If you needed more proof that vehicle connectivity is as important as vehicle performance these days, here it is: Mercedes-Benz has chosen to launch its next generation of vehicle telematics system, called mbrace2, at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Even more...
Buick is rolling out Pandora Internet radio services as a standard feature across its lineup, integrating it with the new IntelliLink infotainment system announced in April... October 18, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Last June, the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, David Strickland, put the auto industry on notice by saying, “A car is not a mobile... October 14, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
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
While the idea of implementing mind reading technology in an automotive application is nothing new, in fact, it’s something Ferrari has previously been reported as... September 29, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
We spy the 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet, and it looks like you would expect. Learn how to drive your Ferrari in the winter at Ferrari's new winter driving school. We personally... September 23, 2011 by Joel Feder
The last few years have seen a step-up in in-car telematics, with more connected systems than ever now available to drivers and their passengers. Kia is currently developing... September 8, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Late last week, Garmin rolled out a teaser campaign for something to be unveiled on August 24th. Assuming that Garmin is a forward-thinking manufacturer of high-tech gadgets... August 25, 2011 by Richard Read
Automotive heavyweights Ford and Toyota joined forces yesterday to make a very interesting announcement. Toyota's executive vice president for research and development... August 23, 2011 by Richard Read
Ford and Toyota, two of the leaders when it comes to hybrid technology, have announced a new alliance to help develop hybrid drive systems for rear-wheel drive applications... August 23, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
Garmin has launched a new teaser campaign via email and Facebook, and because it's a slow news day, our crack team of marketing specialists has decided to take some guesses... August 19, 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
Audi recently gave us a preview of its next-generation human-machine interface technology, dubbed MMI in Audi-speak, which included more advanced hand-gesture recognizing... July 28, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
For all of General Motors faults and foibles over the past several decades, its OnStar system has proved to be a solid contender, and a leader in the telematics field. Now... July 12, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
Telematics has been in the spotlight for some time now. With the advances in technology, the in-car experience is getting even more connected. Yesterday Ford announced it... July 12, 2011 by Joel Feder
Yesterday, Ford Motor Company received quite a wallop from research firm J.D. Power: after several years of steady improvement, Ford plummeted from 5th place to 23rd on the... June 24, 2011 by Richard Read