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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.

Staff Writer
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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.
GM's Lutz to Perform in A.R. Gurney's "Ancestral Voices"
GM's Lutz to Perform in A.R. Gurney's "Ancestral Voices"

26 Mar 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Repairing the company's image and proving Americans that you're indeed working for them just like you said in the past is extremely important nowadays, especially for economic recession-hit GM and Chrysler. This is probably what General M...

 
British Bentley Retailer HR Owen Starts Feeling the Crisis
British Bentley Retailer HR Owen Starts Feeling the Crisis

26 Mar 2009, 11:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the recession still slashing sales and reducing workforce around the world, luxury cars retailers started feeling the pressure too as their 2008 profits recorded a massive drop. The best example comes from HR Owen, a British seller of Bentley,...

 
Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid Hits the Streets
Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid Hits the Streets

26 Mar 2009, 09:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese automaker Mazda proudly announced today that it started commercial leasing of the Premacy Hydrogen RE hybrid, the company's second hydrogen rotary engine model that reaches the market. The first units will be delivered to government a...

 
Chinese BYD Presents Lexus RX-Identical S6
Chinese BYD Presents Lexus RX-Identical S6

26 Mar 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China's BYD Auto makes the headlines one more time but, once again, with a shameless clone of the popular first-generation Lexus RX. A more shocking news is that the Chinese automaker actually received the European patents for the S6 SUV'...

 
Toyota Yaris Hybrid to Take on Honda Insight
Toyota Yaris Hybrid to Take on Honda Insight

26 Mar 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As we reported earlier this month, Toyota is working on a low-priced hybrid that would compete with the inexpensive Honda Insight hybrid but no specific details have been released until today. Akihiko Otsuka, chief engineer of the redesigned, third...

 
No More Rabbit, VW Returns to Golf in the US
No More Rabbit, VW Returns to Golf in the US

26 Mar 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen Group of America will give up of the Rabbit name for its smallest model in the United States and will revive the Golf badge starting with model year 2010. The first Volkswagen Golf to be launched in the United States will be presented ne...

 
IIHS Debuts New Roof Strength Rating System
IIHS Debuts New Roof Strength Rating System

26 Mar 2009, 08:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) launched a new roof strength rating system that will evaluate the way vehicles protect their occupants in rollover crashes. According to the new rating system, vehicles that receive the "good&q...

 
New Subaru Forester Gets "Good" Rating in IIHS Roof Strength Test
New Subaru Forester Gets "Good" Rating in IIHS Roof Strength Test

26 Mar 2009, 07:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The all-new Subaru Forester received the top rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) new roof strength rating system, together with Volkswagen Tiguan, Honda Element and Jeep Patriot. Suzuki Grand Vitara, Chevrolet Equino...

 
Skoda Superb Named Car of the Year 2009 In 8 Countries
Skoda Superb Named Car of the Year 2009 In 8 Countries

25 Mar 2009, 17:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda Superb received the Car of the Year 2009 award in no less than 8 countries in Europe, the Czech manufacturer proudly announced in a statement today. The car was named the Car of the Year 2009 in Czech Republic, gaining both the grand prize an...

 
SsangYong C200 Aero Concept Official Photo
SsangYong C200 Aero Concept Official Photo

25 Mar 2009, 16:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the SsangYong C200 Eco concept to be displayed at the upcoming Seoul Motor Show in South Korea, the manufacturer today unveiled a new official photo, this time showing the C200 Aero Concept. As you can see for yourself in the adjacent photo, t...

 
Tata Nano May Come to the US After All
Tata Nano May Come to the US After All

25 Mar 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With Tata Nano officially launched this week, rumors are already surrounding the markets that may receive the world's cheapest car in the next months. While the Indian car manufacturer already confirmed that it will be selling Nano in Europe a...

 
Mercedes F-Cell Roadster Detailed, Official Photos Released
Mercedes F-Cell Roadster Detailed, Official Photos Released

25 Mar 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mercedes-Benz today presented the F-Cell Roadster, a special model with fuel cell drive designed by trainees of Daimler at the Sindelfingen production facility. More than 150 students were involved in this project, Mercedes said, as it includes jun...

 
Akiyoshi Takes Testing Role from Pedrosa at Jerez
Akiyoshi Takes Testing Role from Pedrosa at Jerez

25 Mar 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kosuke Akiyoshi will join Andrea Dovizioso in the Repsol Honda team for the official testing session at Jerez this weekend. Akiyoshi will replace the pre-season injured Pedrosa after the Spaniard suffered a serious accident in the second testing da...

 
Porsche Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 Launched, Pics Inside
Porsche Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 Launched, Pics Inside

25 Mar 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Porsche today unveiled the new Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3, an exclusive model that will be produced in a limited series of 1,000 units. The model will come in a single paintwork color, Lava Grey Metallic, a color that "emphasize the ...

 
Ford Cuts Mulally's Salary by 30 Percent
Ford Cuts Mulally's Salary by 30 Percent

25 Mar 2009, 11:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the company experiences probably the toughest times in history, Ford's CEO Alan Mulally received a total of $13.57 million, a 37 percent decrease compared to the year before. Moreover, the American automaker will reduce its salary by a...

 
Bentley Motors Speed by Breitling
Bentley Motors Speed by Breitling

25 Mar 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although you were probably thinking that we're talking about an aftermarket Bentley or at least a new model designed by the luxury car manufacturer, we're not. What we have here is actually a watch designed by the popular watchmaker Breit...

 
Tata Says It May Slash UK Workforce without Government Support
Tata Says It May Slash UK Workforce without Government Support

25 Mar 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although Tata Motors recently warned that it may cut jobs in the United Kingdom without government support, Jaguar Land Rover insisted that no layoffs will take place for the time. Workers earlier this month agreed to receive a pay freeze corrobora...

 
Melkus RS2000 Official Photos
Melkus RS2000 Official Photos

25 Mar 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Melkus has just unveiled a couple of new details regarding its latest creation, the so-called RS2000 expected to go on sale in November this year. Although details regarding the upcoming model are fairly limited at this point, the manufacturer did ...

 
Audi A2 Supermini Confirmed, First Model to Come in 2011
Audi A2 Supermini Confirmed, First Model to Come in 2011

25 Mar 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The over-discussed Audi A2 supermini is again making the headlines as the German car manufacturer confirmed the first concept is ready for the public unveiling. However, the company hasn't released specific details on the show to witness the l...

 
Tesla Roadster-Based Liv Invizio EV Runs with 150 MPH
Tesla Roadster-Based Liv Invizio EV Runs with 150 MPH

25 Mar 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With electric cars expected to play a very important role in today's automotive industry, it shouldn't surprise anybody that new automakers become interested in this kind of vehicles. EV Innovations, for example, previously known as Hybri...

 

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