Consumer Electronics Show
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Tesla Motors can count itself among the more advanced automakers on the road, its Model S sedan gaining plaudits from around the globe and a loyal fanbase the envy of many a manufacturer. Its future vehicles will become even more advanced thanks to a new partnership between Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and AT&T, which will provide upcoming Tesla models with high-speed wireless internet to serve its safety, security, diagnostic and infotainment needs. The two companies have entered into a multi-year agreement which will allow future and current Tesla vehicles wireless broadband access--a...
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2015 Audi TT Interior Previewed At CESThe next generation of Audi's TT sports car is on its way soon, and this preview of the car's interior flaunts Audi's emphasis on high tech as much as high style. A fully digital instrument display leads the driver's focus, replacing the need for a central MMI monitor, according to Audi--though we...
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Volvo Announces Updated Sensus Connect Infotainment System At 2014 CESVolvo has announced an update for its Sensus Connect infotainment system that enables it to deliver new cloud-based services, offering drivers and passengers of Volvo cars a vast array of new app services such as paying for parking from the car, locating new restaurants at any given destination...
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Audi Launches 4G LTE In The 2015 A3 Sedan For U.S. CustomersAudi will bring in-car 4G LTE access to U.S. customers through AT&T.
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New BMW Assistance Tech Showcased At 2014 CESBMW is using the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to showcase its latest wave of driver assistance technologies, coming to a BMW near you soon. The new technology ranges from systems to simply make your life a little easier, to ones that could help prevent an accident--hopefully enhancing...
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BMW ActiveAssist Is Autonomous Tech For Driving At The Limit: VideoAt the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, BMW showed off a new technology called ActiveAssist which is essentially an autonomous driving assistant capable of handling a car at the limits, such as during high-speed cornering or a sudden lane change or sudden hydroplaning. The aim...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
When you think of the next generation of high-tech in-car technology, your first thought might not be for AT&T or for Atlanta, but that's one possible avenue for the things that will motivate your next car purchase. A new development program from AT&T called Drive Studio, launched just this month and headquartered in Atlanta, aims to create the in-car technologies buyers will want not tomorrow, but years from now. MUST SEE: Hennessey Chevrolet SS Hits 163 MPH On Texas Toll Road: Video From voice-recognition technology to car-to-car connections and more, AT&T has set some high...
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Audi, GM, Honda, And Hyundai Bring Android To The Car At CESThe Open Automotive Alliance seeks to bring Android tech to cars.
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Toyota's Fuel Cell Car To Enter Production In 2015: CES PreviewImagine driving a car with no harmful emissions, that could go for 300 miles, and be filled back up in 3-5 minutes. That's the reality of Toyota's upcoming production fuel cell vehicle, or FCV. Whether hydrogen is a realistic widespread fuel source (right now it's most certainly not) and whether...
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Chevy Announces 4G LTE Capable Models And Launches New AppShop At CESAt the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas this week, Chevrolet announced the first of its models that will be offering as an option the high-speed connectivity that only 4G LTE can provide. Those initial models include 2015 model year Corvette, Impala, Malibu and Volt that...
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2015 Hyundai Genesis Can Connect With Google GlassGoogle Glass is slowly working its way into the automotive infotainment sphere.
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Google, Audi Pairing For In-Car Infotainment, Announcement At CES?If there's one thing that spoils the experience of buying a decade-old luxury vehicle at a fraction of its original price, it's the hilariously outdated infotainment and navigation systems they were lumbered with. Infotainment technology has come along so quickly in recent years that OEM systems...
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Audi is set to debut an evolved version of its Sport quattro plug-in hybrid sports car concept at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. After debuting in a bright yellow hue at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show last September, Audi’s Sport quattro concept has since adopted a new shade dubbed Plasma Red. The concept has also been fitted with new laser headlights. BMW, of course, was the first automaker to experiment with laser headlights, having already announced it for its 2015 i8 plug-in hybrid sports car. Audi has fitted laser headlights to its 2014 R18 Le Mans...
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Mercedes-Benz Presents Watch That Connects With Your CarMercedes-Benz is providing a glimpse of one potential technology that enables greater connectivity between the driver and his or her car. The technology is a wrist watch that connects with a car through the internet and provides feedback on vehicle diagnostics and other vehicle-related...
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2015 Ford Mustang Named 'Official Car' Of CESThe Ford Mustang isn’t the type of car you’d typically associate with an event like the Consumer Electronics Show, but the latest version of the iconic muscle car has just been named the ‘official car’ of next month’s show. As the official car of CES, a pristine...
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Audi A8 To Adopt Autonomous Traffic Jam Assistant In 2016: VideoAudi has been a pioneer in the world of autonomous cars, having tested a self-driving TT sports car for several years and more recently becoming the first automaker to attain Nevada’s license for the use of autonomous cars on its roads. At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show earlier this...
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Audi Piloted Driving In Action: VideoAutonomous cars, and the technologies that drive them, are the rage at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Aside from the gnawing fear and insecurity such cars instill in the pit of your stomach, they're pretty cool--as this Audi Piloted Driving demo proves. Here, you'll see a car drive...
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Volvo Quietly Reveals Retrofit Touch-Screen For The S60 And XC60Volvo used this week’s 2013 Consumer Electronics Show to unveil a new retrofit touch-screen interface for its S60 sedan and XC60 crossover, as well as the V60 wagon sold overseas. The new unit has been developed together with tech companies Ericsson and Parrot, and will be offered through...
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When it debuts at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next week, the all-new 2014 Lexus IS sedan will become the first model in the U.S. to offer subscription-free traffic and weather updates. The announcement was made this week at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The traffic and weather updates will come via iBiquity’s HD Radio service and will be presented to occupants either on the new IS’ standard display screen or optional navigation system. For IS models equipped with navigation, traffic and weather information will be obtained from both HD Radio...
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Audi Details Autonomous System And New Lighting Technologies At CESAudi has given a preview of its upcoming technologies at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week. Though aimed at the general electronics industry, the annual show, known to most as CES, has grown to become a key event for automakers announcing their latest...
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BMW's New Infotainment System Turns The Car Into A Mobile OfficeAutomotive technology supplier Harman recently partnered with BMW to develop a new connectivity and infotainment system for the German automaker’s cars, which for the first time is being announced for customers in the U.S. Forming the core of BMW’s own ConnectedDrive technology mantel...
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Subaru Announces New Starlink Connectivity And Infotainment System At 2013 CESSubaru is the latest automaker to announce a new vehicle connectivity and infotainment system, joining the likes of BMW, Ford, General Motors and Mercedes-Benz, which have been offering such systems for years. Subaru’s new system is called Starlink and it made its official debut this week at...
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Lexus Advanced Safety Research Vehicle Debuts At CESSafety tech might not be as sexy as big horsepower figures, track-ready traction control, or even the latest in infotainment capabilities, but the level of technology that's already integrated into the upper echelon of today's luxury cars--and what's on the horizon--is mind-boggling when you get...
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Ford’s Latest SYNC App Reads Newspapers And Magazines For YouWhether they’re in print or digital form, few of us have the time these days to actually read newspapers or magazines. Instead, we get our information (in the form of easily-digested sound bites, generally) online, in-between sips of coffee on our way out the door. Ford thinks it has a better...
Kurt Ernst