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  • Telematics Update to unite telematics leaders at Telematics Munich 2013 for Europe’s biggest forum dedicated to the connected car


    Press Release: Telematics Update will bring together 800+ industry leading companies from across the infotainment, mobile, automotive, insurance, consumer electronics and V2X industries, including BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen, Ford, Zurich, Volvo and the EU Commission at Telematics Munich 2013 Conference & Exhibition (Nov 11-12, Munich, Germany) to discuss the future of the connected car.

    Over the next 10 years, revenue forecasts for connected vehicle services estimate €40B from in-vehicle mobile advertising, €400B from vehicle maintenance, €4B from service subscriptions, and billions in fuel savings. With such returns at stake, the telematics industry has reached the milestone where the major automakers have now launched a connected platform to the market. Indeed, consumer subscriptions, revenue models and aftermarket capture will all be discussed in much greater depth during this key forum.

    Monetise the Connected Car Consumer

    Telematics Munich Project Director Rory Menage stated, “Despite all OEMs now offering in-vehicle connectivity, no one yet has the title of master of the connected driver user experience. The game is still open.” He continued, “2013 is the year in which the telematics industry must embrace key breakthroughs in the connected ecosystem, monetise the connected consumer, and build a dynamic service portfolio to truly empower tomorrow’s drivers.”

    Telematics Munich 2013 Conference & Exhibition (Nov 11-12, Munich, Germany) is the only event to unite the entire telematics ecosystem to tackle how to create customers for life by delivering a suite of integrated connected vehicle services.
    For the complete Telematics Munich 2013 conference program and speaker line-up, visit: https://www.telematicsupdate.com/munich

    Over 100 Industry pioneer speakers at Telematics Munich

    The conference program and speaker line-up has just been launched. Here is a snapshot of the elite speakers who will be on stage this November:
    • Simon Euringer, Head of ConnectedDrive, BMW
    • Marcus Heitmann, Lead Product Management, Volkswagen
    • Pawel Stelmaszczyk, Directorate General of Mobility and Transport, European Commission
    • Thomas Müller, VP Electronic Systems, Volvo
    • Andrei Iordache, Product Planning Specialist, KIA Motors
    • Martin Rosell, Managing Director, WirelessCar
    • David Voss, General Manager Infotainment, Opel AG
    • Christian Ress, Technical Expert Connectivity, Global Driver Assistance & Active Safety, Ford
    • Andrea Jurkic, Coordinator Strategic Programme, Generali Group
    • Filip van Thielen, Manager Business Development, Daimler FleetBoard
    • Candido Peterlini, Director Product Concept Infotainment, FIAT

    To see the full speaker line-up of over 100 industry leading speakers: https://www.telematicsupdate.com/munich/conference-speakers.php

    The hottest industry debates and announcements:

    • Adapt to LTE, address roaming and capture the telematics aftermarket
    • The future of mobility with car sharing and multi modal routing
    • Innovative business models to make services and apps pay for the industry and driver
    • Integrate infotainment with the consumer electronics world
    • Unlock the power of granular data to deploy next-gen  insurance telematics solutions
    • Smart CRM services to offer an end-to-end connected driver and ownership experience

    To view the complete conference agenda – https://www.telematicsupdate.com/munich/conference-agenda.php

    With 100+ senior-level telematics speakers, 40+ sessions, Europe’s largest telematics expo and 800+ attendees set to attend, Telematics Munich 2013 is the continent’s largest B2B forum for the global telematics industry.
    Kia Motors stated: "Telematics Munich 2012 was indeed the Paris Motorshow of the telematics world", whilst Ford Europe declared that “the show was very well organised and gave a comprehensive overview of the main trends in the main telematics market segments."

    For the complete Telematics Munich 2013 conference program and speaker line-up, access the e-brochure at https://www.telematicsupdate.com/munich/conference-event-brochure.php or contact the Telematics Update team at [email protected]

    Register before Friday July 26 via the secure link below to take advantage for €500 saving on all conference passes: https://secure.telematicsupdate.com/munich/register.php
    About Telematics Update:

    Telematics Update Conferences are the most prestigious in the industry. We produce the largest telematics events in North America, Europe & Asia, and attract the most influential speakers providing a rich environment for establishing strategic relationships and networking.

    Contact:

    Rory Menage
    Project Director | Telematics Update
    T: (UStf) 1 800 814 3459 ext 7546 | (Global) +44 (0)20 7375 7546
    E: [email protected]

  • Ford and Mercedes Looking to Succeed In Mobile Applications

    In a world dominated by technology and internet, it seems that not even the auto fairs are deprived of promotion and marketing campaigns for the new applications for smartphones.

    In the attempt of promoting the idea of SmartCar, each carmaker is struggling to demonstrate its efforts through a useful, fast and of high performance application.

    Ford's SYNC system will allow the driver to make voice commands to the phone, to hear a voice that reads the text messages received or to listen to the favorite music through the car speakers. In case of an accident, the same system will call 911 and will send the coordinates of the event over to the phone operator. This technology will be implemented starting with Ford’s new range of family cars.

    Although all manufacturers seemed interested in this trend – currently in a continuous process of popularization –, there were people in charge, probably because of the great efforts required. In terms of location information security there were also several uproars, fortunately most programmers trying as much as possible to give users the option to take into consideration the preferences of the most reluctant people to this technology as well.

    To define a trend related to smartphone applications, Pitt Moos, Product Manager at Electric Cars Division of Smart, explained that currently the priority is an interface to allow users to see the current level of battery for example and only after to check the Facebook page.