Programmable Web -- At last week's Ford Developer Conference, Ford announced that its new SYNC 3 platform would include an API open to the developer community. API access to the platform will allow developers to build apps that integrate with SYNC 3 enabled vehicles. SYNC 3 enabled vehicles include features such as…
Read more...
Epsilon Electronics has employed a new West Regional Sales Manager, Adrian Stoner. Adrian contains a degree in Business Administration and has been working in the sales and marketing field, in particular the 12-volt industry close to 18 years. He has a wide variety of experience in the consumer electronics sector…
Read more...
AutoMobility has developed an online tool for remote start retailers, enabling them to select make, model, and year of a vehicle in order to let them know the data bus manufacturer’s product compatibility, if an analog remote starter is required, T-harness availability, remote control and telematics compatibility for that specific…
Read more...
Boston Globe -- Waze, the smartphone app that maps out faster routes using traffic information submitted by its users, is now using City of Boston data on crashes to alert drivers to the most dangerous intersections. As part its campaign to eliminate fatal crashes, the city partnered with Waze to…
Read more...
Detroit News -- Two senators are pressing automakers to answer questions about cybersecurity issues in the wake of the industry’s first ever recalls for hacking risks. Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent expanded questions to 18 automakers asking for an update to the information on each “company’s…
Read more...