The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to ban junk fees and bait-and-switch advertising tactics that can plague consumers throughout the car-buying experience. As auto prices
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued a new final determination reversing its previous conclusion that the greenhouse gas standards for light-duty vehicles set for
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at Delphi Labs @ Silicon Valley announced support for speeding up the process for new connected car technology and autonomous
The way people buy cars is changing greatly due to the app economy and Internet. When buyers are connected to the average sales price of
The European Union has a been secretly working with Police to implement remote auto engine-off or kill switch for cars.
The Telegraph reported that the EU is working on secret remote-stopping technology that was found in confidential documents from a EU police committee.
We may be driving more safely in the future when cars connect to each other. The U.S. government is looking into cars, buses and trucks communicate to each other and to the Department of Transportation to cut down on accidents, gas consumption and speeding. After reviewing research, the government will work on laws to require vehicle data connections in future models.
It’s called Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication in which vehicles talk to each other. It’s sort of like data saying to your car, “I’m over here traveling a 30 mph and you’re going 25 mph, get ready for a fender bender,” or “Watch out the drunk driving this car is going to run the stop sign!”