Randy Frank reports on what’s needed to create safe and convenient in-car cell phone connectivity.

Fleetilla, the GPS tracking and fleet management software provider, has partnered with Online Tech to expand the availability and security of its services.

Industry leaders and automotive enthusiasts gathered for the start of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., which runs until January 24.

 

A preview at some of the telematics innovations coming in 2010

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Google released its much-anticipated Nexus One smartphone, marking the Internet search giant’s first foray into the retailing business. Google hopes the Nexus One will rival Apple’s iPhone and increase the availability of handsets using Google’s Android software.

China is warming up to telematics, promising a hot market ahead.

Ford, General Motors, Onstar, BMW, Toyota, Nokia, Mercedes-Benz, Alcatel Lucent, Panasonic, Visteon, Pandora, Garmin and others gather at Industry round table, January 6th 2010, Las Vegas, to strategize for connected vehicle

Software giant Google has unveiled a visual search application for smartphones called Google Goggles. When users with the new mobile application take a picture, Google launches a search for information associated with that image, whether it is a bottle of wine at a vineyard, the façade of a restaurant in Manhattan, or a street sign in the backwoods of West Virginia. Once the search is complete, users receive a list of links on their smartphones just as they would on their computer after a conventional Google word search.

Telematics Update picks the 10 technologies with the greatest potential impact for 2010.