Have you ever wished that your key fob could do more than lock and unlock doors, and chirp your horn? If so, you’ll be interested in some great tech that QNX Software Systems has developed in partnership...
QNX at CES: a key fob on steroids
Showing posts with label Andy Gryc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andy Gryc. Show all posts
The QNX sound machine at CES
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of attending the Consumer Electronics Show, you’ll know that it’s a crowded place full of lights and noise. In the automotive North Hall, much of the cacophony comes from...
Cyber security and connected cars
What does cyber security mean, what does it affect, why is it becoming critical, and what can you do about it? Those were some of the questions I addressed in a recent webcast on automotive cyber security,...
What's the word on HTML5?
Ten videos on HTML5 in the car. Actually, there are only nine — but I'm getting ahead of myself.Paul LerouxHas it been two years already? In November 2011, a group of my QNX colleagues, including Andy...
What happens when autonomous becomes ubiquitous?
Seventeen ways in which the self-driving car will transform how we live.Let’s speculate that at least 25% of cars on the road are autonomous — and that those cars are sufficiently advanced to operate...
QNX and the W3C: setting a new standard
For almost two years, you’ve heard us talk about HTML5 in the car, particularly as it applies to the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment. And now, we're taking the next step: working with the entire automotive...
Report from Barcelona: first meeting of the W3C automotive business group
Last week, I had the privilege of attending the first face-to-face meeting of the W3C automotive business group and the honor of being nominated group co-chair. (The other co-chair is Adam Abramski,...
Fortune Profiles QNX Software Systems
In the latest issue of Fortune magazine, Kurt Wagner takes a look at the history of QNX and specifically highlights our leadership in the automotive industry. In the article, Kurt mentions the automotive...
Creating HTML5 apps for the car
Adding a downloadable app capability to the car isn't just a matter of bolting consumer-grade technology onto an automotive hardware platform, dusting your hands, and calling it a day.Apps should be...
Our best CES yet
Anecdotes and observations from the QNX booth at 2013 CESAs a wrap-up to last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, I would love to regale you with all the cool technologies and nifty gadgets that I saw....
Top 8 questions for squeezing high-end tech into low-end infotainment
A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a webinar that addressed the question, “Is it possible to build an infotainment system that meets today's customer demands with yesterday's price tag?” The webinar explored...
Open source software in auto: a time that’s come (and gone)?
As mentioned in my previous post, Paul Hansen of the Hansen Report held an OEM panel at SAE Convergence. The panel was international in scope, with North America, Europe, and Japan equally represented...
Can I get a roadmap? Amen!
I attended SAE Convergence last week, and I've got a couple observations that I'll be blogging about. Here’s the first.The PanelOn the second day of the show, I attended a very informative OEM panel...
In-car infotainment and the art of doing more with less
Granted, the title for this blog post doesn't have the pizazz of, say, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." (Are you old enough to even remember that book?) But it does capture the gist of a...
MirrorLink misunderstood: 8 myths that need busting
If you're new to MirrorLink, it's a technology that bridges the mobile phone and the car. It allows specially written apps running on the phone to be displayed on the car's head unit, where the user...
The hidden cost of ethanol
Because of the drought plaguing the mid-west, about 2.2 billion less bushels of corn will be produced this year. That correspondingly means a huge hike in corn prices, from $6/bushel in May to a record...
Am I crazy for talking to my car?
Earlier this afternoon, I participated in a connected car panel at SpeechTEK 2012, hosted by our friend Mazin Gilbert from AT&T. The other panelists included Greg Bielby of VoltDelta, Thomas Schalk...
For safety’s sake, why don’t cars just disable phones?
With all the focus on driver distraction, this is a question that I get asked occasionally. It’s a simple question, with a less than simple answer.Using technology to control inappropriate phone use...
Report from CTIA Wireless: Apps in the Car
You wouldn’t think that CTIA Wireless, a mobile show, would be a good venue for a car guy. But automotive journalist Doug Newcomb put together a set of panels that managed to attract everyone from the...
Rockin' the phone at BlackBerry World
I'm at BlackBerry World 2012 (as you already know if you're following my tweets), and it really is amazing. In his keynote, RIM's CEO Thorsten Heins provided stats on how the average BlackBerry user...
