The next market Samsung will look to conquer: Electric cars
With profit margins shrinking in the smartphone segment, some companies are starting to explore new sources of revenue. According to The Wall Street Journal, several …
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Model S fires turn up heat on Tesla, but the streets are paved with electric gold
Tesla’s not out of the woods just yet, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has asked for additional information surrounding the recent Model …
Google’s latest ‘moonshot’ may be a flying car
Google has taken on a lot of lofty “moonshot” projects over the years, including research on self-driving cars, ending language barriers and even cheating death. But a new …
American drivers’ naked ambition exposed in new survey
Would you ride around in the nude if you knew no one was watching? A recent survey by Scout GPS gives new meaning to the …
Self-driving cars could cut down on injuries by 90%, save $450 billion
The thought of thousands of autonomous vehicles flying down our highways might be a frightening one, but it could also be a permanent solution for …
Here’s what it takes to make a self-driving car
The technology behind self-driving cars can be a bit complicated. Sometimes it helps to have an expert explain tech like this is the simplest terms …
Tesla is the wave of the future
Tesla Motors has been a controversial company ever since it came into existence nearly a decade ago. How could a company, based in Silicon Valley, …
Car companies turn to smartphones for inspiration in effort to lure young buyers
Car manufacturers are desperate to find some way to attract the disinterested younger generation back to the road. According to NPR, millennials are getting their …
Google may design and launch its own ‘robo-taxi’ fleet of self-driving cars
Google is reportedly in talks with automobile manufacturing giants regarding the possibility of designing and launching its own self-driving cars. The news comes from former …
The most deadly hacking target yet: Your car
Here’s something that should sober enthusiasts of self-driving cars. Forbes reporter Andy Greenberg has been hanging out with hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, who have …
‘Hands-free’ texting found to be more dangerous than making phone calls while driving
A study from the American Automobile Association (AAA) has found that using hands-free texting features is actually more dangerous for drivers than making handheld phone …
Gorilla Glass to help make vehicles lighter, quieter and more fuel efficient
Corning’s Gorilla Glass is used to protect more than 1.5 billion consumer electronics devices worldwide. The company has plans to expand beyond mobile, however, and …
You might need a special license to ‘drive’ a self-driving car
The United States government on Thursday issued a rather odd recommendation for consumers who are interested in sitting behind the wheel of a driverless vehicle. …
Affordable self-driving cars could be available within the next three years
Driverless cars have the potential to drastically reduce accident rates and saves hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide each year. Google has been hard at work …
The Boy Genius Report: Escort’s Passport 9500ci radar and laser defense system
It’s funny to think how absolutely last-century speeding tickets are. I mean, a person actually has to take a radar gun, or laser gun, aim …
Tesla CEO in talks with Google about driverless car software
Although we likely won’t see driverless cars on the roads for at least another decade or two, there’s a chance that the first driverless cars …
Watch out, drivers: Apple plans to integrate Siri and Maps more deeply into cars with iOS 7
Apple had better hope that its investments in iOS Maps yield some major improvements if it hopes to push its much-maligned mapping application into more …
Driverless cars expected to go mainstream by 2025
Google has been testing a fleet of autonomous vehicles on U.S. roadways for quite some time now, and other companies such as Mercedes-Benz are adding …
What it’s like to ride in Google’s driverless car
“Unnerving” is the word Forbes’ Detroit bureau chief chose to describe her trip in one of Google’s (GOOG) famous driverless cars, and we can’t blame her. In …
Google wants self-driving cars on the road in 3-5 years, but regulators are pumping the brakes
The potential of Google’s (GOOG) driverless cars is very enticing. Not only would they likely drastically reduce accident rates in the United States but they …
One major hurdle for driverless cars: No one knows who’s liable if there’s an accident
While driverless cars could be huge, there a lot of very important issues to be addressed before we start seeing them rule the roadways. The …
Driverless cars could be the big thing that vaults Google over Apple
Apple (AAPL) may not be the most valuable over company in the world anymore, but it’s still by far the most valuable tech company, as …
Smartphones will replace keys on upcoming Hyundai cars
NFC is becoming more prevalent in the mobile space. The technology has been featured in a number of smartphones and tablets from manufacturers such as …
GM will be first automaker to integrate Apple’s Siri into its Chevy Sonic and Spark cars
It’s not the mythical iCar, but it’ll suffice for drivers who have long dreamed of talking to their car. General Motors (GM) announced on Tuesday at …
Google brings highway traffic safety expert on board to help with its self-driving cars
Google (GOOG) is investing heavily in its self-driving car program and beginning in January, the deputy director at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will …
Google’s driverless car now permitted on California roadways
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law on Tuesday that will allow autonomous vehicles such as Google’s (GOOG) to be tested on California …
Cars that communicate with each other – and the road – are now being tested in Michigan
Using a variety of sensors and cameras, a number of high-end vehicles available today offer autonomous cruise control, advanced emergency braking systems and self-parking technology. …
New app makes it (somewhat) safer to play with your Android phone while you drive [video]
Accessories manufacturer VAIS Technology is looking to spice up the market for in-car media interfaces by transforming your Android phone into an all-purpose vehicular entertainment system. …
Google’s self-driving cars have logged more than 300,000 accident-free miles
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday announced another milestone for its driverless car program. The Internet giant revealed that its self-driving cars have now logged more than …
The BGR Show: Episode 5 – 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 with Magic Sky
Technology in cars doesn’t change as frequently as it does in some other industries, but lately there has been a huge emphasis on what connected …
