General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) OnStar Adds Car Tracking Service for $4/month
By Amy Gilroy General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) OnStar today announced a limited rollout of a car tracking optional service for $3.99 a month (plus standard OnStar fees) called Family Link. It lets you locate...
View ArticleGROM Launches Android Car Audio Solution
By Amy Gilroy GROM Audio’s car add-on USB adapter can now let you connect an Android phone to a factory radio so the phone serves as your media center. GROM’s USB2 adapter works with a new Android app...
View ArticleGeneral Motors (GM) Unveils Self-Driving Car
By William Damsky General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) Cadillac division announced it is road testing new Super Cruise technology that lets the car steer itself on the highway. Super Cruise is cruise control on...
View ArticleAftermarket Now in Talks for Siri-Like Car Radios
By Amy Gilroy Imagine Siri that’s robust enough to work well in the car. Nuance announced it now has such a product. It’s due to roll out in production vehicles this summer, and may be heading to the...
View ArticleSirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) and Auto Sales: TrueCar Forecasts Highest May...
By Demian Russian When Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) released its first quarter earnings results on May 1st, Sirius XM management raised the company’s full-year net new subscriber guidance by 200,000,...
View ArticleApple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) New Siri Steering Wheel Control Button
By Amy Gilroy Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference that Siri will be offered via a steering wheel control button by 9 leading car makers within the next 12 months. BMW,...
View ArticleBy 2040 We’ll Watch Movies While Driving
By Amy Gilroy What will happen to car electronics when the self-driving car becomes real, as expected within 10 years? General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) Cadillac now plans to produce semi-autonomous cars on a...
View ArticleSafety Telematics to Reach 75% of Autos in U.S. by 2017
By Amy Gilroy Safety & Security Telematics such as General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) OnStar and GPS tracking is now at a penetration of 30 percent of new U.S. cars, said ABI Research. By 2017, 75 percent...
View ArticleRBC Capital Markets Global Media Analyst David Bank Raises Price Target on...
By Demian Russian With a new research note issued on the heels of Sirius XM Radio’s (NASDAQ:SIRI) third quarter earnings results, RBC Capital Markets Global Media Analyst David Bank maintains his...
View ArticleSirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) and November Auto Sales: TrueCar Forecasts...
By Demian Russian With Sirius XM Radio’s (NASDAQ:SIRI) OEM activated satellite radio trials tied closely to its business model, investors are watching for continuing signs of recovery in the U.S. auto...
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