Another International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in the books, and once again, 
Next-Gen ITS was a key contributor to the news of the week. One of the interesting aspects to this year’s CES was the fact that it was held the same week as the Detroit Auto Show, a key event on the automakers calendar. However, even with the overlap in event scheduling, automakers including Ford, GM, BMW, Mercedes and Toyota were all in attendance at CES, further amplifying the importance of the recent shift in consumer transportation technologies.
Some of the key ITS-related trends from CES this week included:
- The emergence of open APIs from automakers for crowdsourced app development,
- The continued rapid growth of in-vehicle connectivity/telematics systems,
- Deeper, enhanced integration of consumer devices with vehicle-based information systems,
- Continued proliferation of context-aware, geofencing-based applications,
- Continued integration of wireless providers with vehicle information systems,
- Continued migration to cloud-based vehicle networking, and
- Continued convergence of mobile software and application platforms.
The following provides a listing of some of the ITS-related news that surfaced at CES this week.
Smart Cars Talking to Each Other – New Applications Using Vehicle-to-X Technology
OnStar opening API to mobile app developers
QNX CAR 2 mobile apps platform
AT&T Plots a ‘SIRI’ for the Connected Car
Start Your Engines! Connected Cars at CES
‘Connected’ Vehicles Will Boost Road Safety
Ford talks up connected cars at CES
Mercedes-Benz’s Dr. Z Downplays Importance of Automated Driving
Mercedes-Benz Introduces Connected-Vehicles
My CES highlight: riding in a robot car
Turning to Tech on the Road
CES Turning into Big Tech Auto Show
M2M Shines at CES
LG supplies new infotainment units to GM; Features smartphone integration
Daimler and Google deepen strategic partnership
Viper Debuts SmartStart 3.0 for the Cloud-Connected Car
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