Fleet management system gives fleet operators overview of the entire vehicle fleet that is manufacturer-independent

Continental has acquired Kathrein Automotive GmbH after antitrust authorities officially approved the transaction. Incorporating the automotive division of the antennae and satellite technology manufacturer Kathrein will give Continental an important key segment to add to its wealth of expertise.

The newly acquired development expertise will consolidate the company’s position on the growing vehicle antenna market and jointly work towards driving innovation

Indian automotive market is slated to become the third largest automotive market in the world after China and the US with a big portion of the growth coming from the A and B segments.

LG Electronics (LG) is partnering with HERE Technologies (HERE), a global provider of digital mapping and location services, to offer a next-generation telematics solution for autonomous vehicles. The solution combines LG's advanced telematics technology with high-precision map data and location services powered by the HERE Open Location Platform. Through their planned collaboration, the companies aim to support automakers globally with a robust and secure data communications hub for highly automated and fully autonomous cars.

Continental’s new heads-up display with digital micromirror device (DMD) will be going for production for the first time by automotive manufacturer Lincoln Motor Company, a division of Ford Motor Company. The DMD technology in the heads-up display will allow drivers to communicate better with their vehicles in the future.

WABCO India is a leading manufacturer of conventional and advanced braking systems with several manufacturing units, a testing facility in Chennai and a technology centre that is constantly involved in researching and developing intelligent systems for commercial vehicles.

Trak N Tell, a Gurgaon-based IoT startup that provides sophisticated vehicle telematics solutions, announced the launch of the Trakpod as a supplement to Trak N Tell’s Intelli7+, which is a GPS product that allows vehicle tracking, remote engine immobilisation as well as monitoring of engine health.

India is one of the most potential markets for telematics solutions globally. Over the last four years, the country registered increased deployment of telematics solutions especially in commercial vehicle segment. Key application areas of the market include- cold chain, courier, pharma, retail and others. Presently, cold chain sector accounted for highest market share, followed by courier and others. Cold storage freight trailers are deploying telematics solutions to gather time-series data of the temperature inside the cargo container.