Car Tech Security Ford owners using Sync 3 infotainment should turn off Wi-Fi Wi-Fi driver vulnerability allows remote code execution By Daniel Sims, August 16, 2023, 5:06 PM
Car Tech Tech overload is driving down car owner satisfaction Satisfaction levels fell consecutively year-on-year for the first time in 28 years By Rob Thubron, July 24, 2023, 7:37 AM 11 comments
Car Tech AI Mercedes-Benz is the first carmaker to integrate ChatGPT into its voice-control system ChatGPT is spreading like a weed By Cal Jeffrey, June 16, 2023, 4:14 PM
Car Tech Gaming New BMW 5 Series softens charging wait times with in-car multiplayer gaming Eventually coming to BMW i5, 7 Series, iX, i4, X5, X6, X7, XM, X5 M, and X6 M By Daniel Sims, May 26, 2023, 2:16 PM 9 comments
Car Tech GM is ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for all EVs starting next year Google is aiming to corner the infotainment the market in GM vehicles again By Cal Jeffrey, March 31, 2023, 5:46 PM 27 comments
Car Tech GM patents infotainment system display that uses photocatalytic oxidation to self clean The screen will use specialized RGB-UV pixel arrays to activate the process By Cal Jeffrey, February 17, 2023, 4:16 PM
Car Tech Google Android Auto's big overhaul is finally here with major interface improvements Split-screen interface refines navigation, messaging, and audio controls By Daniel Sims, January 10, 2023, 5:49 PM
Car Tech Tech Culture Auto safety test: physical buttons beat modern touchscreens Touchscreens are surprisingly cheaper to implement than buttons in cars By Shawn Knight, August 18, 2022, 3:33 PM 35 comments
Industry Car Tech General Motors is sunsetting its Marketplace infotainment app this month The "thousands" of users were notified via email By Cal Jeffrey, February 22, 2022, 5:16 PM
Car Tech Mercedes' new in-car infotainment system replaces 27 physical buttons While adding several new features By Cohen Coberly, July 8, 2020, 5:32 PM 16 comments
Car Tech Study finds using Android Auto, Apple CarPlay can impair driving more than alcohol and cannabis Reaction times were more than 50% slower By Rob Thubron, March 20, 2020, 11:06 AM 25 comments
Car Tech Google Android is the car infotainment system of the future Google partners with world's largest automotive alliance By David Matthews, September 18, 2018, 2:58 PM
Car Tech Fiat Chrysler may have just bricked the infotainment hub in thousands of vehicles Some users say they were not even given an option to decline the update By Cal Jeffrey, February 13, 2018, 3:13 PM
Car Tech Microsoft Microsoft to license its technologies for use in connected cars; Toyota first to sign up Microsoft is going after the connected car market again By Rob Thubron, March 24, 2017, 1:00 PM 8 comments
Security Car Tech Researcher warns of the potential security risks that come with second-hand cars Some former owners could even track cars they sold years ago By Rob Thubron, February 21, 2017, 11:30 AM 7 comments
Car Tech Jaguar and Shell launch the world's first in-car payment system for gas stations Car infotainment systems are getting smarter By Rob Thubron, February 15, 2017, 8:00 AM
Car Tech Volvo partners with Ericsson to develop intelligent entertainment system for autonomous cars By Shawn Knight, January 5, 2016, 6:00 AM 8 comments
Car Tech Drivers remain distracted for nearly half a minute after using voice-controlled tech, study finds By Shawn Knight, October 22, 2015, 2:00 PM 7 comments
Industry Car Tech 20 percent of drivers don't use half of their in-car technology By Shawn Knight, August 27, 2015, 9:00 AM 15 comments
Industry Car Tech More than a dozen 2016 Chevy models will support Apple CarPlay, Android Auto By Shawn Knight, May 27, 2015, 6:30 PM
Apple Google Google and Apple set to battle over in-car infotainment systems By Himanshu Arora, December 30, 2013, 12:20 PM 14 comments
Industry AT&T revealed as Tesla's mobile partner for in-vehicle wireless connectivity By Shawn Knight, October 17, 2013, 5:30 PM