With rising disposable incomes and the growing demographic of people using vehicles in India, OEMs need to consider several factors to ensure complete safety and comfort.

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.

Denso, one of the world’s largest automotive technology, systems and components suppliers, has acquired US-based InfiniteKey Inc, along with several key patents and R&D resources. InfiniteKey was acquired by Denso International America, Denso’s North American regional headquarters, and is now a satellite office. The transaction was completed in October 2017 but the terms were not disclosed.

The Modular Telematics Platform (MTP) from STMicroelectronics provides an open development environment for prototyping advanced smart driving applications, including vehicle connectivity to back-end servers, road infrastructure, and other vehicles.

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL), announced that its bestselling premium sedan Honda City has sold seven lakh units since its first introduction in the country in 1998. The car is clearly enjoying tremendous brand loyalty as India is its largest and most important market, currently accounting for over 25 per cent of the car’s worldwide sales.

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.

Pricol Limited, a leading manufacturer of automotive components and solutions provider for the global automotive market, today announced an exclusive agreement with Wenzhou Huirun Electrical Machinery Co Ltd for technical collaboration and, supply and production of fuel pump and fuel pump modules in India.

Five Toyota Motor Corp plants in the US would get a production boost with the help of a $374 million investment.

With the VoicR application, the technology company Continental creates a new software to enhance communication especially for drivers and fleets. Users record short voice messages and send them to persons nearby or to users all over the world.