* Stuttgart - Daimler bets on connectivity with Zonar Systems deal
-- Daimler, the world's largest truck maker, bought a minority stake in Seattle-based telematics provider Zonar Systems Inc on Thursday, the latest step by established vehicle manufacturers to gain know-how in the area of connectivity... Daimler has been collaborating with Zonar for five years in developing Daimler's "virtual technician", a satellite-based diagnostic system to help U.S.A.-truck customers assess the need for a service or repair... The world's established car and truck manufacturers are using internet and satellite connectivity to transmit data which help make their vehicles more intelligent in saving fuel, minimizing repairs and navigating traffic more efficiently... Daimler declined to reveal how much it spent to buy the Zonar stake, saying only that it owned less than 25 percent of the company... Rival carmaker BMW last month said it had teamed up with traffic software analysis company Inrix to give its cars real-time data to help find on-street parking. BMW's cars will use data collected by Inrix to show which streets have available parking...
(Photo from REUTERS, by Michael Dalder - Daimler's new Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty truck ''Arocs'' is pictured during its world premiere in Munich January 28, 2013) -- Frankfurt, Germany - Reuters, by Edward Taylor / Ilona Wissenbach / Mark Heinrich - Jun 25, 2015Labels: truckmakers news Germany, truckmakers news USA
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