Toyota Partnership Could Give Connected Drivers All the Bandwidth They Can Use
Bandwidth. In an era of connected cars, you can never get enough. But Toyota may have a solution, a flat, dish-sized satellite antenna hidden in the roof of a car but able to down or upload terabytes...
View ArticleObama Administration Wants $4 Billion for Connected Cars, Autonomous Vehicles
As he wraps up his final year in office, President Barack Obama is calling for significant improvements in vehicle safety and will, among other things, seek $3.9 billion in funding for the development...
View ArticleFrom Yards to Inches: Improving GPS for Autonomous Vehicles
Originally developed for military use, the Global Positioning System has transformed civilian life, as well. But to make GPS work in the demanding world of autonomous driving, accuracy will have to go...
View ArticleChinese Test Project Could Allow Tracking of All Cars
A pilot project in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will allow the government to track 200,000 vehicles in real time. The technology could allow pay-per-mile taxing and help improve traffic. But...
View ArticleSamsung Spends $8 Bil to Buy Mobile Tech Giant Harman
Samsung Electronics will purchase Harman International, one of the world’s largest producers of in-vehicle electronics, for $8 billion. The move will position Samsung as a key player in fast-growing...
View ArticleSamsung Joins Apple in Increasingly Crowded Autonomous Vehicle Race
The world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones has publicly joined the push to put driverless vehicles on the road, Samsung joining an increasingly crowded field. What does the Korean tech giant have...
View ArticleToyota, Intel, Others Form “Big Data” Consortium
More American homes are being wired up for super-high-speed Internet service. But tomorrow's autonomous and connected cars will need "big data," too. By 2025, U.S. vehicles will consumer 10,000 times...
View ArticleGM Marketplace Will Let You Order Coffee, Donuts, Even Make Reservations...
Millions of American commuters stop for fuel or coffee on the way to work, and the new GM Marketplace is designed to make that process even quicker and easier. It will allow motorists to tap their...
View ArticleGreen Car Finalists Revealed
With automakers facing increasingly stringent emissions and mileage standards, they're rolling out plenty of new green vehicles. Two awards will be handed out next month honoring the greenest...
View ArticleBest, Weirdest and Most Notable Autos and Auto Tech at CES
And you thought CES was all about TVs, smartphones, cameras and drones? With the automobile becoming a “smart device on wheels,” cars made up nearly half of this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las...
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