Race car driver uses connected car tech of future
Race car driver, Charlie Kimball has Type I Diabetes, but he doesn’t let it stop him. Diabetes is something that could cause problems while he is racing but not with the latest technology. In his
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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month – training, tips & police enforcement
April is designated National Distracted Driving Awareness Month by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Police all over the country be enforcing laws that prohibit texting and use of cell phones while driving, under the
AUTO Connected Car News’ Editor writes for TopSpeed
AUTO Connected Car News is pleased to announce that our editor, Lynn Walford is writing some car tech articles for TopSpeed. TopSpeed is car enthusiast website that was ranked number three after AutoBlog and Jalopnik
Vonsor 360° videos of Jaguar Land Rover better than bogus Honda Selfie: it’s real
Many reporters who wrote about Honda’s faux HR-V SLF ‘Selfie’ Edition found the April Fools’ hoax to be way too plausible. In fact, Jaguar Land Rover in a pilot for its ‘Innovation Incubator’ program is
NY Auto show connected car tech news: Kia CarPlay & Android Auto, iHeart BMW, Teen Tech Malibu, Jaguar XF & Honda
Today is April Fools’ Day and most automakers are not fooling around with technology. Kia will offer CarPlay and Android Auto in the 2016 Optima. BMW added iHeart radio to its ConnectedDrive Platform. The Chevy
Honda self-driving Acura RLX testing at former Concord Naval base
There is a great connection between the world of defense and car companies. Nissan is working with NASA and Valeo is working with defense contractor Safran. What’s the best use for an abandoned military base? Honda
Ford goes further with biometric research for Ford GT & football table
New research techniques including eye tracking, measuring where eyesight stays longest and biometrics are being tested by Ford to discover how people feel and discover new cars. Ford is using these new techniques in vehicle
Cameras may ensure that you are NeverLost & never worried
Hertz offers the NeverLost service as an add-on for car renters. Recently, Hertz customers were concerned that they saw cameras and microphones in some Hertz rental cars with the the latest version of NeverLost 6.
CeBIT Connected Car Tech Bits: SemVox, Sideguard, CarInPhone, IOAS & Hudway
CeBIT a major international computer trade show is taking place in Germany from March 16 to 20. There are some interesting concepts and announcements from the show in Hannover, Germany for the future of connected car
Connected Car Tech Audio & Telematics New Releases: AUPEO!, HARMAN, INRIX, Magellan & AT&T
There are several announcements surrounding audio products and mapping integration in we missed. Here is a roundup of the latest announcements from AUPEO!, iBiquity, HARMAN, INRIX, Magellan, Ford SYNC 3, TomTom, Cinemo & AT&T. AUPEO!
Key to car sharing OTA keys?
Continental and the Belgian automotive service group D’leteren have formed a joint venture to develop and implement various car-sharing services called OTA keys. The virtual car keys use wireless smartphones for company fleets, car sharing
Why iOS 8.2 doesn’t fix all Bluetooth issues for car owners, more CarPlay coming?
There was a big Apple news conference “Spring Forward” on Monday during which there were two news items that are important to car owners and buyers. Apples iOS is being updated to 8.2 for iPhone