Connected Car News

  • Chicago blames car makers as thieves livestream thefts


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    Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a plan to help tackle soaring car thefts in the city: Sue the automakers. Thefts of Kia and Hyundai cars have surged across the country after social media users exposed security flaws, sparking what’s been term...

  • PBS 2023 Dealer Conference coming up Sept. 13-15


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    The PBS 2023 Dealer Conference is coming up this fall: the annual event will take place from Sept. 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Calgary, Alta., and is exclusive to dealerships working on the PBS v10 software. The goal of the event is ...

  • Rolls-Royce’s ‘Whispers’ app is now a chat room for the super rich


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    Launched in 2019, Rolls-Royce’s ‘Whispers’ app has evolved into a chatroom for the super-rich. When launched in 2019, Whispers was all about luxury lifestyle: concierge support, exclusive luxury goods previews, shopping and events. Initially cu...

  • SwRI investigates the efficiency impact of smart-technology-enabled vehicles


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    SwRI received a $3.2 million award from the DOE’s Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) initiative to study the energy impact of potential smart infrastructure solutions on overall traffic. The SwRI team evaluated the average energy consumpt...

  • Suspect arrested in theft of $10K in firefighting equipment from vehicles in Kamloops


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    One young person has been arrested after an estimated $10,000 worth of equipment for fighting wildfires was stolen in Kamloops, B.C., according to RCMP. A similar theft of wildfire gear was reported a day earlier in the same location. A youth w...

  • Volkswagen strikes direct supply deals for chips to avoid global shortage


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    Volkswagen has begun purchasing strategically important chips it believes will be in short supply globally directly from 10 manufacturers including NXP Semiconductors, Infineon Technologies and Renesas Electronics the carmaker said on Wednesday...

  • Gallery: 2024 Maserati MCXtrema


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    Associate EditorA New York transplant hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Emmet White has a passion for anything that goes: cars, bicycles, planes, and motorcycles. After learning to ride at 17, Emmet worked in the motorcycle industry before jo...

  • How digital identity protects connected cars


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    In this Help Net Security video, Eve Maler, CTO at ForgeRock, discusses how digital identity can help create a more secure connected car experience and what car manufacturers should consider regarding data privacy regulation.