Following recent reports of Apple discontinuing its decade-long Project Titan, its rival, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, has swiftly entered the electric vehicle (EV) market with the formal launch of...
Voice artificial intelligence firm SoundHound has teamed with Turkish mobility provider Togg. The partnership, announced Thursday (Aug. 17), adds SoundHound’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology to...
The connected economy has hit the road, transforming what happens and is turning all manner of vehicles into mobile commerce endpoints. At the center of...
Last week, Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle business, announced that completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way – at least for customers in the suburbs...
Chinese tech giant Tencent has said it will release a version of its ultra-popular WeChat app specifically for drivers to use in cars, according to...
The move toward a connected car ecosystem includes the potential use of digital license plates on vehicles — an effort that has now spread to...
Cargo, the startup that provides in-car commerce for the rideshare economy, announced on Thursday (Sept. 27) that it has raised $22 million in venture funding....
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes BMW’s new voice assistant, a big airline...
BMW debuted its own digital personal assistant for its cars at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018. The news comes a few weeks after BMW officially launched...