New Uber App Feature Could Track Erratic Driving
No one likes a driver that drives with two feet (unless that person is driving a manual), especially when it’s someone you’re paying to take you from Point A to Point B. To make sure its customers get the best drivers—and the smoothest rides—possible, Uber has decided to pilot test a new app feature throughout […]
Garfield the Cat Appears in Korean Ads for the Hyundai IONIQ
If there’s one cartoon character who embodies our laziness and pessimism about the world, it’s Garfield the cat. Despite his comfortable lifestyle, this orange tabby cat created by Jim Davis is known for his lovably droll observations and lethargic tendencies. Yet, despite his reputation, the furry feline still makes the occasional appearance as a mascot […]
Car Tech Explained: Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
With the introduction of the iPhone and Android smartphone in the late 2000s, the cell phone went from a device that was mostly used to send and receive calls, and transformed into a sophisticated mobile operating system that could be used to stream the internet and run software applications. In an effort to keep up […]
Enter Our Giveaway: Hi-Tech ZUS Phone Charger & Car Finder
UPDATE: THE GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. LOOK FOR MORE GIVEAWAYS FROM THE NEWS WHEEL. These days, keeping your smartphone charged while on the go is essential for staying connected. But only the ZUS Smart Car Charger from NoNDA uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone and tell you where you left your car. Made of top-quality, military-grade […]
BMW Ready to Integrate Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are becoming more and more common in vehicle infotainment systems, especially as automakers admit that it’s easier to integrate the smartphone manufacturers’ systems into their cars than to adapt their own programs to interface with each new operating systems version as its released. Later this year, BMW will begin to integrate […]
Opel Announces Features for myOpel App
Opel has now made it possible for drivers to remotely set destinations for navigating through the use of the myOpel app, which interacts with an Opel vehicle’s onboard navigation system without a user needing to even be in the vehicle. Through myOpel, a user can enter their desired destination on their smartphone and send it […]
Kia Now Offers Apple CarPlay with UVO Services
Kia is keeping up with the industry’s technological advances, giving consumers exactly what they want—Apple CarPlay®. The South Korean carmaker recently announced that the 2017 Kia Sportage and 2016 Kia Optima models (which will arrive at dealers during the second quarter) will come with CarPlay® compatibility when the models are equipped with a compatible navigation […]
German City Installs In-Pavement Traffic Lights to Warn Smartphone-Enthralled Pedestrians
Smartphones are attention-grabbers (as we have discussed before). So many people have begun focusing their attention on their phones while walking around that the young people of Germany have come up with their own word for these shambling walkers: smombie (aka smartphone zombie). This phenomenon can be funny when you see someone walk right into […]
Honda Releases #PhoneDownEyesUp Videos to Discourage Texting While Driving… or Doing Anything, Really
Honda’s marketing team has created a new anti-texting-and-driving campaign called #PhoneDownEyesUp, proving that they are as committed to automotive safety as they are to reminding us all of an old (NSFW) 2 Live Crew song. As part of the social media campaign, Honda has been releasing videos that compare the dangers of texting and driving […]
Commoners Need Not Apply: Ford’s GT Application, Step-by-Step
On Wednesday, Ford began accepting applications for its 2017 GT supercar. While Ford is not charging a fee to fill out the form—though it probably very well could have given both the superlative hype and the extremely limited quantities in which it will be sold—the presumed $400,000 price is enough in and of itself to knock […]
New Toyota uBox Designed by Students to Appeal to Gen-Z
Automakers are still struggling to appeal to millennials. They are competing with ideas of environmental activism, rideshare programs, and the preference of Uber over car ownership. Some automakers have made Hillary Clinton-esque attempts at appealing to the commonly oversimplified generation—take Chevy’s emoji campaign or Toyota’s failed Scion brand, for instance. But no automaker has truly […]
Android Music App Integration Coming To BMW
The BMW iDrive System allows BMW owners to concentrate on the road while still navigating technology in their vehicles. The infotainment system is pretty cutting edge, and drivers who want to add to what it can already do can download the BMW Connected app from their smartphone’s store and use it to share information between the car […]
Latest European Kia Models Receive Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
In today’s society, “technology” is a major buzzword for those shopping for a new car—and Kia is certainly not stingy when it comes to offering the best tech available in the industry. Now, the South Korean carmaker’s technology offerings are about to get a major boost. Kia is launching Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ in […]
How to Use the Honda Road Readers App [VIDEO]
Last December, Honda announced the introduction of the Honda Road Readers app, which enables Honda owners to download free children’s audiobooks for family drives. Today the automaker released a video explaining how to use the Honda Road Readers app. As the video explains, Honda owners are able to download up to four free audiobooks per […]
Check Out This Smartphone-Integrated Go-Kart That Runs on Electricity and Imagination
Actev Motor's Arrow Smart-Kart brings go-karts into the 21st century
As mainstream production automobiles become increasingly futuristic, so do the toys that our children play with. Even connected technology is reaching off the streets and onto local roadways where children play–from miniature race cars now to go-karts. Over the weekend, the Arrow Smart-Kart was unveiled, which employs cutting-edge connected technology found in today’s leading automobiles in […]
Uber to Use Cell Phone Data to Monitor Drivers
Put on your tin-foil hats and mutter about how you don’t trust the corporations, everyone, because Uber, the ride-hailing app, is considering using your smartphone’s gyrometer and GPS data to make sure you aren’t driving like a maniac. Basically, Uber said that it would do this as a sort of filter for the passengers’ and […]