Tesla has started the rollout of its 2024 update, featuring Apple Watch integration, SiriusXM, and a whole lot more more.
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Mercedes-Benz has released their popular Mercedes-Benz App on Apple Watch – as many customers requested.
Volkswagen Group (VW) has teamed up with electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian, in a deal valued at $5.8 billion (£4.55 billion).
Blink Charging Co. has entered into a strategic partnership with ChargeHub, where Blink’s public EV chargers will be integrated into ChargeHub’s Passport roaming hub
Apple is bringing Share Item Location, a new iOS feature that helps users locate and recover misplaced items by easily and securely sharing the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory with third parties
Hyundai Mobis, a subsidiary of the Hyundai Motor Group, has selected BlackBerry QNX to power its next-generation digital cockpit platform.
BlackBerry is expanding its long-standing collaboration with Intel that will enable manufacturers to design, build and safety-certify their industrial systems and robotic applications for progression towards Industry 5.0.
Apple today unveiled M4 Pro and M4 Max, two new chips that — along with M4 — bring far more power-efficient performance and advanced capabilities to the Mac.
A federal jury in Delaware has awarded Apple $250, finding that Masimo's original smartwatch designs infringed on Apple's design patents.
ChargeLab and ChargeHub are teaming up to significantly enhance EV roaming capabilities across North America, providing seamless connectivity
Octopus Energy Group today launched ‘Project Mercury’, a new alliance to set global standards for the integration of clean tech with smart energy systems.
From this Thursday, 17 October, customers in the UK can officially pre-order the Ariya NISMO at their local Nissan dealer.
Apple's Sleep Apnea feature for Apple Watch has obtained official approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Apple today unveiled Apple Watch Series 10, featuring a refined design and bringing new capabilities to make it even more powerful, intelligent, and sophisticated.
Apple today unveiled Apple Watch Ultra 2 in a new black titanium finish, along with a new Titanium Milanese Loop band designed for water activities.
Octopus Energy’s electric vehicle (EV) charging platform has become Europe’s largest for consumers, as it rockets to nearly 850,000 connected chargers.
Octopus Electroverse users can now power up at ChargePlace Scotland’s nearly 2,900 chargers across Scotland.
BlackBerry has unveiled QNX Containers, expanding the QNX software portfolio to support operating system (OS) virtualization and containerization on QNX-based devices.
BlackBerry QNX has achieved compliance certification to the ISO 21434 standard for automotive cybersecurity.
SSE and TotalEnergies are teaming up to create a joint venture establishing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the UK and Ireland, under the brand Source.
The Scottish Government is to provide over £7 million across Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, The Highland Council, Moray Council and Dundee City Council to encourage greater private investment in the EV charging network.
Currently, driving a zero-emissions vehicle in London means a discount on the congestion zones around the city.
Volkswagen and EV start-up Rivian have entered a joint venture to create next-generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms to be used in both companies’ future EVs.
Osprey Charging is to build a new ultra-fast 16-charger hub in Paisley, which when completed, will be the largest public ultra-rapid charging hub in Scotland.
Owners of Electric vehicles (EV) may soon be able to swap their car batteries in as little as five minutes with new technology shortly to hit the UK.
Sainsbury’s has launched a new initiative to reward customers with Nectar points when they use its ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging service, Smart Charge.
Ionity is to expand its UK charging infrastructure and introduce more affordable pricing options. By the end of 2024, the company aims to increase the number of UK charging points it runs from 186 to 700.
ZTE has unveiled a new soundbar Set-Top Box (STB) powered by Android TV at BroadcastAsia 2024. The new soundbar STB will also deliver a Dolby Atmos immersive audio experience.
Octopus Energy is teaming up with Zopa Bank to launch a 'Buy Now Pay Later' scheme for solar panels and EV chargers.
Motability has launched Motability Go Charge, a payment solution which it is hoped will simplify public EV charging for customers on the Motability Scheme in the UK.
Apple and Île-de-France Mobilités today launched an easy, secure, and private way for customers to add a new Navigo card to Apple Wallet and purchase passes to ride transit in the Paris region.
XPENG Motors has showcased its cutting-edge advancements in AI technology and announced the full rollout of the XOS 5.1.0, Tianji, in-car OS
Uber is offering its drivers a £5,000 grant for a new electric vehicle, as well as additional grants of up to £17,000.
Volklec, who make batteries for electric vehicles has launched today. Based in Coventry in the West Midlands, with the vision of Powering Electrified Mobility
FLock.io and Morpheus are teaming up with the aim of advancing Web 3.0 AI creation platforms through incentivized collaboration.
Apple has rolled out watchOS 10.5, bringing a bunch of bug fixes and nothing more. WatchOS 10.5 is available for Apple Watch 4 and above.
In the United States. the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the Apple Watch in clinical trials dealing with atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heartbeat.
PodPoint has launched a new EV home charger - the Solo 3S with Solar integration, allowing users to charge their electric cars exclusively with excess solar power or with a mixture of solar and grid energy with new solar charging modes.
Back in January, BT Group's start-up and Digital incubation team Etc. powered up its first EV charging unit built from a street cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling.
Polestar and StoreDot have demonstrated a 10-minute EV charge with silicon-dominant battery cells in an electric vehicle, showcasing unprecedented charging speeds.
Electric vehicle (EV) chargers may be installed in lampposts across Edinburgh, in an effort to aid residents without driveways.
Apple is reportedly planning to end the production of FineWoven cases and watch bands. Apple launched its FineWoven iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands.
The UK Government is investing a further £70 million into electric vehicle charging, rolling out more ultra-fast EV chargers at 10 motorway service sites in England.
The UK Government are to ensure that EV owners in England, without driveways or dedicated parking spaces, can access a £350 chargepoint grant
BlackBerry and Max-Atlas have announced a three-year co-operative agreement, which will make BlackBerry Radar asset tracking and monitoring technologies available for installation during manufacture of Max-Atlas' range of products.
switch-off will also reduce the operators’ costs and significantly cut power consumption on their network.
BlackBerry has opened the new ‘BlackBerry loT Center of Excellence, Engineering and Innovation’ in Hyderabad, a world-class facility designed to advance mission-critical embedded software development for loT industries.
Vauxhall is teaming up with Tesco to provide new EV customers with one year’s free charging credit at stores across the country.
Octopus Energy has launched the UK's first vehicle-to-grid tariff, guaranteeing free charging for electric vehicle owners who sell the power from their cars' batteries back to the grid during peak hours.
L&T Technology in India have signed a a strategic partnership with BlackBerry to leverage the BlackBerry QNX suite of automotive software solutions and enable the development of innovative Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) for global OEMs.
The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has announced a £200m loan to support the development of AESC’s gigafactory in the North East of England.
From Jan. 18, Apple will again be banned from selling Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 devices in the US due to its ongoing patent infringement case with Masimo.
Apple is planning to remove its blood-oxygen feature from the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, to circumvent a US ban of the devices.
Public transport operator First Bus has announced a new EV charging partnership with the UK’s largest broadband network provider, Openreach.
Sainsbury’s has launched a new electric vehicle (EV) charging business in a bid to “provide an exciting new service” for shoppers, in tandem with the electrification of its own fleet.
BlackBerry has launched QNX Everywhere, a new initiative to address growing global demand for highly-skilled embedded systems' developers.
VicOne and BlackBerry are teaming up with the aim of strengthening the cybersecurity posture of the automotive ecosystem.
Mobility in Harmony (MIH) has selected the BlackBerry IVY platform to power its next generation Project X,
Stellantis has developed a "virtual cockpit" to create and test new versions of car controls and systems in a day instead of months.y using Amazon computing power and BlackBerry technology.
At CES 24 today, BlackBerry announced the launch of QNX Sound, an innovative development platform that decouples audio and acoustics software from the vehicle hardware
At CES 24 today, BlackBerry announced general availability of its new QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0.
BT Group's start-up and Digital incubation team Etc has powered up its first EV charging unit built from a street cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling.
Pebble, a new entrant to the electric RV market founded by veterans from Apple, Tesla, Cruise, and Volvo, announced at CES that its upcoming Pebble Flow RV will be the first on the market with semi-autonomous assists.
Intellias has partnered with BlackBerry, where Intellias will become a domain expert for integrating the BlackBerry IVY connected vehicle data platform.
Apple has started resuming sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the country.
Apple will be able to sell the latest Apple Watches after an import ban was temporarily stopped by a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday.
US president Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday opted not to veto a government tribunal's ruling to ban imports of Apple Watches.
Apple filed an emergency motion with a U.S. appeals court to pause a ban on importing and selling some of its Apple Watch models.
Apple has given us a first glimpse of the next generation of Apple CarPlay, with manufacturers like Porsche, Polestar and Aston Martin signing up to allow for full customisation of the car home screen and dials using the app.
Canada's final version of the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard was published this week, and it includes a sales ban on new cars that generate emissions from 2035.
ScotRail customers will have to pay to charge their electrical vehicles at Scottish stations from January 8, 2024.
Apple is planning to stop selling some versions of the Apple Watch in the United States as soon as this week to get ahead of what could be one of the most momentous patent disputes in years.
Apple has recommended all Apple Watch users to only use chargers made by Apple, or chargers that have completed Apple MFi certification and use the Made for Apple Watch badge.
Tesla is to issue software updates to more than 2 million vehicles due to problems associated with their autopilot technology.
Italy has launched its anti-piracy platform, Piracy Shield, which forces operators and providers to block content.
Manufacturers in both the UK and EU are urging the EU to adopt a proposal from the European Commission which would delay post-Brexit tariffs on EV and battery exports.
Nissan's Sunderland plant in the UK is to manufacture all-electric cars as it unveiled three new electric vehicle (EV) models, making the EV36Zero hub the UK’s largest hub for EVs.
Following on from the launch in October of Pod Point’s EV Exclusive tariff powered by EDF that gives new home charging customers access to one of the cheapest EV tariffs in the UK
Mercedes-Benz in the UK has extended their partnership with Pod Point, who operates the largest network of EV charging points in the UK.
In an open letter, the UK's CMA has warned about the potential risks of limited competition in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure sector, specifically along motorways.
British Gas has launched a new scheme, offering drivers the opportunity to benefit from a years’ worth of free electric vehicle charging.
Australian EV charging company Jolt has launched in the UK, initially providing a network of roadside EV charge stations in the London Borough of Barnet.
Almost ten years on from the collapse of Phones 4u, and after five years of litigation, a UK Court finds insufficient evidence to prove operators acted in collusion
The UK Government has announced new legislation to streamline and expedite the process of charging electric vehicles.
Polestar and StoreDot have showcased new fast charging technology that could charge an EV in a fraction of the time of current models.
Under EU state aid rules, the European Commission has granted Verkor €659m in funding to support its innovative project to develop lithium EV batteries.
Ericsson has launched a new software toolkit to strengthen 5G Standalone network capabilities and enable premium services with differentiated connectivity.
bp has signed a deal in which bp pulse, bp’s EV charging business, will acquire ultra-fast charging hardware units from Tesla for $100 million.
MPs have agreed on new regulations to ensure transparent pricing across electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, as well as ensuring contactless payment options are available.
At the Japan Mobility Show today, Nissan unveiled the Nissan Hyper Force, the resounding finale to its innovative series of five "hyper" concept vehicles.
TESLA’S plans to install a bank of electric car charging bays in Bradford have been approved.
Fastned has launched its new station finding app for Android Auto, following the Apple CarPlay app that was introduced earlier this year.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has opened a £250m electric vehicle test facility at its engineering centre in Coventry in a move which is creating 350 jobs.
Pod Point has teamed up with She’s Electric, joining them on a series of events where more women have the opportunity to really understand the world of EVs and why they should make the switch to electric cars.
You can sign up for the Pod Point EV Exclusive tariff from the 24th of October and will be eligible for the tariff if you ordered your Solo 3 home charger after the 18th of October.
ubitricity and UK Power Networks (UKPN) have signed an agreement to Add Flexibility to EV Charging by Shifting Demand Away from Peak Hours.
EE has announced a shift towards platform services, expanding its offering from selling traditional telecoms.
A new MegaWatt Charging System (MCS) is set to be available in the UK from Q1 2024, which will be pivotal to the adoption of EVs, especially electric HGVs (eHGVs).
Nokia has established a 6G Lab at its Global R&D center in Bangalore, India. The first-of-its-kind project aims to accelerate the development of fundamental technologies and innovative use cases underpinned by 6G technology
Mitsubishi Electric's new automotive in-cabin system, Mitsubishi Electric FLEXConnect, will be powered by BlackBerry IVY, an edge-to-cloud vehicle data platform.
Ubitricity is now operating more than 10,000 EV charge points across Europe. This milestone was reached during the takeover of nearly 1,500 AC fast charge points as part of ubitricity’s Dutch market entry.
Apple today unveiled Apple Watch Series 9, bringing new features and achieving a significant environmental milestone.
Apple today unveiled Apple Watch Ultra 2, bringing new features to Apple’s rugged smartwatch, and achieving a significant environmental milestone.
Electric vehicle leasing company Onto has fallen into administration, following a drop in EV residual value and failing to secure additional funding from its shareholders.
Cellhire and OV have signed a strategic partnership, eliminating excessive charges for roaming IoT devices by giving Cellhire’s clients and channel partners access to more than 600 direct roaming agreements globally, in a permanent roaming solution.
Foryou General Electronics has selected BlackBerry for its next generation digital cockpit which is currently being deployed in models from multiple automakers including Great Wall Motor.
A new report from Kaleido Intelligence, a connectivity market intelligence and consulting firm, has found that over 1.4 billion eSIMs (including eUICC and iUICC form factors) will be shipped in 2028
mimik Technology is collaborating with BlackBerry to bolster its secure and scalable platform that seeks to transform every vehicle feature into a function-as-a-service and address the burgeoning demands of automakers for Software Defined Vehicles
BT Group's start-up and Digital incubation team, Etc., will, over the next two years, conduct technical and commercial pilots to convert or upgrade its street cabinets for electric vehicle charging units.
National and global media, encompassing public and commercial TV, radio, and online-streaming broadcasters will utilise large voice and data bundles provided by Cellhire.
BlackBerry said today that according to TechInsights, a technology analysis and market research firm, BlackBerry QNX software is now embedded in over 235 million vehicles worldwide
Vodafone has launched 5G Standalone services to customers, calling it 5G Ultra, but only in select locations and on certain devices.
Vodafone and Three owner CK Hutchison have agreed to merge their UK operations in a deal that will create Britain’s biggest operator worth a reported £15bn.
With tvOS 17, FaceTime is coming to to Apple TV 4K, so users — for the first time ever — can enjoy the popular app on their TV for even more engaging conversations with family and friends.
Fastned has launched its new station finding app for Apple CarPlay, with the goal of making fast charging as convenient as possible.
Last month, Google TV launched a new live TV guide that brought over 800 free streaming channels, which the company is now launching on Android TVs.
BlackBerry has released an early access version of its QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0 for automakers and IoT systems developers
Google has released an architecture called “Composer for TV”, which allows developers to create apps on Google TV with less code and more intuitive tools.
BlackBerry has partnered with McLeod Software, a Transportation Management System (TMS) provider, delivering enterprise software solutions to the transportation and logistics industry.
The UK Government’s emergency alerts system is now operational despite problems on the Three network during its first test.
