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BMW integrates vehicle navigation and driver assistance in a single 3D view

Posted by Gary Mason | Sep 23, 2026 | Autonomy, Data, Interiors, User Experience

Starting in October, vehicles equipped with BMW Maps with Driver Assistance and BMW Operating System X will feature a new 3D display using navigation data from partner Mapbox, combining route guidance, vehicle surroundings, and ADAS information into a single 3D view on a central display.

Software République unveils new approach to territorial intelligence serving public action

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jun 12, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Business Development, Data, Infrastructure, Mobility Services, Sensors

Five years after its creation, the collective and its members—Atos, Dassault Systèmes, JCDecaux, Renault Group, STMicroelectronics, and Thales—present the CleveR Insights solution to provide local authorities with a detailed understanding of their territory to improve residents’ quality of life.

Qualcomm to power Trackhouse Racing NASCAR team with AI in San Diego

Posted by Gary Mason | Jun 3, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Data, Motorsports

The chipmaker’s Dragonwing AI on-prem appliance will provide the team with insights into real-time data, enabling faster and more strategic in-race decision-making. The technology will analyze and distribute complex data and radio communications to engineers at the track and the team’s NC shop.

REE partners to deliver better fleet management and healthcare

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 20, 2025 | Commercial Vehicles, Data, Electrification, Vehicles

This month the maker of software-defined by-wire electric trucks announced collaborations with Geotab focuses on advanced data analytics for better fleet management solutions and with Mission Mobile Medical to expand its mobile healthcare fleet for patients with limited healthcare access.

Cirata CTO on managing the automotive data explosion

Posted by Futurride Contributor | Feb 3, 2025 | Analysis, Connectivity, Data

With billions in potential service revenue at stake, Paul Scott-Murphy writes for Futurride that the automotive OEMs and partners that effectively manage the migration, use, and security of data will quickly elevate themselves above the competition.

Bluewhite to bolster New Holland autonomous capabilities for specialty crop operations

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jun 25, 2024 | Autonomy, Data, Off-Highway, Startups, User Experience

Building on CNH’s acquisitions of Raven, Augmenta, and Hemisphere that are driving New Holland’s autonomy offerings for row-crop and broad-acre farmers, Bluewhite’s technology will help specialty-crop customers address immediate challenges such as labor shortages and rising operational costs.

ZF expands Microsoft collaboration for cloud

Posted by James Rudolph | Nov 17, 2021 | Data, Infrastructure, Software, Technology

The automotive supplier will create a data and integration platform called the ZF Cloud for its industrial and operational production and business processes on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

APCOA opens parking facilities to create more sustainable urban life

Posted by Gary Mason | Feb 22, 2021 | Connectivity, Data, Infrastructure, News

The new APCOA Urban Hubs brand was launched to provide physical and digital infrastructure for future connected mobility services.

Here Technologies harnesses location data for better user experiences

Posted by Gary Mason | Jan 28, 2021 | Augmented Reality, Connectivity, Data, Software, Technology

At CES 2021, the company introduced new products for EV routing and 3D city models and a new partnership with Leia and Continental for automotive navigation 3D visualization.