Category: Car stuff
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"Automotive Grade" Linux for cars announced
The Linux Foundation, the non-profit organisation that is in charge of the open source Linux operating system has announced a variation on the OS designed specifically for use in cars. A few weeks ago Google revealed Android Auto, its attempt…
Tesla motors opens up patents to all – could this start the electric car revolution?
MASSIVE news: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla motors has just announced on the company's blog that it will no longer be enforcing its patents: meaning the floodgates have been opened for rival manufacturers to use Tesla's technology. In the…
Google's self-driving car is a better driver than you are
Whilst popular media has long taught us to fear our robot overlords, but as a new video released by Google shows, we might have been wrong about them all along. Cyclists in particular will appreciate the latest updates to the…
Gadget Show Live: Checking out the Peugeot 308's on-board computer
At Gadget Show Live in Birmingham I got a chance to check out the new Peugeot 308 and the new on-board computer. The car – which it is safe to say is geared towards every day usage rather than performance…
Is 2014 the year long distance trips in electric cars becomes possible?
Two interesting journeys have been taken in recent weeks by electric car users – showing the long-range potential of the vehicles. Does it suggest we're at a tipping point when the infrastructure is finally in place? Over in the states,…
New "iOS in the car" screenshots revealed by developer
Apple is slowly working on bringing the iPhone experience to the car dashboard – and some screenshots of what it might look like have surfaced on Twitter, thanks to developer Steven Stroughton-Smith. "iOS in the car", as it is being…
Are cars the next tech battleground? Google unveils partners to make in-car Android a reality
Over in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show, Google have announced a new partnership, known as the Open Automotive Alliance – aimed at making cars a whole lot more intelligent. So far Google's partners include the likes of carmakers…
Volkswagen make driving music that responds to the road
In a bid to promote the new Volkswagen Golf GTI, the car makers have recruited trendy electronic musicians Underworld to produce an intriguing collaboration: driving music that reacts to how you drive. Using the car's engine data, in combination with…
