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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Chrysler Portal Concept Connects With Occupants and Their World

Chrysler Portal Concept Connects With Occupants and Their World

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2017 -- Chrysler Portal concept carries more than 20 technologies to engage, inform and connect users User experience designed with bring your own device (BYOD) in mind, seamlessly connecting with mobile phones, cameras, tablets, laptops Facial recognition automatically tailors displays, options for ... Continue reading

FCA US Debuts Chrysler Portal Concept at CES 2017: Next-generation Family Transportation Designed by Millennials for Millennials

FCA US Debuts Chrysler Portal Concept at CES 2017: Next-generation Family Transportation Designed by Millennials for Millennials

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2017 -- Visit the Chrysler Portal concept microsite Forward-thinking interpretation of the "fifth generation" of family transportation focused toward the millennial generation Designed from the inside out, the interior offers the driver and passengers a "third space" – an open and serene atmosphere ... Continue reading

LeEco Showcases Next Generation Eco World Experience at CES 2017

LeEco Showcases Next Generation Eco World Experience at CES 2017

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2017 -- (North Hall Booth #3315) – LeEco™ announces two new connected smart bicycles, including a Road and Mountain version, to the company's North American product portfolio leading into CES® 2017 in Las Vegas. Attendees to CES can see the new bikes as well as the entire portfolio of products a ... Continue reading

Polaris Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Polaris Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call

MINNEAPOLIS—Polaris Industries Inc. announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2016 financial results on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, and will hold a webcast and conference call at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on the same day to discuss the results. The call will be hosted by Scott Wine, Chairman a ... Continue reading

West Central KY Gas Prices Increase

West Central KY Gas Prices Increase

https://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/519775/vcsPRAsset_519775_105650_6cedf1fd-d3b9-46aa-8c17-74c4c796a240_0.jpg West Central KY Gas Prices Increase West Central Kentucky gas prices increased six cents this week to $2.285 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. On the National Front The ... Continue reading

Edmunds Debuts New Site Design, Brand Identity

Edmunds Debuts New Site Design, Brand Identity

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2017 -- Edmunds, the leading car shopping and information platform, is all-new in the New Year, debuting a refreshed logo and a completely reinvented online experience. ... Continue reading

Augmented Reality Solution Group Maxst Unveils New AR Products at CES 2017

Augmented Reality Solution Group Maxst Unveils New AR Products at CES 2017

Loading media player... Augmented Reality Solution Group Maxst will unveil its new AR products at CES 2017. Maxst will demonstrate its AR smart glasses called Revelio. ... Continue reading

Esri Shares a Vision for the Connected Car at CES 2017

Esri Shares a Vision for the Connected Car at CES 2017

REDLANDS, Calif.—Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics technology, announced its participation at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Esri joins Microsoft's connected car showcase alongside IAV, NXP, Cubic Telecom, and Swiss Re. CES is a global consumer electronics trade show that draws more than 165,000 ... Continue reading

Global Automotive High Performance Tires Market Forecast 2017-2023 - Key Players are Bridgestone Group, Pirelli, Goodyear, Michelin, and Continental - Research and Markets

Global Automotive High Performance Tires Market Forecast 2017-2023 - Key Players are Bridgestone Group, Pirelli, Goodyear, Michelin, and Continental - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automotive High Performance Tires Market Forecast 2017-2023" report to their offering. The report classifies and defines the High Performance tire market size, in terms of value and units. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Collaborates With Google Assistant In Further Connecting Homes To Cars

Hyundai Collaborates With Google Assistant In Further Connecting Homes To Cars

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 3, 2017 -- In an integration highlighting the increasing connection between cars and the home, Hyundai is demonstrating compatibility with the company's Blue Link Agent for the Google Assistant. ... Continue reading

Irdeto and Tata Elxsi Partner to Provide Secure In-Car Display Systems for Automobiles

Irdeto and Tata Elxsi Partner to Provide Secure In-Car Display Systems for Automobiles

LAS VEGAS, January 3, 2017 -- Tata Elxsi and Irdeto Help OEMs Implement Secure In-Vehicle Displays; Secure In-Car Display System Showcase at CES 2017    Irdeto, the world leader in digital platform security, today announced a partnership with Tata Elxsi, a key global player in the automotive ecosystem, to provide aut ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America to Display Advanced Automotive Technologies at CES

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America to Display Advanced Automotive Technologies at CES

LAS VEGAS—Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc. announced today that the company will showcase several advanced automotive technologies at CES 2017 in Las Vegas from January 5 – 8, in North Hall, booth 7329. Exhibit Highlights Under the theme, “The future of the personalized vehicle,” the company will pr ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Electric Creates Infotainment Platform with LTE Advanced Connectivity and Driver Assistance Capabilities

Mitsubishi Electric Creates Infotainment Platform with LTE Advanced Connectivity and Driver Assistance Capabilities

LAS VEGAS—Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc. announces its new generation of FLEXConnect® In-Vehicle Infotainment systems. The FLEXConnect.AI system incorporates a multi-display Android user interface, LTE connectivity with over the air (OTA) update capability, and premium ADAS integration on one platform. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Electric to Display Advanced Mobile Mapping System at CES

Mitsubishi Electric to Display Advanced Mobile Mapping System at CES

LAS VEGAS—Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, along with Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., announced today that the company will display a future concept of the recently released new model of its Mitsubishi Mobile Mapping System, the MMS-G220, in North Hall, booth 7329 at CES 2017 in Las Vegas from January 5-8. The MMS-G220 ... Continue reading

Nationwide Class to be Notified about Settlement to Inspect and Replace Up to 1.5 Million Frames on certain Toyota Tacoma, Tundra and Sequoia Vehicles

Nationwide Class to be Notified about Settlement to Inspect and Replace Up to 1.5 Million Frames on certain Toyota Tacoma, Tundra and Sequoia Vehicles

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 3, 2017 -- On Tuesday, January 3, 2017, notice will start being sent to consumers about a settlement reached between Toyota Motor Sales and the owners of Toyota Tacoma vehicles, model years 2005 to 2010; Toyota Tundra vehicles, model years 2007 to 2008; and Toyota Sequoia vehicles, model years 2005 to ... Continue reading

OjO™ Smart E-Scooter With Zero Emissions Provides A Real Transportation Solution

OjO™ Smart E-Scooter With Zero Emissions Provides A Real Transportation Solution

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2017 -- OjO Commuter Scooter™, the ultimate two-wheel smart scooter from OjO Electric, will debut at CES® 2017 followed by a retail launch later in the month. ... Continue reading

PNI Sensor Corporation Delivers PlacePod™ Smart Parking Solution for Municipal and Private Parking Management

PNI Sensor Corporation Delivers PlacePod™ Smart Parking Solution for Municipal and Private Parking Management

LAS VEGAS—Consumer Electronics Show – PNI Sensor Corporation, the world’s foremost expert in precision location, motion tracking, and fusion of sensor systems into real-world applications, today announced the introduction of PlacePod™, a high-accuracy, IoT-enabled smart parking sensor. PlacePod is an in-ground ... Continue reading

Spartan Motors Completes Acquisition of Smeal Fire Apparatus

Spartan Motors Completes Acquisition of Smeal Fire Apparatus

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Jan. 3, 2017 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. ("Spartan" or the "Company"), a global leader in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing, and assembly, today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Spartan Motors USA, Inc., has completed the previously announced acquisition of Smeal Fire Apparatus Co ... Continue reading

ST PR: STMicroelectronics Advances Single-Chip Telematics/Connectivity Processors to Support Future Connected-Driving Services

ST PR: STMicroelectronics Advances Single-Chip Telematics/Connectivity Processors to Support Future Connected-Driving Services

IMAGE: available by request STMicroelectronics Advances Single-Chip Telematics/Connectivity Processors to Support Future Connected-Driving Services v ST's 'Telemaco' family combines telematics and connectivity functions in the same chip, delivering economical, scalable platform v Latest-generation chips pack in hardwar ... Continue reading

The GENIVI Alliance and Nevada Center for Advanced Mobility Partner for In-Vehicle Communication Pilot Project to Increase Awareness for Pedestrian Safety and Assist Traffic Flow in Las Vegas

The GENIVI Alliance and Nevada Center for Advanced Mobility Partner for In-Vehicle Communication Pilot Project to Increase Awareness for Pedestrian Safety and Assist Traffic Flow in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today at the GO-NV Transportation Summit, the GENIVI Alliance, an open, collaborative development community of automakers and their suppliers driving the broad adoption of open source in-vehicle software and open technology for the connected car, signed a cooperative ... Continue reading

Updates from Space: Continental and Inmarsat Cooperate for Holistic Vehicle Connectivity

Updates from Space: Continental and Inmarsat Cooperate for Holistic Vehicle Connectivity

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2017 -- Step by step the vehicle is becoming part of the Internet of Everything, interfacing with an ever expanding spectrum of vehicle manufacturer and commercial services while continuously increasing owner value with every passing year. ... Continue reading

Cars.com Announces Nominees for "Best of 2017" Awards

Cars.com Announces Nominees for "Best of 2017" Awards

CHICAGO, Jan. 3, 2017 -- Cars.com has announced nominees for its 2017 Best Of awards, the annual awards show the company hosts in Detroit during the North American International Auto Show. ... Continue reading

How Electric Vehicles will Change the World 2017-2037: The New End Game of Energy Independent Electric Vehicles (EIV) - Research and Markets

How Electric Vehicles will Change the World 2017-2037: The New End Game of Energy Independent Electric Vehicles (EIV) - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Electric Vehicles Change the World 2017-2037" report to their offering. For 20 years we have surveyed the whole electric vehicle scene land, water and air, hybrid and pure electric. ... Continue reading

Ford Will Invest $700 Million In Flat Rock Plant, Cancels Mexico Venture, Will Build More EV's Including F-150 Hybrid, Mustang Hybrid and Others +VIDEO

Ford Will Invest $700 Million In Flat Rock Plant, Cancels Mexico Venture, Will Build More EV's Including F-150 Hybrid, Mustang Hybrid and Others +VIDEO

Ford confirms seven of 13 new global electrified vehicles coming in the next five years, including F-150 Hybrid, Mustang Hybrid and Transit Custom plug-in hybrid Ford to launch fully electric SUV with an estimated range of at least 300 miles and two new electrified police vehicles The automaker is investing $700 millio ... Continue reading

Preview - Dodge Challenger GT Is World's First and Only All-wheel-drive American Muscle Coupe

Preview - Dodge Challenger GT Is World's First and Only All-wheel-drive American Muscle Coupe

AUBURN HILLS, MI - January 2, 2017: Designed and engineered for world-class precision, the new 2017 Dodge Challenger GT all-wheel drive (AWD) delivers the performance, power and all-weather capability to carve through some of the worst weather Mother Nature can dish out. From winding through twisty stretches of mountai ... Continue reading

CES 2017-Volkswagen To Show Interactive VW App Key To Personalized Digital Experience

CES 2017-Volkswagen To Show Interactive VW App Key To Personalized Digital Experience

Volkswagen is bringing a special APP to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (5th to 8th of January, 2017), with which show visitors can experience the future interactively – and is launching it in stores. It is now available for download in the App Store (iOS) and at Google Play (Android). Visitors can u ... Continue reading

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