THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
The upcoming Apple iOS update, due in the fall, will include a new "Do Not Disturb While Driving" feature. For the full story, click here. Video courtesy of KCAL9/CBS Los Angeles. Photo by Maurizio Pesce/Wikimedia Commons.
Apple is focusing on self-driving vehicle technology that Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook described as "a core technology" and the "mother of all AI projects" in an interview with Bloomberg Television.
The tech leader is allowed to test three Lexus RX 450h autonomous vehicles on public roads in California.
Geotab has released an Apple iOS compatible version of the MyGeotab app that makes it easier for fleets to manage productivity, safety and vehicle status, the telematics company announced.
New details have emerged about Apple's decision to drastically scale back its plans to develop an autonomous vehicle in a Bloomberg report that outlines the lack of upheaval in the tech giant's Project Titan business unit.
Apple has shuttered parts of its self-driving car initiative and laid off dozens of employees who were working on the initiative, the New York Times reports.
Ford is offering a software update for its SYNC connected-car system that will add Apple's Siri Eyes-Free to more than 5 million vehicles dating back to the 2011 model year.
Juniper Research also projects that consumer adoption of self-driving cars will take off in 2021.
BMW Group will introduce a mobile app that will help drivers anticipate traffic signal changes in cities to increase safety and save fuel by avoiding unnecessary acceleration, the automaker announced.
Apple will collect map data with a fleet of vehicles this month to improve Apple Maps, making it more competitive with Google.