General Motors is making the push to stop-start. By 2020, nearly every GM light vehicle produced globally will have at least one powertrain combination available with the fuel-saving feature, which turns off the engine when the vehicle isn’t moving. GM spokesman Tom Read said vehicles with stop-start systems will have beefed-up absorbent glass mat batteries […]
Volvo Car Group, known for its sturdy wagons and SUVs, will start rolling out a series of compact models next year to compete with the likes of Audi and BMW for younger, urban consumers. The new line, dubbed the 40 series, is set to include an crossover, sedan and hatchback as well as an all-electric […]
It seems that German automaker BMW has finally decided to join companies that support Apple CarPlay in their cars. As reported by Bimmperpost, at the end of 2016 at least two BMW models offer support system that allows use the most important functions of the iPhone from the screen carriage. The information could not be […]
Uber is to begin testing self-driving cars on public roads in the U.S., the company announced on Thursday. The car-hailing company said in a blogpost that it is using a hybrid Ford Fusion as a test car for the company’s Advanced Technologies Center (ATC) in Pittsburgh. “Real-world testing is critical to our efforts to […]
10 months after launching the service in Israel, Google-owned mapping service Waze is expanding its carpooling service to San Francisco to help solve the city’s traffic problems. The service, which is called RideWith in Israel, is simply called Waze Carpool here in the United States and is open to a select number of employers and […]
A subsidiary of Corning Inc. agreed to pay $66.5 million in criminal fines and plead guilty to fixing the prices of materials used in vehicle catalytic converters, the U.S. Department of Justice said today. The deal with Corning International Kabushiki Kaisha is the latest in a long list of settlements in a yearslong probe by […]
GM is launching a smartphone app this summer that will allow its vehicle owners to check whether their vehicles are subject to any open recalls. It’s the latest move by automakers to redouble efforts to get owners to comply with vehicle callbacks, a task that has taken on greater importance amid the unfolding Takata airbag […]
On Friday, automaker Kia announced that its 2017 Sorrento and Sportage, along with the 2016 Optima, will now offer the option of CarPlay support. The Sorrento will have the support as an option for purchase, while the other two will offer CarPlay support built-in when a compatible navigation or UVO3 system is equipped. Customers who […]
Auto audio accessory maker Alpine is now offering a large aftermarket CarPlay unit designed specifically for the 2011 or later Jeep Wrangler, which features a large nine-inch capacitive touchscreen. “The i109-WRA is designed for use in your Jeep Wrangler with your iPhone through Apple CarPlay. Conveniently located volume, track, home and Siri hard keys are […]
BMW’s iNext electric, self-driving car is set to enter showrooms in 2021 as the brand’s flagship model. The addition to the automaker’s i subbrand, which currently includes the i3 EV and i8 plug-in hybrid, will be able to drive itself in many situations, CEO Harald Krueger said in comments prepared for the company’s annual shareholders […]
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