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What It’s Like to Ride in a Self-Driving Car
Want to know what it’s like to ride in a self-driving car? In a word: boring. But maybe not as dull as a monotonous commute or soul-sucking drive on the interstate, but that’s the point. The post What...
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Study: 66 Percent of Your Fill-Up Goes Into Oil Company Coffers
That new car you just bought? You'll spend almost as much – if not more – filling it up as you paid at the dealer. And the majority of it will go directly into oil company's pockets. The post Study: 66...
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FCC Ruling Could Set Connected Cars and Wi-Fi on Collision Course
The U.S. government, automakers and safety institutions have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into getting cars talking to each other through an ad hoc Wi-Fi network. It's a large piece of a...
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How Automakers Are Fighting ‘Alarm Fatigue’
To reduce "alarm fatigue," Continental's Driver Focus watches drivers' faces to determine if they're looking away from the road before sounding a warning and lighting up a 360-degree strip of LEDs that...
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Ford Goes Open Source to Speed App Development
In the ecosystem gamble of "open" or "closed," Ford is putting all its chips on open. At this week's Mobile World Congress, Ford announced it's releasing the proprietary source code for its Sync...
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At SXSW, Making the Most of a Meager Showing of Auto Tech
SXSW Interactive is one of the world’s biggest tech events, but the automotive focus that's taken over shows like CES and Mobile World Congress hasn't infiltrated Austin. The post At SXSW, Making the...
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Weblink Aims to Bridge the Nagging Smartphone-Car Disconnect
While Ford and GM are opening their dashboards to developers to accelerate the creation of automotive apps, Abalta Technologies has introduced a solution for making app integration easier and faster...
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Car Tech Isn’t Failing. Owners and Infotainment Interfaces Are
As car electronics have become increasingly sophisticated, the biggest failure has little to do with vehicle systems and more to do with owners. The post Car Tech Isn’t Failing. Owners and Infotainment...
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From Hand-Cranked Maps to the Cloud: Charting the History of In-Car Navigation
For those lacking an internal compass in the early days of automobiles, getting from point A to point B proved a bit tricky. Here's how the navigation system has evolved over the last 100 years. The...
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Apple’s In-Car Siri Integration Hits a Roadblock
Ten months after announcing Siri Eyes Free for cars, only a handful of automakers have solid plans for integrating Apple's first true automotive feature. The post Apple’s In-Car Siri Integration Hits a...
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