General Motors has made its OnStar Guardian software available for non-GM vehicles. OnStar Guardian is the company’s mobile app, designed to improve safety. For example, OnStar Guarding uses smartphone sensors to detect a crash and alert an Emergency-Certified OnStar Advisor4.…
Tesla appears to be testing a car with lidar sensors, a technology used to help automakers develop self-driving vehicles. Elon Musk famously said “lidar is a fool’s errand,” at Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” in April 2019. “Anyone relying on lidar is…
General Motors CEO Mary Barra is has expressed her desire to have personal autonomous vehicles by 2030. Autonomous and self-driving vehicles are the next major evolution of the automotive industry. Early studies have shown autonomous vehicles can significantly reduce accidents…
Ford has taken a major step toward moving its electric vehicle (EV) battery production in-house, with the announcement of Ford Ion Park. Ford Ion Park is the company’s facility dedicated to pioneering various methods of battery production. The project will…
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has weighed in on the global semiconductor shortage, and it’s not good news for those wanting a quick fix. The semiconductor industry is experiencing a massive shortage amid skyrocketing demand. Automakers have been forced to shut…
Verizon’s Look Forward report has a number of important insights, including the growing importance of streaming TV and mobile gaming. The global pandemic has led to a digital transformation across multiple industries, cramming into a single year what would have…
Apple Maps has been updated to display COVID-19 vaccination locations, making it that much easier to set up an appointment. As the US rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, one of the biggest challenges is finding a location and setting up an…
Volvo has become the latest company to embrace an all-electric lineup, promising to achieve that goal by 2030. One company after another has committed to phasing out internal combustion engines. Subaru has committed to an all-electric lineup by the mid-2030s, Bentley by 2030, GM by 2035…
Google has made changes to its search algorithm to improve image search results by cutting down on duplicates. Virtually every internet user is familiar with searching for a specific picture, only to have to scroll through 167 copies of the…
Microsoft and SAP are partnering to integrate Teams across SAP’s suite of solutions, with the goal of streamlining customers’ cloud transitions. Microsoft Teams and Slack are the two dominant corporate messaging platforms on the market. Salesforce recently inked a deal…
