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Elon Musk's Neuralink Gets FDA's Approval To Start Human Brain-Implant Tests
Elon Musk's Neuralink Gets FDA's Approval To Start Human Brain-Implant Tests

26 May 2023, 09:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Neuralink brain-implant company announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved to start the first-in-human clinical trial

 
Top Waze Rival Receives Highly Anticipated CarPlay Update
Top Waze Rival Receives Highly Anticipated CarPlay Update

25 May 2023, 19:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Flitsmeister has finally been updated with support for the CarPlay dashboard; it can now run side by side with other apps on the same screen

 
BMW Transforms Its Cars Into Living Rooms on Wheels With TiVo's Help
BMW Transforms Its Cars Into Living Rooms on Wheels With TiVo's Help

25 May 2023, 13:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The German carmaker has signed a deal with TiVo to bring news, movies, and media libraries to its cars; the rollout will kick off later this year

 
Tesla FSD Beta Lands on Vehicles in Australia and Europe, Is This for Real?
Tesla FSD Beta Lands on Vehicles in Australia and Europe, Is This for Real?

25 May 2023, 12:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla software trackers have caught the first FSD Beta installs outside the US in Australia, Germany, and Belgium, prompting speculations about a wider rollout

 
Everybody Loves Android Auto and CarPlay, According to These Figures
Everybody Loves Android Auto and CarPlay, According to These Figures

25 May 2023, 07:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Research shows 80 percent of new-car buyers want Android Auto and CarPlay in their cars; 98 percent of carmakers already offer them

 
Waze Asked to Stop Providing Drivers With Traffic Shortcuts Because of Obvious Reasons
Waze Asked to Stop Providing Drivers With Traffic Shortcuts Because of Obvious Reasons

24 May 2023, 12:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Authorities in North Carolina passed a resolution that requires Waze to remove residential streets from suggested navigation routes

 
Ford Decides To Give AM Radio Another Chance Starting With MY2024
Ford Decides To Give AM Radio Another Chance Starting With MY2024

24 May 2023, 08:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After US lawmakers introduced a bill to save AM radio inside cars, Ford announced it would reintroduce the AM radio on all its 2024 vehicles

 
More Drivers Can Unlock Their Cars With an iPhone as New CarPlay Just Around the Corner
More Drivers Can Unlock Their Cars With an iPhone as New CarPlay Just Around the Corner

24 May 2023, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mercedes is the latest big name that adopts Apple's digital car keys, replacing the traditional keys with iPhones and Apple Watches

 
Tesla Reopens FSD Beta Program to New Testers With 2023.12.10 Unified Update
Tesla Reopens FSD Beta Program to New Testers With 2023.12.10 Unified Update

23 May 2023, 10:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla issued the 2023.12.10 software update, which allows more people to test its self-driving software for the first time after the FSD recall

 
1978 Pontiac Trans Am Sleeping for 30 Years Wakes Up From a Rust Nightmare
1978 Pontiac Trans Am Sleeping for 30 Years Wakes Up From a Rust Nightmare

23 May 2023, 10:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This Trans Am spent decades on the side of the road, and now it exhibits more rust than anyone would have imagined before abandoning it

 
Kia EV9 Can Power an Entire Building, It's a Virtual Power Plant
Kia EV9 Can Power an Entire Building, It's a Virtual Power Plant

23 May 2023, 09:55 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Kia EV9 customers can charge their appliances, power an entire home or building, and feed energy back into the grid by using the latest features

 
Top Google Maps Rival Receives Major Update With a Flood of New Features
Top Google Maps Rival Receives Major Update With a Flood of New Features

23 May 2023, 09:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Huawei has just released a massive update for Petal Maps, providing users with improved capabilities for the navigation and transit modes

 
Google Rolls Out a New Android Auto Update, Third Release in a Week
Google Rolls Out a New Android Auto Update, Third Release in a Week

23 May 2023, 08:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Android Auto 9.6 is now available for download, only a few days after the Mountain View-based search giant shipped version 9.5

 
Ford's Level-3 Autonomy Features Won't Be Ready Before 2025 and Will Be Severely Limited
Ford's Level-3 Autonomy Features Won't Be Ready Before 2025 and Will Be Severely Limited

23 May 2023, 08:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford is working on a Level-3 driver assist system to expand BlueCruise functionalities, but it won't be ready before 2025, CEO Jim Farley confirmed

 
Battery Pack That Makes the GMC Hummer EV Tick Is an Abomination, Teardown Reveals
Battery Pack That Makes the GMC Hummer EV Tick Is an Abomination, Teardown Reveals

22 May 2023, 15:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Teardown wizards at Munro Live have torn down the mammoth battery pack of the GMC Hummer EV and found out that GM doesn't care much about lean design

 
Waze Update Breaks Down an Essential Feature, Here's the Fix
Waze Update Breaks Down an Essential Feature, Here's the Fix

22 May 2023, 14:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The audible speed warning no longer works correctly, apparently after installing the most recent version of the application

 
Chinese Battery Manufacturer Starts Mass-Producing Solid-State Batteries
Chinese Battery Manufacturer Starts Mass-Producing Solid-State Batteries

22 May 2023, 08:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chinese battery manufacturer Ganfeng started the mass production of its first-generation solid-state battery with an energy density of 260 Wh/kg

 
Google Must Fix Android Auto "Handsfree Phone" Disconnect Error ASAP
Google Must Fix Android Auto "Handsfree Phone" Disconnect Error ASAP

22 May 2023, 04:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new mysterious error is now plaguing Android Auto, with users claiming that their phones toggle between phone and speaker regularly

 
Volkswagen Picks a Surprising Software Partner for Cars Sold in China
Volkswagen Picks a Surprising Software Partner for Cars Sold in China

21 May 2023, 09:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The German carmaker has joined forces with none other than Huawei; HarmonyOS will power the company’s models sold in China

 
Don't Update Your iPhone Without First Checking Out This CarPlay Warning
Don't Update Your iPhone Without First Checking Out This CarPlay Warning

21 May 2023, 08:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The most recent iOS version seems to cause new problems for CarPlay, as some users report broken steering wheel controls after the update