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d that the company has joined the Open Automotive Alliance. It will support Android L and made head units, aka AVN systems.
Month: June 2014
Airbiquity Choreo plays safer than CarPlay and Android Auto?
After the media alvalanche from Android Auto, announced at Google I/O, it is important to note that infotainment systems designed by carmakers can be safer
QNX updates auto software at Telematics Detroit
QNX at Telematics Detroit announced QNX Acoustics for Voice 3.0, QNX OS for Automotive Safety 1.0 and Rightware for 3D instrument panel development.
Android Auto models announced Hyundai, Volvo, & Honda
Three carmakers have announced Android Auto deployment, after the Android Auto announcement at Google I/O. Android Auto projects the Android screen on the infotainment screen
Chevy Cruze connected car features texts, Siri Eyes Free & 4G LTE
GM announced all the high tech features coming to the Chevy Cruze 2015 models. The 2015 Cruze will have Text Message Alerts for smartphone users
AUPEO! opens in Motown
AUPEO! opened a new office Farmington Hills, Michigan, near Detroit. The opening comes a year after AUPEO! was bought by Panasonic Corporation of North America.
New car quality sucks for Bluetooth, voice, audio and bad weather
New car owners are having more problems with new cars due to new technology and harsh weather reported JD Power in its latest study. The
Is this pushy SmartGPS smarter than a smartphone?
“PND or GPS devices that’s so 2007,” I thought. Then, I saw information about the latest SmartGPS from Magellan that claimed I “could enjoy the
Buick runs challenge for runners to connect to Verano and fitness
Buick is partnering with MapMyFitness to promote fitness and the Buick Verano through the “Runs Worth the Drive Challenge” The partnership will help runners find,
stop and start saves fuel
GM announced that stop/start technology will be standard on the 2015 Impala base 2.5-liter ECOTEC a 5% city mileage reduction or one mile per gallon.
Stop/start shuts down the engine in certain driving conditions to reduce fuel consumption. The technology is becoming more prevalent worldwide.
auto connected tanks to be deployed via drones by U.S. Army: tested in Florida
Carnegie Mellon and Sikorsky Aircraft are working with the U.S. Army to show that a drone copter and a driverless ground vehicle can work together to autonomously survey a contaminated site. The unmanned ground vehicle UGV will navigate using sensors looking out for chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear contamination.
Your soda can and water may power the next long range EVs
Phinergy and Alcoa demoed a zero-emissions electric demo car powered with lithium ion batters with supplemental power from an aluminum-air battery at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal during the Canadian International Aluminum Conference last week (June 3-4).