BRIEF-Qualcomm, Ford Partner On C-V2x Global Initiative

Jan 9 (Reuters) – Qualcomm Technologies​: * QUALCOMM AND FORD COLLABORATE ON C-V2X GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE VEHICLE SAFETY, TRAFFIC EFFICIENCY AND SUPPORT FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING * SAYS CELLULAR VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING TECHNOLOGY PLANNED FOR FURTHER FIELD VALIDATIONS BEGINNING H1 2018 * SAYS QUALCOMM 9150 C-V2X CHIPSET IS EXPECTED TO BE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SECOND HALF OF 2018… Continue reading BRIEF-Qualcomm, Ford Partner On C-V2x Global Initiative

E-bikes and autonomous vehicles take over urban mobility

E-bikes and autonomous vehicles take over urban mobility Welcome to our weekly news highlights by Splyt, the place where you‘ll find the most relevant information about the urban mobility scene. Follow us for updated news, we post every Tuesday! Here is what happened last week: E-bikes — add them to your fleet, or stay behind As the bikesharing industry and… Continue reading E-bikes and autonomous vehicles take over urban mobility

The future of Ford: Connecting cars, bikes, stoplights

CLOSE A mobile wifi hot spot for the car at just $15 monthly and a new neighborhood app that ties together all the security cameras top Jefferson Graham’s list of even more cool gadgets on display from the Consumer Electronics Show. USA TODAY Buy Photo Ford CEO Jim Hackett, keynote speaker on Tuesday, Jan. 9,… Continue reading The future of Ford: Connecting cars, bikes, stoplights

Qualcomm and Ford Collaborate on C-V2X Global Initiative to Improve Vehicle Safety, Traffic Efficiency and Support for Autonomous Driving

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), are accelerating the development of connected cars with the extension of their long-standing relationship into the development of advanced connectivity systems for Ford vehicles and upcoming Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology testing. C-V2X is… Continue reading Qualcomm and Ford Collaborate on C-V2X Global Initiative to Improve Vehicle Safety, Traffic Efficiency and Support for Autonomous Driving

Why We’re Working with Autonomic to Create a Platform That Can Power Future Cities

Why We’re Working with Autonomic to Create a Platform That Can Power Future Cities By Rich Strader, Ford Vice President, Mobility Product Solutions, and Sunny Madra, Autonomic CEO As we adapt our cities for the next 100 years, it’s important and thrilling to remind ourselves that this is a rare moment in technology where an innovation… Continue reading Why We’re Working with Autonomic to Create a Platform That Can Power Future Cities

Why We’re Working with Qualcomm to Ensure Everything in Cities Speaks the Same Language

Why We’re Working with Qualcomm to Ensure Everything in Cities Speaks the Same Language By Don Butler, Ford Executive Director, Connected Vehicle and Services Ever since Samuel Morse tapped out his first telegraph message in 1838, inventors have been drawn to the concept of connectivity. The discovery of radio waves, the telephone and, of course, the internet… Continue reading Why We’re Working with Qualcomm to Ensure Everything in Cities Speaks the Same Language

Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business

Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business By Jim Farley, Ford Executive Vice President and President, Global Markets With the transformative potential of self-driving technology on the horizon, there are many ways we can change how our cities work for the better. To that end, we are working to verify that the technology… Continue reading Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business

Why Teaming with Postmates Will Help Ford Expand On-Demand Delivery to Everyone

Why Teaming with Postmates Will Help Ford Expand On-Demand Delivery to Everyone By Sherif Marakby, Ford Vice President, Autonomous Vehicles and Electrification Location, location, location! For decades, businesses have operated on the mantra that to succeed, they must find the perfect spot, but in a rapidly changing mobility landscape, is that still true? What if businesses — small,… Continue reading Why Teaming with Postmates Will Help Ford Expand On-Demand Delivery to Everyone

Ford plans to develop a connected car open-source platform

If there’s a common theme in Ford Motor Company’s approach to the future of transportation, it’s that there needs to be some rules. Perhaps it’s that it was caught flat-footed when numerous other automakers were investing in self-driving technology or partnering up with Silicon Valley tech companies left and right. Today, Ford thinks it’s on… Continue reading Ford plans to develop a connected car open-source platform

Ford taps Qualcomm to ensure cars can talk to everything else

Ford and chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership at CES 2018 on Tuesday to work together on cellular vehicle-to-everything (C2VX) tech, designed to validate and ensure a smooth rollout for the connective communication tech that’s going to help cars connect up to things like smart traffic lights, street signs, bikes, roads and more. Cellular connectivity is… Continue reading Ford taps Qualcomm to ensure cars can talk to everything else