The automotive sector is experiencing an unprecedented expansion of connected services—from basic in-car telephony to advanced infotainment, HD navigation, massive over-the-air (OTA) updates, and soon V2X services. Yet behind this technological acceleration lies a major constraint: the industry’s dependence on…
How Tesla is becoming an IoT powerhouse
Amid declining traditional car revenues, Tesla this week signalled a dramatic transformation: from an electric vehicle manufacturer to a networked ecosystem of autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, energy assets, and AI-driven services. The company’s Q4 2025 earnings call provided a front-row…
Why radar will enable tomorrow’s driverless passenger vehicles
In the future, driverless vehicles, buses and cars will glide through city streets, paving the way for healthier, less congested cities, but to arrive there requires a change in thinking about the sensors used to pilot truly self-driving vehicles. Today,…
Vicor technology enables Betterfrost to defrost glass in record time
Traditional approaches to defrosting icy windshields channel ample waste heat generated by internal combustion engines to the windshield. This inefficiently distributes heat unevenly across the windshield surface. Electric Vehicles (EVs), in particular, need to re-think their approach to de-icing measures…
Can NVIDIA’s Alpamayo teach cars to reason?
What is reasoning? For many, it’s a word redolent of cryptic picture puzzles and fiendish maths tests designed to get you into grammar school. Until recently, machines weren’t expected to reason at all—they simply followed instructions. Now that’s beginning to…
Anritsu delivers comprehensive automotive ethernet test solution
Anritsu Company announces a comprehensive automotive Ethernet test solution that delivers precise Media Dependent Interface (MDI) return loss and mode conversion measurements for validating 100BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-T1 compliance. By using the Anritsu ShockLine MS46524B vector network analyser (VNA) with the…
Quectel launches first 5G-Advanced automotive module as car connectivity demands rise
Quectel Wireless Solutions has unveiled what it says is the world’s first automotive-grade cellular module built to the 5G-Advanced standard, marking an early move by suppliers to prepare vehicles for the next phase of mobile connectivity. The Chinese IoT module…
Goodix pushes ahead in digital car keys with Bluetooth 6.1 automotive chip
China-based Goodix Technology has unveiled a next-generation automotive-grade Bluetooth LE system-on-chip as the industry moves towards hands-free digital car keys and more precise in-vehicle wireless connectivity. The Shanghai-listed company said its GR5410 chip is among the first to be developed…
Waymo defends cautious response to San Francisco blackout while pledging fleet-wide updates
A widespread power outage that plunged nearly one-third of San Francisco into darkness earlier this month has become an unexpected stress test for the city’s rapidly expanding robotaxi industry, raising questions about how autonomous fleets cope when urban infrastructure fails…
Verizon Business powers Kodiak AI’s push Into driverless trucking
Verizon Business has struck a commercial agreement with Kodiak AI to provide connectivity and internet of things services for the autonomous trucking company’s driverless operations, as telecoms groups seek a larger role in data-heavy industrial applications. The deal will see…
