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Harman bills itself as “the premium global audio and infotainment group,” so it’s a safe bet that the company would pick the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to announce its latest advancements in the field of automotive infotainment systems. First up is its app-centric infotainment concept, built around the Android for Automotive operating system. Its primary goal is creating an intuitive user interface that delivers the same kind of connected experience that users are accustomed to on a smartphone or tablet. Screens are designed for quick acquisition, and bottom tabs...
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EcoBoost Mustang, Audi A6 Allroad, A3 Interior: Today's Car NewsThe Detroit Auto Show has dominated the automotive airwaves for the past two days, bringing some of the best concepts and production cars we've seen in a year, including confirmation of an upcoming EcoBoost-powered Ford Mustang. Now that the press days are over, however, attention is shifting...
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CES 2011: 2012 Ford Focus Electric Live Shots
Leaf and Volt had better watch out, because the Blue Oval just let loose its EV contender, the 2012 Focus Electric, and if first impressions are any basis, it might just be the best of the bunch. Why? It looks like a normal, attractive hatchback, yet it packs all the EV-goodness of the Leaf (or...
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CES 2011: Ford Focus Electric Live Photos
The Ford Focus Electric just rolled across the stage at the 2011 CES, and we have a small handful of photos of the car with CEO Alan Mulally. We'll have some more images and angles shortly, but for now, enjoy the show. For full details on the new Focus Electric, be sure to check out...
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CES 2011: Audi Announces Next-Gen MMI Plans
Rupert Stadler, Audi chairman, gave a keynote speech at CES this morning. While he spoke very little of specifics, he did lay out a missions statement for the company to continue to be a leader and to break new ground in in-car electronics. The first step in that direction is the new MMI interface...
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CES 2011: Ford Launches MyFord Mobile App For Focus Electric
The Volt has its app, the Prius has one too. Now the Ford Focus Electric has joined the party with the MyFord Mobile app. Offering smartphone users the ability to monitor and control their vehicle remotely, the app also packs EV-specific features. Like what, you ask? Like "value charging," which...
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No, you won't be blinded, but you will hopefully be kept awake with the science behind (and inside) the Anti-Sleep Pilot, the first aftermarket device designed to enhance and monitor driver alertness. Expensive and proprietary OEM systems like Mercedes-Benz's Driver Assist have been the only solution--until now. At first glance, the Danish-designed and built Anti-Sleep Pilot (ASP) isn't all that impressive. It looks like a hockey puck from Tron. But in reality it's a highly integrated bit of touch-sensitive circuitry modeled on sleep science data. Speaking with AllCarTech, ASP CEO Troels M...
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CES 2011: Visteon's C-Beyond Demo Car Shows Tech Of 2015
If Visteon's C-Beyond demo car, shown for the first time in North America at the CES today, is any indication, 2015 will be a year to remember for automotive tech heads. Visteon, a tier one OEM supplier behind much of what's cool in our cars today, has built the C-Beyond as an exciting peek at the...
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CES 2011: A Closer Look At Chrysler's Uconnect Touch
If you're into in-car infotainment systems (and you are) you've probably heard about Chrysler's Uconnect Touch system. Built in collaboration by Garmin and Chrysler, the system's launch vehicle was the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and it's available on a number of other 2011 Chrysler vehicles...
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CES 2011: Magellan RoadMate GPS Gets Backup Camera, Hands-Free, AAA
In-car tech has come a long way in the last few years--but what if your car isn't brand new, or wasn't offered with handy features like a backup camera or hands-free calling? You could cobble together a range of aftermarket systems, cords throughout the cabin and a 12-volt power strip plugged into...
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2011 CES: GM Launches Retail OnStar For Non-GM Cars, Shows Off 4G Prototype
GM is taking heed of customer demand to launch its innovative OnStar system as a standalone retail device, offering the system in a replacement rearview mirror that owners will be able to install in virtually any vehicle. The OnStar rearview mirror offers the key features of the popular GM...
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GM Officially Reveals Retail OnStar System
Earlier today we brought you the first official word on the coming OnStar "Blue Button" retail system, and now we have the full details. Sold through Best Buy and similar retailers, available on just about any car, and packed full of features many cars don't offer, it's exactly what it sounds like...
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Just yesterday AT&T and BMW announced their partnership for in-car cellular Web connectivity, but it's today's OnStar-Verizon prototype that's really proving to be interesting, if ephemeral. Why? Because the proposed tech allows things like Skype video chat, voice-to-text, vehicle and home monitoring from a smartphone, and more. The advances in what the OnStar prototype can do with voice, video, and Internet access presented in the new OnStar prototype are huge. Ford's SYNC system is the only other in the U.S. market that has introduced such a massive feature set all at once--and OnStar...
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CES 2011: GM Announces OnStar Anywhere For Non-GM Cars
Pay a fee, swap out your rear-view mirror, and you're ready to roll with GM's new OnStar Anywhere service, announced today from the CES show in Las Vegas. The full reveal, with details, will be coming later in the show, but stay tuned, because we'll have it all as soon as it's released. What we can...
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