In recent years, Nissan and Apple have gone together like macaroni and cheese. The Japanese carmaker was one of the first to launch an iPhone app and the late Steve Jobs even used Nissan's Leaf to demonstrate the iAd serviced when it was launched last year. Nissan's boffins have been hard at work...
Ten years ago, the decision to drive or fly was usually pretty simple. Airfares were cheap, relatively speaking, and it seemed like multiple carriers flew the same route... October 11, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
In part one of this in-depth peek at ConnectedDrive, we took a look at some of the apps, infotainment upgrades and cabin luxuries that BMW is developing under the... October 8, 2011 by Chris Weiss
Think BMWs are plush and elegant now? Munich hasn't even scratched the surface. BMW provided a glimpse behind its research lab walls this week in detailing some of the things... October 7, 2011 by Chris Weiss
It's the first day in a new week. You've probably just rocked up at your desk, powered on your computer and taken a long, deep sigh. Sounds like you have a case of the... October 3, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Any carmaker worth it's salt has at least one mobile customer information point these days whether an iAd, app or mobile site for customers browsing on the move. Audi of... September 30, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Audi is making it easier for smartphone users and owners of other portable devices with wireless capability by launching a whole new range of mobile experiences, particularly... September 30, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Start-ups aren't just judged by the sums of cash they've collected; they're also judged by the names and reputations of those investors. In the case of Streetline, the... September 29, 2011 by Richard Read
The premise behind the annual Race of Champions is fairly simple: take the best drivers from the world’s major racing series, put them in unfamiliar cars and turn them... September 28, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
As anyone with a passion for vehicles knows, eBay Motors is one of the world’s truly great time-sucks. Even if you’re not seriously in the market for a new car... September 26, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Ads from ambulance-chasers make life worth living. Many are so outrageous, so ridiculous, so covered in schmaltz that viewers can't help but smile. But the times they are... September 16, 2011 by Richard Read
Last spring, we told you about Terminal Mode, a new protocol being pushed by GM, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Volkswagen, and other automakers, as well as handset manufacturer... September 14, 2011 by Richard Read
Last week, a certain alarmist antivirus software manufacturer made headlines when it tried to raise concerns about the hacking of on-board computers in automobiles. In... September 12, 2011 by Richard Read
Stopping is inefficient. When a vehicle comes to a complete stop, it wastes energy, frittering away gas while idling, and consuming even more to get moving again. This is in... August 29, 2011 by Richard Read
The lightbulb killed the gas lamp. The DVD killed the VHS tape. And now, the world is preparing for the death of another invention past its prime: the standalone GPS device... August 22, 2011 by Richard Read
On Tuesday, we wrote about Hewlett-Packard and about how some at the company were hinting that HP's mobile operating system, webOS, would soon come to dashboards. We... August 18, 2011 by Richard Read