Gracenote has big ambitions in the car. It wants to use its audio-fingerprinting technology to become a kind of meta-car radio, that can negotiate between all of the music sources in… Read more »
Ford’s connected car chief Don Butler will be at Gigaom’s Structure Connect conference next week to talk about the future networked vehicle. As a preview to his talk he discussed where… Read more »
It will be a long time before every car dashboard has its own internet connection, but at the rate Pandora is going it will probably be capable of streaming music to… Read more »
Ford and Automatic have figured out a way of shoehorning Apple’s Siri personal assistant into older model vehicles. The two are also connecting Ford cars to the internet of things through… Read more »
If you bought a new 2015 Chevy, you’ve probably noticed it didn’t come with any of the streaming and infotainment apps GM promised. The reason? GM has decided to leave that… Read more »
The British app is the first of its kind to be embedded into a car manufacturer’s dashboard displays, starting in the U.K. but soon available in other English-speaking countries, too. Read more »
Gigaom spoke with Nvidia automotive guru Danny Shapiro about what Android Auto will look like and why the car won’t be the next front in the mobile OS war. Read more »
Android Auto will be a framework on top of automakers’ infotainment platforms that emulates the Android interface and apps on your phone on the car’s dashboard. Read more »
Automatic’s redesigned iOS app will now show your car’s fuel levels, though the feature will only work with about half of all cars connected with Automatic’s Link device. Read more »
Intel is rolling out a batch of new computing and radio modules designed to power the most advanced functions of connected cars as well as provide their links to the internet. Read more »