RealVNC, QNX team up for mobile-to-vehicle connectivity

Paul Leroux

This just in: QNX and RealVNC have announced that they are collaborating to bring RealVNC’s implementation of the MirrorLink smartphone-to-vehicle connectivity standard to the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment.

With RealVNC’s MirrorLink-certified SDK integrated in the QNX CAR Platform, QNX can offer a variety of connectivity features for integrating cars and smartphones through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB.

“We are delighted to work with QNX on integrating VNC Automotive into the QNX CAR Platform... many tier 1 and auto OEM customers are already using the proven combination of RealVNC and QNX technologies in production programs,” said Tom Blackie, VP Mobile RealVNC.

Read the full press on the QNX website.

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Netherlands October 2013

Is it just me, or the BMW i3 suits really well in the in dutch landscape?

Volvo Shoots for the Moon

With close of 1.000 units sold in October, the V60 Plug-In keeps on improving its performance in the dutch EV market, already outselling the '12 YTD score of the Opel Ampera (2.696 units), but it's not just the swedish wagon that is on fire, the Renault Zoe reached a new personal best score (66 units) and regains the best selling BEV title, while the Mitsubishi I-Miev did its best result EVER in the Netherlands (Fleet deal?) with 41 units.

Two new models landed this month, the BMW i3 registered its first unit, preparing the full-on launch in November, while the Outlander PHEV joined this EV market with a bang (300 units), already reaching #5 in the YTD chart and preparing itself to fight the Volvo V60 for the top spot in the coming months.

All these good news meant a new monthly sales record (1.770 sales) for the dutch EV market and a new jump in the EV share (2,25%), now double of what it it was last year (1,10%).

Pl	Netherlands	Oct.	YTD	%	'12Pl
1 2	Volvo V60 Plug-In e) Toyota Prius Plug-In e)	950 150	2.744 1.438	36 19	N/A 2
3	Opel Ampera	204	1.186	16	1
4	Chevrolet Volt	2	736	10	3
5	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV e)	300	300	4	N/A
6	Renault Zoe	66	280	4	N/A
7	Nissan Leaf	8	253	3	4
8	Renault Kangoo ZE e)	10	213	3	5
9	Tesla Model S	32	211	3	N/A
10	Renault Twizy e)	5	113	1	6
11	Mitsubishi I-Miev	41	45	1	13
12	Fisker Karma		33	0	8
13	Peugeot iOn	1	13	0	7
14	Renault Fluence ZE		9	0	10
15 16 17 17	Citröen C-Zero Think City BMW i3 Tesla Roadster	1	8 5 1 1	0 0 0 0	9 12 N/A 14
	TOTAL	1.770	7.589	100

e) Estimate

Source: www.autoweek.nl; http://steinbuch.wordpress.com/

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