shop in the United States. At the Detroit Economic Forum on January 13, you said “Let China come in.” Previous Administrations, including the First Trump Administration, have already made strides addressing the threat of Chinese autos. Allowing automakers headquartered in China, which operate with backing from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), to build and sell vehicles in the United States would have far-reaching consequences for our economic and national security. We urge you to stay the course and make it clear that Chinese auto manufacturers and their products present unprecedented dangers to our economic and national security, and their manufacture, sale,
Apr 3, 2026 · via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Orban Labs and Quu Inc., bringing visual content to broadcast radio in the connected car, have brought to market a strategic integration — just in time for the 2026 NAB Show. This sees the embedding of the Quu360 Visual Radio platform directly into the updated Orban OPTIMOD 5950 HD. This eliminates the need for external PCs and simplifies the broadcast chain. “Traditionally, radio stations have relied on separate systems for automation, metadata correction, visual messaging, and RDS encoding — often requiring dedicated Windows-based PCs in the airchain,” Quu notes. The embedded Quu360 option allows broadcasters to capture metadata directly from modern cloud automation systems via HLS streams; normalize and correct artist/title data in real time; insert synchronized visual messaging for advertising and promotions; and deliver formatted metadata directly to the built-in RDS encoder. External Quu360 PCs are not needed, Quu adds. “By integrating Quu360 directly into Orban’s industry-leading processor, we’re removing complexity from the broadcast chain while expanding what’s possible with visual radio,” said Joe Marshall, Vice President of Technical Success at Quu. “This is a major step forward in making synchronized metadata and advertising more scalable.” Orban President David Day added, “Orban has long been known for best-in-class audio processing as well as innovation to improve the broadcast experience. Partnering with Quu allows us to extend that philosophy into metadata and visual engagement—bringing everything into a single, powerful platform.” Quu embedding will be available as an extra-cost option on the OPTIMOD 5950 HD; availability is scheduled for Q2 2026.
Apr 3, 2026 · via rbr.com
Port Royal police release video of car break-in suspect
Caught on camera: Police ask for help after a series of break-ins
Caught on camera: Police ask for help after a series of break-ins
Caught on camera: Police ask for help after a series of break-ins
Police in Port Royal are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect connected to a series of vehicle break-ins.
According to the Port Royal Police Department, the incidents happened during the early morning hours of April 2 at the Vivo Apartments on Ribaut Road. Investigators say the suspect entered multiple unlocked vehicles in the area.
Authorities have now released surveillance video—slowed down for clarity—showing the individual believed to be responsible. At this time, the suspect has not been identified.
Police are urging anyone who recognizes the person in the video or has information about the case to contact the department or Beaufort County non-emergency dispatch.
Officials are also reminding residents to take simple precautions to prevent similar crimes, including locking car doors, removing valuables, avoiding leaving firearms or electronics inside vehicles, and reporting any suspicious activity.
Apr 3, 2026 · via wjcl.com
Automotive Telematics Market to Reach USD 20.67 Billion by 2032, Says Stratview Research The automotive telematics market refers to the global industry focused on integrating telecommunications and informatics technologies into vehicles to enable services such as navigation, remote diagnostics, safety features, vehicle tracking, and connected car solutions. The market was valued at USD 9.89 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 20.67 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 9.6% during the forecast period of 2025-2032. The most important growth driver is the increasing adoption of connected vehicle services, as automakers are integrating advanced digital features such as predictive maintenance, real-time connectivity, and over-the-air updates to enhance vehicle performance and user experience.Stratview Research, a global market research firm, has launched a report on the global market, which provides a comprehensive outlook of the global and regional industry forecast, current & emerging market trends, segment analysis, competitive landscape, & more. Request a free sample report: https://www.stratviewresearch.com/4077/automotive-telematics-market.html Market Statistics • Market size: USD 9.89 billion (2024) • Forecast value: USD 20.67 billion (2032) • CAGR: 9.6% • Forecast period: 2025-2032 • Base year: 2024 • Total number of segments: 10 • Tables & figures: 100+ • Country-Level Market Assessment: 20 Market Segmentation By Service Type • Emergency Calling • On-Road Assistance • Remote Diagnostics • Insurance Risk Assessment • Stolen Vehicle Assistance • Others By Service Type • Embedded • Integrated By Offering Type • Hardware • Software By Vehicle Type • Passenger Cars • Light Commercial Vehicles • Buses • Trucks By Connectivity Type • Satellite • Cellular • 4G/3G • 5G By Aftermarket-Vehicle Type • Passenger Cars • LCV • HCV By Fleet Management Services Type • Operation Management • Fleet Analytics and Reporting • Vehicle Maintenance and Diagnostics By EV & Hybrid Vehicle-Service Type • Emergency
Apr 3, 2026 · via openpr.com
Drivers risk being pushed off roads as Labour unveils 'better connected' transport shake-up The new strategy hopes to make trains more easily accessible and reduce reliance on vehicles Don't Miss Most Read Labour has unveiled a new transport strategy that aims to cut congestion by encouraging people to ditch their cars and use public transport instead. The plan, called the "Better Connected" strategy, sets out a wide-ranging overhaul of how people can travel across the UK. Ministers explained how the goal is to make transport "greener, safer and more affordable", but critics have warned the move is a clear push to reduce car use. The Department for Transport detailed how the strategy will give "millions of passengers" access to more reliable and affordable transport, while also handing more power to local leaders to design systems that work in their areas. At the centre of the plan is a major expansion of contactless travel. The Government said it wants to replicate systems already used in cities like London, Liverpool and Nottingham, where passengers can move between different types of transport using a single tap of their bank card. The Department for Transport said: "To reduce the amount of congestion on roads, public transport should be the cheapest and most convenient option for the majority of local trips." However, the Government stopped short of abandoning cars altogether. It added: "For journeys that need a car, electric vehicles play a role in reducing emissions and improving local air quality." A major part of the plan is making public transport simpler to use. Officials want to remove confusing ticket systems and modernise payments across trains, buses and trams. The new plans hope to push car sharing as a way to cut traffic and reduce congestion | GETTYThe newly nationalised Great British Railways will aim
Apr 3, 2026 · via gbnews.com
With geomatics, Renault Group maps the mobility of tomorrow Published on Article summary Behind a charging station, a driving simulation or an industrial decision, there is often a map. Or rather, millions of spatial data points, analyzed, cross-referenced and interpreted. This is the realm of geomatics, a still little-known discipline that is already central at Renault Group. From the deployment of Fast Charge stations to the measurement of road noise, this is an immersion into a science that turns data into concrete decisions… and mobility into a field of innovation. Key takeaways - Geomatics makes it possible to turn spatial (geolocated) data into concrete decisions. - It has been used at Renault Group for over 10 years. - It is applied in key areas such as electric mobility, engineering, marketing and simulation. - Concrete projects include Fast Charge, geomarketing, APACHE, driving simulation and the Road Slopes Calculator. - A strategic lever for smarter, more sustainable and connected mobility. Looking beyond the mapping of charging stations Imagine a map. Not the kind you check when heading off for the weekend. A living, evolving map, constantly fed by data from satellites, sensors, vehicles and even human behavior A map that doesn’t just show roads, but also uses, flows and opportunities. That’s what geomatics makes possible. « Geomatics is a combination of geography and computer science. It is a discipline that makes it possible to collect, process and analyze geolocated data in order to represent reality. » In other words: turning the real world into a digital twin. Every point becomes a piece of information. Every journey tells a story. Every data point helps inform decisions. At Renault Group, geomatics is a strategic tool that has been used for more than ten years to address very concrete challenges: where to install an electric
Apr 3, 2026 · via renaultgroup.com
Kia EV2: UK pricing and specs revealed Kia has just dropped full UK pricing and specs for the EV2, its smallest and most affordable electric car to date. It's a five-seat compact SUV, it does up to 281 miles on a charge, and it starts at £27,995 OTR, with the potential to come down further if the Government's Electric Car Grant is confirmed. Here's everything you need to know. The Kia EV2 is a compact electric SUV, a B-segment five-seater, sitting below the EV3 in Kia's growing electric family. It was officially unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show earlier this year, and it's been designed, engineered and built exclusively for Europe, rolling off the production line in Žilina, Slovakia. Think of it as Kia doing what Kia does well: packing a genuinely impressive amount of car into an accessible price point, without cutting corners on the bits you actually use every day. Two batteries, two different approaches Standard range (42.2kWh) Only available on the First Edition. This is the quicker of the two motors, pushing 144bhp and hitting 0-62mph in 8.7 seconds. It charges from 10-80% in just 29 minutes on a 150kW DC charger. Great if most of your driving is local and you want a bit more punch. Long range (61.0kWh) Available on Air, GT-Line and GT-Line S. Slightly less powerful at 133bhp, and a touch slower off the line at 9.5 seconds, but you get that headline 281-mile range. It charges from 10-80% in 30 minutes on DC, and a full top-up on an 11kW home charger takes around 7 hours 15 minutes, so it's basically an overnight job. All variants top out at 100mph and produce 250Nm of torque. The trim levels Air (£27,995) is the entry point, and it's genuinely well-equipped. You get 16-inch alloys,
Apr 3, 2026 · via drive-electric.co.uk