Connected Car Tech News Bits: Cadillac CT6, Zubie, TomTom, Studies by AAA & DMV
This week there were many connected car tech news stories that were too short to report but had a few bits of interesting information for
General Motors
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
More MirrorLink for cars and smartphones
MirrorLink is gaining momentum with car makers and smartphone makers. The Car Connectivity Consortium announced that the new Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge and
Geneva Motor Show Connected Car Tech News: Ford, Opel, Nissan, Audi, HARMAN, VW & Peugeot
There are many new announcements from the Geneva Motor Show. Announcements included a new multi-modal Ford Focus RS, OnStar for Opel vehicles, Nissan autonomous driving by
NXP shows connected car Budii system, MCUs @MWC & merger
NXP is becoming the world leader in semi conductors for automobiles through a merger with Freescale and participating in Mobile World Congress. NXP Semiconductors will
Why Apple should fix Bluetooth issues on iPhone 5/5S/5c – 6/6+ iOS 8.2 or 8.3 with cars
The updates to iOS 8 have been very important to our readers who suffer great connectivity Bluetooth issues with their in-car infotainment systems. Let’s look
2015 Chevy Volt vs 2016 Chevy Volt, buy now or later?
The Chevy Volt received the highest owner-approval scores of any car in GM’s history and a new model is coming in the 2016 Chevy Volt
2015 Chevy Volt at the Nexus Lexus of Electric Energy, Power & Design
The 2015 Chevy Volt is revolutionary and evolutionary— a divine mash-up of an electric compact car combined luxury connected car high-tech features and ride. After
Chevy Volt MyLink in-dash infotainment system, instruments & OnStar review
The 2015 Chevy Volt has many features, as many features as the Star Ship Enterprise, that are operated by a myriad of controls, buttons, screens
Need for better search nearby, BMW, Ford GM & Mercedes infotainment rated
Two new reports show what drivers want in navigation/search systems and what in-car infotainment systems are rated highest by analysts. There is always room for
OnStar RemoteLink App is best ever
Chevy and GM recently updated its OnStar RemoteLink app (2.0) with a new streamlined design and additional features. After a week of using the app
OnStar 4G LTE Live Road Test: City Streets, Freeway & Mountain Roads
While my associate, Jim, is driving, I am writing this in a 2015 Chevy Volt, from the front passenger seat on a notebook computer connected