automotive

UK’s Wayve Accelerates Development of Autonomous Vehicles With $200M Raise
UK’s Wayve Accelerates Development of Autonomous Vehicles With $200M Raise
January 18, 2022  |  Investments

London-based autonomous vehicle startup Wayve on Tuesday (Jan. 18) announced that it has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round backed by a group of...

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Software Updates Extend Automakers’ Relationships With Owners of Connected Cars
Software Updates Extend Automakers’ Relationships With Owners of Connected Cars
January 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Recently released software updates available for connected cars provide examples of what vehicle owners can expect going forward as cars become software platforms and automakers...

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Apple Digital Car Keys Coming to Hyundai, Genesis Models this Summer
Apple Digital Car Keys Coming to Hyundai, Genesis Models this Summer
January 17, 2022  |  Apple

Apple’s digital car key technology that opens and starts vehicles with a device app is coming to Hyundai and Genesis this summer and could be...

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What Chip Shortage? Luxury Car Brands Had a Great 2021
What Chip Shortage? Luxury Car Brands Had a Great 2021
January 17, 2022  |  Supply Chain

Although sales of mainstream vehicles suffered last year amid supply-chain disruptions, some carmakers had a pretty good 2021. As The Wall Street Journal reported Monday...

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Parking Payments Go Digital and Do More Than Just Feed the Meter
Parking Payments Go Digital and Do More Than Just Feed the Meter
January 17, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Parking and parking payments have always been filled with friction. Stopping to pay a parking attendant in gated parking lot, finding payment for a meter...

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Ford-Stripe Partnership Aims to Transform Cars Into Tokenized Wallets
Ford-Stripe Partnership Aims to Transform Cars Into Tokenized Wallets
January 17, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Even before the pandemic, mobility loomed large as a key pillar of the connected economy. Now, as consumers embrace buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS),...

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US Factory Production Drops as Auto Industry Struggles
US Factory Production Drops as Auto Industry Struggles
January 14, 2022  |  Economy

Production at American factories saw a surprise drop at the end of 2021, helped along by a decline in motor vehicle manufacturing, which was itself...

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Fitment Data, Subject Matter Experts and Rich Content Reduce Product Returns
Fitment Data, Subject Matter Experts and Rich Content Reduce Product Returns
January 14, 2022  |  eCommerce

Selling parts and accessories for cars is a complex task. To select the right products, you may need to know as many as 60 attributes...

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Cocoon Teams with EML’s Nuapay to Drive Digital Payments for Car Dealers
Cocoon Teams with EML’s Nuapay to Drive Digital Payments for Car Dealers
January 13, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Payments platform Cocoon is partnering with EML’s opening banking product suite solution Nuapay to drive digital payments at car dealerships and save on processing fess...

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