Fleet Management News Digest from GPS Trackit
…Featuring periodic updates on new fleet vehicles, fuels, laws, regulations, technology, PLUS some coolย stuff…
Hyundai Granted Patent to Block Texting While Driving
Hyundai Motor has been granted a texting patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to restrict text messaging while the car is in motion, reports Business Korea. The patent will allow Hyundai to implement technology that can automatically block specific functions such as text messaging…
Carmakers Tell Tech Partners to Keep Hands Off Our Data
SAN FRANCISCO/DETROIT (Reuters) — Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple and Google through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information about what drivers do in their cars…
New Convertibles Invite Drivers to Come Out and Play
CONVERTIBLE makers and fans might be forgiven for humming a few bars of โHere Comes the Sun.โ Sports car sales went as cold as the economy during the recession. But with Americans shopping for shiny toys again, carmakers are tempting them with perhaps the most frivolous plaything of all…
