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Hackers Can Access The Nissan Leaf Via Insecure APIs

Hackers Can Access The Nissan Leaf Via Insecure APIs
2/25/2016, Computer World -- Two security researchers have demonstrated security vulnerabilities in the Nissan Leaf electric car by using mobile management APIs supplied by the car manufacturer. The unsecured APIs allow anyone who knows the VIN of a car to access non-critical features such as climate control and battery charge management…
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Disruptive Trends That WillTransform The Auto Industry

Disruptive Trends That WillTransform The Auto Industry
2/24/2016  Technology-driven trends will revolutionize how industry players respond to changing consumer behavior, develop partnerships, and drive transformational change. McKinsey -- Today’s economies are dramatically changing, triggered by development in emerging markets, the accelerated rise of new technologies, sustainability policies, and changing consumer preferences around ownership. Digitization, increasing automation, and…
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Carmakers Targeting Tech Buyers Want To Be Like Apple

Carmakers Targeting Tech Buyers Want To Be Like Apple
2/24/2016, Chicago Tribune -- Carmakers are becoming a familiar sight at tech shows, where they're rolling out new models to woo a generation of consumers who question the need for a car that only gets them from A to B. At this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ford unveiled a…
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SiriusXM Fights to Dominate the Dashboard of the Connected Car

SiriusXM Fights to Dominate the Dashboard of the Connected Car
2/22/2016, NY Times -- On the 36th floor of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper, the actors Ice Cube and Kevin Hart joshed with fans inside a glass-walled radio studio one afternoon last month. They were in the broadcast headquarters of SiriusXM, and across the lobby, near Howard Stern’s dedicated wing, Brooke Shields…
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Self-Driving Cars To Rely On V2V Technology First

Self-Driving Cars To Rely On V2V Technology First
2/22/2016, CRN -- The future of autonomous, self-driving vehicles may lie in the technology of vehicle-to-vehicle communications, according to one expert. National Highway Traffic Safety Association administrator Mark Rosekind spoke at MIT on the realities of self-reliant vehicles, and said the ability for vehicles to communicate with one another in an…
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