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UBI could be just one element of an insurer’s customer offering

Paul — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 07:08:39 +0000

Just as telematics has evolved in the past decade or so, insurers will have to tear up their business models to compete in the connect car market.

That’s the opinion of Indro Mukerjee, CEO of the Watchstone Group, parent company of the telematics specialist Hubio, who says insurance providers must look beyond their business models focused only on UBI revenue streams.

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Fair weather cloud on the horizon for Toyota

Paul — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 06:40:03 +0000

It’s been a very long time – decades, in fact – since Microsoft has been a leading-edge company.

In recent years it’s always seemed to show up just after the crest of a technology’s popularity. Remember the Zune music player, its late-to-the-market Apple iPod wannabe? Better yet, don’t. It wasn’t exactly a smashing success.

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TU-Automotive Japan 2016

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Azure cloud computing

Plano

Texas

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Auto Mobility

Driverless commuting is the here-and-now says Volvo

Paul — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 05:01:28 +0000

Volvo’s autonomous mission is to make Level 4 a here-today reality without the need for huge infrastructure investment.

Talking to TU-Automotive Anders Eugensson, director governmental affairs with the Volvo, he said both Drive Me autonomous driving projects in Gothenburg and London seek to show that its cars, specially adapted Volvo XC90s, can cope with real-world challenges.

He said: “It’s very exciting to be part of this movement of autonomous vehicles which could totally change the way we transport ourselves in the future.

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Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS Japan 2016

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Are fleet managers ready to embrace UBI?

Paul — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:03:25 +0000

Many fleets use telematics to keep track of their vehicles but that technology is underutilised when buying insurance. Instead of using telematics to get a discount from UBI providers, fleet managers continue to rely on the same-old policies.

“Telematics aren’t used for the insurance side of things,” said Blair Currie, vice-president of business development at IMS. “They are used for the risk-management side.”

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Connected Car Insurance USA 2016

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Axinn

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Willis Towers Watson

Godfrey-Morrow Insurance

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Insurance & Legal

India plans route map for the connected car

Paul — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 06:39:14 +0000

Anyone visiting this year’s Auto Show in Delhi, wouldn’t have given a moment’s thought to suggestions that India is lagging behind when it comes to merging the two worlds of automotive and consumer electronics.

Amid those numerous selfies, striking spotlights and glamorous models, automakers gave us tantalising glimpses of the future of personal and commercial mobility, with connectivity taking the centre stage.

But, do these traditional motor shows reflect the real market scenario of connected cars in India?

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Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS Japan 2016

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Robot ‘delivery boys’ will shake up fleet logistics

Paul — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 05:19:45 +0000

Up until recently deliveries have tended to arrive at a single location – the buyer's home. However, a combination of shifting customer expectations, more sophisticated telematics and tracking technology is beginning to fundamentally change last mile deliveries, ushering in a new age where goods can be sent direct to the boot of your car and could even one day land in your garden.

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Connected Car Insurance USA 2016

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Robot Taxi tries to change the face of personal mobility in Japan

Paul — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 07:58:19 +0000

Q: What were the key areas of focus in the vehicles’ validation tests?

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TU-Automotive Japan 2016

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Auto Mobility

Save fleet customers from data overload by doing your homework

Paul — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 06:36:21 +0000

Fleet management service providers are often letting their customers drown in a sea of data that does little to solve logistics and operational problems.

That’s the opinion of Eitan Kirshenboim chief marketing officer at ERM Advanced Telematics who cites well documented cases that most fleet management initiatives have high failure rates or at least do not succeed to achieve their intended goals.

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Telematics Brazil & LATAM 2016

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ERM Advanced Telematics

Fleet management solutions

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Ensuring shiny-new technology is robust enough for the automotive world

Paul — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 05:26:23 +0000

A recent study has revealed 70% of UK motorists feel nervous about the prospect of the first wave of self-driving cars.

The data collected by car supermarket HPL Motors Research reveals that only 38% of men and 20% of women feel positive about the prospect of being a passenger in an autonomous vehicle.

Therefore, one of the future challenges of car safety testing organisation, The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) is to demonstrate that they are safer than in comparison to a driver-driven vehicle.

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Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS Japan 2016

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It’s a nightmare for ‘Suicide Seb’ at Mcity!

Paul — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:52:31 +0000

As far as vehicle transportation is concerned, the city of the future is here. Appropriately located not far from Detroit is Mcity, an outdoor testing facility for connected and automated driving features. It is the first resource of its kind in the world.

It’s a $10M (£7.1M), 32-acre site honeycombed by four-plus miles of roads, meant to simulate both urban and suburban driving environments. Those 32 acres are stuffed with a wealth of landscape features intended to test the widest variety of driving conditions and hazards in such areas.

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Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS Japan 2016

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University of Michigan

Michigan Department of Transportation