Ford is replacing the much-reviled MyFord Touch with a new infotainment system based on Sync AppLink, its more successful in-dash connected car platform. The new system will be called Sync 3,… Read more »
Nearly 40 percent of tablet and smartphone owners use another device while watching TV, but the business models for second-screen programming and advertising are still in their infancy. Read more »
Today GM’s connected cars don’t connect much. But this fall, we could be in for a surprise. It’s completely overhauling its telematics and infotainment systems and is promising a plethora of… Read more »
Looking ahead to the age of the electric vehicle and the smart grid, the in-vehicle app landscape will take another turn as it becomes a part of the same infrastructure that… Read more »
Startup Streetline, which uses wireless sensors and cell phones to find parking spots for drivers, announced it has raised $15 million from Fontinalis Partners, the investment fund from former Ford CEO… Read more »
Ford offered this proposition to mobile developers today at CTIA’s keynote: Come up with the next set of ideas that can link the car to the… Read more »
For car buyers of the geeky persuasion, finding the right technology package can be an exercise in frustration. It doesn’t help that in-car tech typically lags a generation or two behind… Read more »