As the temperatures rise outside, children, pets and other personal items can be mistakenly left in a vehicle with blistering heat. GMC is looking to change that. Dubbed the “Rear Seat Reminder,” the feature was designed to remind drivers to check their back seat as they exit their Acadia. Rear Seat Reminder is standard on […]
Tesla Motors Inc. is bringing back a 60 kilowatt-hour version of its Model S sedan that costs less than the one it discontinued last year. The new Model S 60 begins at $66,000 before federal or state incentives and can travel 208 miles per charge. Tesla received more than 300,000 deposits for its upcoming lower-priced […]
The administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has told an industry conference in Detroit that new Federal government guidelines for self-driving, or autonomous, vehicles will be published in July, reports Fortune. According to NHTSA administrator Mark Rosekind, government legislation as it currently stands is moving too slowly in comparison with the speed […]
Toyota is working to repair a software problem that can disable navigation systems in its Lexus vehicles and that may require a return trip to dealerships to complete repairs. Moe Durand, a spokesman for the Lexus luxury division, said the problem may have been caused by a faulty application in the kind of software the automaker […]
The re-engineered 2017 Accord Hybrid delivers what Honda calls class-leading fuel economy thanks to a tweaked two-motor hybrid system that improves power and efficiency. The updated sedan, which goes on sale this spring in the U.S. and Japan, gets a version of a new gasoline-electric drivetrain that debuted in February in the Japan-market Odyssey minivan. […]
Uber Announced today that it is getting a massive cash infusion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign investment fund. The fund is putting $3.5 billion into the global firm and will get a seat on Uber’s board of directors. Funding for new tech companies has been slowing in recent months amid concerns that many startups have been over-valued. […]
Hyundai is offering free Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades for current customers. The software can be downloaded to a flash drive and uploaded to owners’ 2015 Sonata with navigation or the Genesis with the 8-inch touch screen. It’s also offered for the 2016 Sonata, Genesis, Elantra GT and Tucson with navigation, and the 2017 […]
Volkswagen says it will substantially expand the range of its e-Golf when a face-lifted version of the battery electric hatchback goes into production in December. That would close the performance gap that has opened up with the freshened BMW i3 that goes on sale in the U.S. in August. Officials say the e-Golf will be […]
Along with its previously-announced support for adding CarPlay technology to the 2016 Sonata, 2017 Elantra, and 2017 Ioniq, a leaked memo to dealers has revealed that CarPlay-supporting software updates will be available today that bring the infortainment tech to the 2015 and 2016 non-hybrid Sonata models, the 2016 hybrid Sonata, the 2015 and 2016 Genesis […]
Uber has found a partner in Toyota. The ridesharing company has entered into “a memorandum of understanding” with Toyota, and trials will be started in the countries where Uber operates. There will most likely be a few Uber Mirais driving around, as Mirai Creation Investment Limited Partnership, Toyota’s $111 million startup fund named after the […]
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