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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.
This 1968 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport 427 Is a Cool Mix of Rust and Desert Sand
This 1968 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport 427 Is a Cool Mix of Rust and Desert Sand

2 May 2020, 11:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / An interesting muscle car story doesn’t necessarily have to start with a barn find, as some of the models that end up being restored are actually discovered in more unusual places, such as a desert. This 1968 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport 4...

 
Honda Releases OTA Software Update with Major Navigation, CarPlay Improvements
Honda Releases OTA Software Update with Major Navigation, CarPlay Improvements

2 May 2020, 10:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda has recently released a new software update for the 2019 Accord that brings plenty of improvements, including some aimed at the connection glitches that owners reported when running CarPlay on the vehicle’s display. The new software ...

 
What to Do If Android Auto Doesn’t Work with the Samsung Galaxy S20
What to Do If Android Auto Doesn’t Work with the Samsung Galaxy S20

2 May 2020, 10:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite being one of Samsung’s latest and greatest mobile phones, the Galaxy S20 is unable to run Android Auto for some reason, with buyers complaining that the app doesn’t launch when the phone is connected to their cars. The first ...

 
Complete 1970 Dodge Charger Barn Find Has Been Parked Since the ‘80s
Complete 1970 Dodge Charger Barn Find Has Been Parked Since the ‘80s

2 May 2020, 10:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Barn finds are pretty much all over the web, and finding an affordable muscle car that you can buy for only a few thousand dollars isn’t really the hardest thing to do. But coming across a 1970 complete Dodge Charger that still has both th...

 
2017 Ford GT "Barn Find" Is the Car You’ll Want to Drive in GTS
2017 Ford GT "Barn Find" Is the Car You’ll Want to Drive in GTS

1 May 2020, 18:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In addition to putting you behind the wheel of some pretty awesome cars, Gran Turismo Sport also comes with one feature that everybody loves: you can build your very own liveries and then share them with others. In other words, if you always dre...

 
Google Brings Key Google Maps Feature to Waze on Android Auto and CarPlay
Google Brings Key Google Maps Feature to Waze on Android Auto and CarPlay

1 May 2020, 18:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the best Google Maps features is finally making its way to the Waze navigation app on Android and iPhone, and as a result, on Android Auto and CarPlay. Lane guidance has been available in Google Maps for so many years, and now it looks li...

 
Google Finally Releases New Android Auto Version, Major Improvements Very Likely
Google Finally Releases New Android Auto Version, Major Improvements Very Likely

1 May 2020, 17:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has just released a new version of Android Auto, several weeks after the previous update, and this time there’s a good chance the company has included critical fixes for all users. The new update brings Android Auto to version 5.3.5...

 
Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Pencil Drawing Actually Looks Better than the Original
Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Pencil Drawing Actually Looks Better than the Original

1 May 2020, 16:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While so many people they know exactly how the perfect car design looks like, putting all these ideas on paper is close to impossible without the proper drawing skills. But of course, with the right artistic abilities, the talented designers out...

 
This Abandoned 1971 Dodge Demon Is the Barn Find That’ll Probably Make You Cry
This Abandoned 1971 Dodge Demon Is the Barn Find That’ll Probably Make You Cry

1 May 2020, 15:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you like muscle cars, you probably enjoy barn finds as well, as they typically provide you with the chance to bring a legend back to life with the right restoration job. But as far as this abandoned 1971 Dodge Demon is concerned, the chances ...

 
Apple CarPlay Users Come Across New Bug That Breaks Navigation
Apple CarPlay Users Come Across New Bug That Breaks Navigation

1 May 2020, 13:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned traffic navigation app Waze is one popular choice on Apple’s CarPlay too, as it helps find a faster route to your destination in crowded cities, but every once in a while, there are people complaining of various issues that m...

 
These Forza Cars Are So Fast They Leave Even Their Brakes Behind
These Forza Cars Are So Fast They Leave Even Their Brakes Behind

1 May 2020, 13:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re playing Forza Horizon, or another title of the Forza series, there’s a good chance you’re probably used already to occasionally coming across the most unexpected bugs. And more recently, the graphics glitch that takes...

 
1967 Dodge Coronet Barn Find Still Has the Same Half-of-Century-Old Gold Paint
1967 Dodge Coronet Barn Find Still Has the Same Half-of-Century-Old Gold Paint

1 May 2020, 13:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re a muscle car collector and are looking for a 1967 Dodge Coronet that still features the original paint, this is pretty much the one you’re looking for. Up for auction on eBay, this ‘67 Coronet likely comes with the sa...

 
Google Investigating Android Auto Shutting Down on Full Phone Charge
Google Investigating Android Auto Shutting Down on Full Phone Charge

1 May 2020, 12:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has recently acknowledged a new problem with Android Auto, explaining that the team is investigating and a patch could go live at some point in the coming updates. Users complain that Android Auto sometimes shuts down all of a sudden for ...

 
Google Silently Releases New Notification Design on Android Auto
Google Silently Releases New Notification Design on Android Auto

1 May 2020, 11:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It’s been a while since Google rolled out the last major update for Android Auto, but this doesn’t necessarily mean the company isn’t working on new goodies for drivers using its mobile operating system behind the wheel. And mo...

 
Google Releases Workaround for Assistant Bug on Android Auto
Google Releases Workaround for Assistant Bug on Android Auto

30 Apr 2020, 14:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re using Android Auto for anything more than listening to music and running navigation apps, you probably noticed that the experience with Google Assistant isn’t always flawless. And earlier this year, users started complainin...

 
This Abandoned 1967 Camaro Rally Sport 327 Is the Barn Find That Never Happens
This Abandoned 1967 Camaro Rally Sport 327 Is the Barn Find That Never Happens

30 Apr 2020, 13:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A barn find is typically the best gift for any car aficionado out there, although we all know they’re not happening as often as we’d like them to happen in the first place. But as it turns out, there are people out there who come acr...

 
Tesla Says Drive Thru Attendant Is a Cone (Good Thing They're not a Speed Bump)
Tesla Says Drive Thru Attendant Is a Cone (Good Thing They're not a Speed Bump)

29 Apr 2020, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Not a long time ago, we found out that wearing a cone costume in public is actually a safe thing to do, as Teslas would still detect you and brake to avoid an impact. And as it turns out, Teslas love cones so much that they see them everywhere a...

 
Google Fixes Internet Connection Error on Android Auto
Google Fixes Internet Connection Error on Android Auto

29 Apr 2020, 13:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the biggest issues in Android Auto has finally been resolved, with Google pointing out that users just need to install the latest version of the Google app to get the patch. The bug first appeared earlier this year and caused Android Auto...

 
No Need for Google Maps on Huawei as HERE Maps Comes to Save the Day
No Need for Google Maps on Huawei as HERE Maps Comes to Save the Day

28 Apr 2020, 15:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you rely on your phone for navigation when driving, no matter if the whole thing happens on the mobile device itself or on the car’s screen via Android Auto or CarPlay, you probably know that Google Maps is not only one of the most popular...

 
This Jeep Wrangler Gets Rid of the Cluttered Dashboard with a Folding iPad
This Jeep Wrangler Gets Rid of the Cluttered Dashboard with a Folding iPad

28 Apr 2020, 15:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Replacing the stock head unit inside your car isn’t a very challenging process because aftermarket systems typically come with all the instructions you need, so the whole job more or less comes down to getting the wiring right. But what if...

 

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