Hurricane Harvey is wreaking havoc on the Gulf Coast. Automakers have made donations and offered financing deferments. Today, more automakers are offering releif, NCIB issues warns car buyers and GasBuddy offers a way to find
ZF has entered a research partnership to coincide with the opening of its Innovation Hub in Silicon Valley. Together with researchers from the r University of California, Berkeley, the company will in future harness the
A new system from Continental enables vehicle doors to be unlocked digitally in emergencies even when the car’s battery is dead. Even when there is no handle, no key, this contactless door opener allows design
TomTom announced new additions to TomTom Road Trips, a free platform which lets travelers discover the world’s best road trips. Now with 100 routes to discover, drivers will also be able to find and book
Following the recent announcement of the advanced ProPILOT Assist and Rear Door Alert (RDA), Nissan is launching another innovative technology in the 2018 model year – the Intelligent Rear View Mirror (I-RVM). I-RVM adds a
Automaker finance companies, automakers, wireless carriers, insurance and connected car companies are helping Hurrican Harvey victims in various ways. Companies involved include Toyota, Mazda, BBVDA, Hyundai, Kia, Ford, GeoTab, Nationwide and Mercury Insurance. Toyota Donates
Branded audio system volumes in new vehicles are expected to grow from just under 11 million units globally in 2016 to 14 million units in 2023, according to new vehicle production forecasts for these systems
Ford and Domino’s Pizza are working on autonomous self-driving pizza delivery with tracking via an app, customers will be given a secret code to unlock the pizza warming oven, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Pizza delivery
Drivers are less satisfied with new cars, satisfaction is down 1.2 percent to a score of 81 on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) scale of 0 to 100. The top rated most satisfied vehicles are
Toyota announced plans to expand adoption of advanced safety support technologies to further reduce the rate of collisions and announced an expansion of safety awareness activities for customers. Toyota performed independent calculations based on accident
Toyota Motor North America announced the decision to form a new group focused on delivering industry-leading user experiences and new technologies for its Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Leveraging the company’s new “One Toyota” structure, the
GasBuddy, the only smartphone app connecting nearly 70 million drivers with their Perfect Pit Stop, unveiled Pay with GasBuddy, a new payment service that provides U.S. drivers with a discount off of virtually every gallon