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Apple Watch Dials 911 After Car Rollover As Driver Leaves Crash Site on Foot
Apple Watch Dials 911 After Car Rollover As Driver Leaves Crash Site on Foot

4 Jan 2024, 05:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / An Apple smartwatch has recently alerted 911 operators of a vehicle rollover, providing the first respondents with the location of the crash

 
Thief Scared Away by AirTag, Abandons Car on the Side of the Road
Thief Scared Away by AirTag, Abandons Car on the Side of the Road

4 Jan 2024, 05:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A single mother recently got her car stolen but managed to track it down using an AirTag attached to the keys; the thief abandoned the vehicle

 
Goodbye, Android? Android Auto Launching on Alternative Operating System
Goodbye, Android? Android Auto Launching on Alternative Operating System

4 Jan 2024, 05:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GrapheneOS, an Android alternative focused specifically on privacy and security features, is adding support for Android Auto

 
Tesla FSD Beta Tester Shares His Honest Opinion About V12.1 After Using It for 500 Miles
Tesla FSD Beta Tester Shares His Honest Opinion About V12.1 After Using It for 500 Miles

3 Jan 2024, 19:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla FSD Beta tester who drove version 12.1 for more than 500 miles on his Hardware-3 Model Y shared his two cents about the end-to-end-AI software

 
You Can't Make This Up: Driver Follows Google Maps on Snowmobile Track, "Not My Fault"
You Can't Make This Up: Driver Follows Google Maps on Snowmobile Track, "Not My Fault"

3 Jan 2024, 05:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A young driver trusted Google Maps so much that he took an alternate snow-covered route; the vehicle eventually got stuck

 
Unlucky Fellow Follows Google Maps' Fastest Route, Ends Up in a River Full of Crocodiles
Unlucky Fellow Follows Google Maps' Fastest Route, Ends Up in a River Full of Crocodiles

3 Jan 2024, 05:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A safari guide learned the hard way that the fastest route wasn't always the best when he ended up in crocodile-infested water

 
Google Planning to Kill Off Google Maps Driving Mode, And These Users Are Really Happy
Google Planning to Kill Off Google Maps Driving Mode, And These Users Are Really Happy

31 Dec 2023, 11:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The driving mode has never become the hit that the search giant hoped, even after it discontinued Android Auto for phones

 
How to Turn Off the Headlight and Child Reminder Notifications in Waze
How to Turn Off the Headlight and Child Reminder Notifications in Waze

31 Dec 2023, 10:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned traffic navigation app comes with notifications that don't always make sense; among them, headlight and child reminders

 
A $600 Investment Grants You Unfettered Access to Tesla's Software, Elon-Style
A $600 Investment Grants You Unfettered Access to Tesla's Software, Elon-Style

31 Dec 2023, 01:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Six months after the voltage fault injection attack was first documented, Tesla EVs are still vulnerable, allowing hackers access to sensitive information

 
Is Motorola's Wireless Android Auto Adapter As Bad as Long-Term Users Claim?
Is Motorola's Wireless Android Auto Adapter As Bad as Long-Term Users Claim?

30 Dec 2023, 15:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A growing number of customers complain that the Motorola MA1 wireless Android Auto adapter breaks down after a few months

 
The First Driving Video of Tesla's End-to-End-AI FSD Beta V12.1 Divides the Internet
The First Driving Video of Tesla's End-to-End-AI FSD Beta V12.1 Divides the Internet

30 Dec 2023, 11:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The first video of the latest FSD Beta build (V12.1) leaked online, showing both improvement and things that Tesla still needs to refine with future versions

 
Black Screens Plaguing Android Auto Again, This Time Breaking a Top App
Black Screens Plaguing Android Auto Again, This Time Breaking a Top App

30 Dec 2023, 11:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A Spotify black screen has become widespread lately, causing the app to no longer load on Android Auto, both in full-screen and Coolwalk views

 
Samsung Finally Launches the Digital Driver's License in the US
Samsung Finally Launches the Digital Driver's License in the US

30 Dec 2023, 11:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Arizona is the first state to support Samsung's digital implementation, with more to come; Iowa could be the next in the queue

 
AirTag Pings Owner After One Year, Helps Recover $30K Worth of Stolen Goods
AirTag Pings Owner After One Year, Helps Recover $30K Worth of Stolen Goods

29 Dec 2023, 17:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Police followed the location revealed by an AirTag to recover 21 stolen e-bikes and electric scooters; they didn't find the suspect yet

 
Google Ready to Kill Off the Android Auto for Phones Successor
Google Ready to Kill Off the Android Auto for Phones Successor

29 Dec 2023, 16:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company might be planning to retire the driving mode in Google Maps; the feature was introduced as an Android Auto for phones successor

 
One More Android Auto Wireless Bug Goes Under the Microscope
One More Android Auto Wireless Bug Goes Under the Microscope

29 Dec 2023, 15:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has recently confirmed that a glitch breaking down Android Auto wireless on Samsung mobile devices is being investigated

 
Tesla FSD V12.1 Rolls Out to Over 15,000 Testers, It's Still Very Much Beta Software
Tesla FSD V12.1 Rolls Out to Over 15,000 Testers, It's Still Very Much Beta Software

28 Dec 2023, 10:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla pushed FSD Beta V12.1 to more than 15,000 beta testers as the first end-to-end neural network version of the self-driving software

 
New Android Auto Feature Spotted: More Convenient Busy Conversations
New Android Auto Feature Spotted: More Convenient Busy Conversations

28 Dec 2023, 06:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google will use AI to make what it describes as "busy conversations" more convenient; Google Assistant to get new capabilities

 
One More Navigation App Can Now Run on the CarPlay Dashboard
One More Navigation App Can Now Run on the CarPlay Dashboard

28 Dec 2023, 05:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / OsmAnd, the super-advancing mapping platform based on OpenStreetMap, just got another major update for iPhone and CarPlay users

 
Motorola's Wireless Android Auto Adapter Is a Lot Cheaper Now
Motorola's Wireless Android Auto Adapter Is a Lot Cheaper Now

28 Dec 2023, 05:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The device has received another major discount, this time dropping the price to just $61; it's one of the lowest prices since launch