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Bogdan Popa

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Personal motto:

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow" - Jeff Valdez, Stand-up Comedian.

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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world, and more often than not, you’ll see him writing about the whole thing with a typing speed that a traffic camera could easily issue a ticket for.

He typically carries both an iPhone and Android device because there’s no such thing as the perfect phone, and he drives a car that some say is blue, others say is green.

His guilty pleasure is finding bugs in Android Auto (cc @Google, you’d better keep an eye on his reports, as these could actually help you refine the experience behind the wheel), and he occasionally tries out all kinds of weird gadgets that many people didn’t even know they exist.

His daily tech arsenal also includes a smartwatch and earbuds because that’s how geeks rock, as well as a laptop that has nothing in common with fruit.

Bogdan’s long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space in the trunk for his kid’s toys, as well as convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as the phones that these two companies build.

When he’s not writing about cars, Bogdan’s probably trying to fit a bike in the 375-liter trunk of his car or posting tech stuff for autoevolution’s sister site Softpedia.
Here’s When Waze Will Be Updated with the CarPlay Feature Everybody Wants
Here’s When Waze Will Be Updated with the CarPlay Feature Everybody Wants

11 Aug 2020, 10:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google-owned Waze remains one of the top navigation apps out there and drivers who want an experience that’s better tailored to the driving conditions in their area use it to beat traffic jams and reach their destinations faster. And while...

 
Tesla Working on Smartwatch for Kids and People Start Imagining Crazy Features
Tesla Working on Smartwatch for Kids and People Start Imagining Crazy Features

11 Aug 2020, 09:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While the world is waiting for regulators to give their go-ahead for Google to take over Fitbit, and thus allow the search giant to conquer the wearable market as well, here’s a surprising name that’s looking into ways to step into the ...

 
Google Confirms a Major Android Auto Bug Is Now Fixed
Google Confirms a Major Android Auto Bug Is Now Fixed

11 Aug 2020, 09:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has officially confirmed that a long-lasting bug in Android Auto has finally been resolved for Samsung users, and everybody is now recommended to install the latest phone updates as soon as possible. More specifically, a widespread issue ...

 
Google Used a Faked Image to Demo Its Major Google Maps for CarPlay Update
Google Used a Faked Image to Demo Its Major Google Maps for CarPlay Update

11 Aug 2020, 09:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has recently announced a highly anticipated feature for CarPlay in Google Maps: support for the dashboard, something that Apple officially unlocked with the release of iOS 13.4 back in April. Without a doubt, many were quite excited to fi...

 
Google Releases the Most Anticipated Google Maps Update for CarPlay Users
Google Releases the Most Anticipated Google Maps Update for CarPlay Users

10 Aug 2020, 16:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the most useful features on CarPlay is the dashboard, which is essentially a multi-card view that allows users to see navigation apps, the music player, the calendar, and phone calls on the same screen. Originally, Apple locked the naviga...

 
Lamborghini Huraudi R8 Is the Ultimate V10 Supercar
Lamborghini Huraudi R8 Is the Ultimate V10 Supercar

10 Aug 2020, 14:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi R8 is a monster when it comes to performance, right? Right. But at the same time, you just can’t love the sound of the V10 on the Lamborghini Huracan. So how about a mix of the two for the ultimate V10 supercar? This is what the Inst...

 
How to Fix GPS Issues in Android Auto
How to Fix GPS Issues in Android Auto

10 Aug 2020, 12:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GPS issues in Android Auto have been around for way too long, and despite some updates bringing improvements in this regard, the whole thing is still there with no other patch in sight. In the last few days, we’ve come across new reports o...

 
This Rare AMC Gremlin Starred in a Johnny Depp Movie, Features a Denim Interior
This Rare AMC Gremlin Starred in a Johnny Depp Movie, Features a Denim Interior

10 Aug 2020, 11:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Are you a Johnny Depp fan who also likes wearing jeans? While we admit that this question sounds pretty awkward, if the answer is yes, we’ve got the perfect car for you. This 1970 AMC Gremlin is actually a celebrity, as it starred in sever...

 
Drifting Lamborghini Bus Is the Coolest Scissor Doors Monster You’ll See Today
Drifting Lamborghini Bus Is the Coolest Scissor Doors Monster You’ll See Today

10 Aug 2020, 10:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you always dreamed about the day when you can finally take a Lamborghini to work, well, this thing right here could actually let you do this for no more than one dollar. This oddly looking Lamborghini bus is an unexpected combination between ...

 
More Fixes Found for the Phone Call Problems on Android Auto
More Fixes Found for the Phone Call Problems on Android Auto

10 Aug 2020, 09:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A long-lasting bug in Android Auto breaks down the audio during phone calls, and users complain on Google’s forums that they can’t hear a thing when talking to someone. As we reported earlier this year, the issue happens regardless o...

 
Google Gets User Report All Wrong, Mistakenly Renames Famed River on Google Maps
Google Gets User Report All Wrong, Mistakenly Renames Famed River on Google Maps

10 Aug 2020, 09:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google allows users to report issues they come across on Google Maps because, after all, it’s super-difficult to always be sure that the data is entirely accurate all over the world. So technically, you can reach out to Google and report t...

 
Google Assistant Now Lagging on Android Auto, And It’s All Getting Ridiculous
Google Assistant Now Lagging on Android Auto, And It’s All Getting Ridiculous

10 Aug 2020, 08:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has recently updated the Google Assistant experience in Android Auto, with the new version no longer showing a notification at the top of the screen when launching. And according to some users, this is the moment when the Google Assistant...

 
Rare Dodge Ram Van Barn Find Is a Piece of Classic Rock'n'Roll on Wheels
Rare Dodge Ram Van Barn Find Is a Piece of Classic Rock'n'Roll on Wheels

9 Aug 2020, 15:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Launched in 1971, the Dodge Ram van was a model that people just loved to customize, and it became one of the most popular picks for rock and roll bands that were looking for a comfortable way to travel across the country, all with enough room for ...

 
White Hat Hackers Hijack Traffic Lights to Turn Green Instantly
White Hat Hackers Hijack Traffic Lights to Turn Green Instantly

9 Aug 2020, 13:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Netherlands is continuously looking into ways to improve the traffic not only for cars but also for cyclists, especially as the number of those owning a bike in the country is impressive, to say the least. According to 2018 data provided by ...

 
Keep the V12 Magic Around Wherever You Go with This Supercar Watch
Keep the V12 Magic Around Wherever You Go with This Supercar Watch

9 Aug 2020, 12:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Supercar fanboys, behold: here is the “supercar watch,” a brand-new product that promises top-notch build quality and exquisite materials at a surprisingly decent price. Called Aventi A-10, the watch was born thanks to an Indiegogo c...

 
Bear Breaks Into Pizza Delivery Car Because Everybody Loves Italian Food
Bear Breaks Into Pizza Delivery Car Because Everybody Loves Italian Food

9 Aug 2020, 10:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / You’re not you when you’re hungry. This is not only the slogan of a super-popular Snickers campaign, but also what a bear living in the woods near Juneau, Alaska would probably be saying right now. The bear broke into a pizza deliver...

 
New Android Auto Headaches as Waze GPS Appears to Be Broken
New Android Auto Headaches as Waze GPS Appears to Be Broken

9 Aug 2020, 09:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the best things about Android Auto is that it allows users to run navigation apps like Google Maps and Waze on the larger screens inside their cars. But as many of us learned the hard way, the experience with these apps isn’t always...

 
Three Google Maps Features You Should Definitely Try
Three Google Maps Features You Should Definitely Try

9 Aug 2020, 09:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Google Maps is the world’s number one navigation choice, the app is able to do so much more, as it comes with tons of other features that many users don’t even know they exist. And today, we’re going to discuss three of t...

 
Don’t Update Your iPhone If You Listen to Music on CarPlay
Don’t Update Your iPhone If You Listen to Music on CarPlay

9 Aug 2020, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple has recently released iOS 13.6 with a bunch of improvements, and while users are generally recommended to update to the latest versions because of security reasons, drivers who rely on CarPlay for music and navigation would better think twice...

 
Good News for Android Auto Users as Bug Freezing Screens Now Under Investigation
Good News for Android Auto Users as Bug Freezing Screens Now Under Investigation

8 Aug 2020, 13:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Android Auto needs a ton of fixes judging from the number of complaints that are published on Google’s forums, but in some cases, these patches actually need to come from the companies building the Android devices used to power the in-car exp...

 

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