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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.
Peugeot Sees Internet as the Key to Better Sales
Peugeot Sees Internet as the Key to Better Sales

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's no doubt that things we come across on the Internet have a strong influence on us so Peugeot thought that it would be a great idea to try to take advantage of this. The French automaker said that it will attempt to promote its online stor...

 
Mike Di Meglio Is the Boss, Giampiero Sacchi Thinks
Mike Di Meglio Is the Boss, Giampiero Sacchi Thinks

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although he may leave his team in order to move to the 250cc class, Mike Di Meglio remains one of the best riders in the world, the head of the Piaggio Group, Giampiero Sacchi, said in an interview for the MotoGP website. As a quick reminder, Mike ...

 
Freescale, McLaren Promise Next-Gen KERS
Freescale, McLaren Promise Next-Gen KERS

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / McLaren Electronic Systems today announced a partnership with Freescale Semiconductor for improving the existing KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) and to develop new solution for monitoring and controlling the subsystem used for storing kinetic...

 
Europe Wins Ford Model T Contest
Europe Wins Ford Model T Contest

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American car manufacturer Ford announced the winners of the Ford Model T contest, the only European university registered for the competition winning the grand prize of $25,000 in scholarship funds. The car designed by IKA (Institute of Automotive ...

 
Lexus to Showcase 2010 RX in LA
Lexus to Showcase 2010 RX in LA

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the Los Angeles Auto Show quickly approaching, car manufacturers around the world announce and prepare special debuts for the newest models, hoping they could get the attention of the market at the upcoming auto event. Lexus does the same thin...

 
SEAT Alters 2009 Production
SEAT Alters 2009 Production

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Spanish carmaker SEAT is the latest victim of the global recession as the company has just announced that it decided to modify the initial production schedule due to the decreasing demand on most markets. Basically, SEAT takes exactly the same deci...

 
GPS Cellphones Used as Traffic Sensors
GPS Cellphones Used as Traffic Sensors

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nokia, NAVTEQ and UC Berkeley signed a new agreement that enables GPS capable mobile phone owners to act as traffic sensors by sending traffic data to a remote server for processing. The new program, dubbed Mobile Millenium, includes both highways ...

 
FLIR Brings Night Vision Systems to Any Car
FLIR Brings Night Vision Systems to Any Car

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Night-vision systems have always been attractive for automakers, with several companies, including here Cadillac, BMW, Mercedes and Honda, designing their own technologies supposed to be installed on mass-production cars. However, the best night vi...

 
Valentino Rossi Sticks with Ferrari, No Plans to Switch to F1
Valentino Rossi Sticks with Ferrari, No Plans to Switch to F1

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The famous MotoGP star Valentino Rossi will continue his collaboration with the Ferrari Formula One team, Stefano Domenicali, the team's director, told Reuters. This is not the first time when The Doctor moves from motorcycles to cars, obvious...

 
Chattanooga in Talks to Produce VW's New Midsize Sedan
Chattanooga in Talks to Produce VW's New Midsize Sedan

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever since Volkswagen confirmed rumors that a new production facility would be built in Chattanooga, Tennessee, people have started talking about the new models prepared by the German carmaker with a lot of rumors predicting several types of cars. ...

 
RC Sportscar with Video Camera for Adults
RC Sportscar with Video Camera for Adults

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Radio-controlled cars are pretty attractive for both kids and grown-ups, but today's toys are a lot different than the ones we had in our childhoods. The best example is given by Deluxe RC Sportscar with Video Camera, a radio-controlled car eq...

 
GM Thinks Begging for Money Could Save Them
GM Thinks Begging for Money Could Save Them

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the global economic crisis bringing GM's sales close to Dacia's (OK, not that low but GM was surely one of the most affected auto companies), the American brand found the unique way to revamp its sales: ask employees to contact Congr...

 
Bridgestone Moves Synthetic Rubber Production to China
Bridgestone Moves Synthetic Rubber Production to China

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Bridgestone recently announced the opening of a new production facility in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China that will be exclusively addressed to styrene-butadiene rubber, often referred to as SBR. According to Gasgoo, the company estimates a pro...

 
Continental Counteracts the Global Recession
Continental Counteracts the Global Recession

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Continental is one of the first suppliers in the automotive industry that counteracts the financial crisis, with the company's officials today confirming that the Blythewood, S.C. Plant is due to be closed by the end of 2010. No less than 440 ...

 
NHTSA Discovers the Internet, Introduces RSS Alerts
NHTSA Discovers the Internet, Introduces RSS Alerts

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / RSS is surely one of the most useful things web users got from the Internet, with fresh information delivered straight to their desktops. Although most people are already using RSS readers on their PCs and Macs, the folks at the National Highway Tr...

 
Titanium Bike, Virtually Indestructible
Titanium Bike, Virtually Indestructible

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kids are quite rude when it comes to toys so in case you really want to buy your son one that would be able to face his “abuses”, titanium-made products would be a smart choice. Today's tricycle was especially designed to “ho...

 
Mika Salo Prepares NASCAR Debut
Mika Salo Prepares NASCAR Debut

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The ex-British American Racing, Ferrari, Sauber or Toyota driver Mika Salo is getting closer to a move to NASCAR, although no contract is signed at this time, the Finn told autosport.com. Mika Salo retired from Formula One in 2002 and competed in s...

 
SAIC Waves Money, SsangYong Still Under Pressure
SAIC Waves Money, SsangYong Still Under Pressure

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite the report issued before Christmas claiming that SaangYong has closed its factories and filed for bankruptcy, the South Korean automaker is still struggling to resolve its financial problems, asking the local government to provide support. ...

 
Textile Company to Revamp Automotive Carbon Fiber Industry
Textile Company to Revamp Automotive Carbon Fiber Industry

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A Japanese textile company said that it found the way to ease the process of building carbon fiber cars, although auto manufacturers from all over the world invested millions of dollars in similar researches. Carbon fiber tends to become more impor...

 
Fiat to Suspend 14 Production Plants
Fiat to Suspend 14 Production Plants

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it initially seemed like European manufacturers are less affected by the economic crisis, recent news reported that major companies such as Volvo, Volkswagen and Saab started experiencing very difficult times and were forced to impose a nu...

 

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