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Tech Giant Invents System to Adjust Car Ambient Lights When You’re Angry
Tech Giant Invents System to Adjust Car Ambient Lights When You’re Angry

31 Mar 2023, 10:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Huawei has developed a new system that allows its cars to automatically adjust the interior lights based on the driver HR readings

 
Nissan’s Brilliant Invention Could Change How Hybrids Use Gas Engines
Nissan’s Brilliant Invention Could Change How Hybrids Use Gas Engines

31 Mar 2023, 09:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese carmaker has created a new intelligent engine activation system that takes into account the route and environmental factors

 
Ford Thinks Augmented Reality Can Overhaul Automatic Parking Systems
Ford Thinks Augmented Reality Can Overhaul Automatic Parking Systems

31 Mar 2023, 08:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new patent describes how Ford sees parking systems would improve in the long term; the technology uses an AR-based implementation

 
Oxygen-Ion Batteries Are Safe, Cheap To Produce, and Last Forever
Oxygen-Ion Batteries Are Safe, Cheap To Produce, and Last Forever

30 Mar 2023, 18:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Researchers at the Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) in Austria have invented a new type of battery, called oxygen-ion battery, that lasts forever

 
Motorola's Wireless Android Auto Adapter Now Down to $89.99, Stock Issues Resolved
Motorola's Wireless Android Auto Adapter Now Down to $89.99, Stock Issues Resolved

30 Mar 2023, 17:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Motorola’s MA1 wireless Android Auto adapter receives a rare discount; the device can now be purchased 10 percent cheaper from Amazon

 
This Technology Automatically Blocks All Devices That Could Distract Drivers
This Technology Automatically Blocks All Devices That Could Distract Drivers

30 Mar 2023, 16:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Qualcomm has invented a new system that automatically blocks devices when they are close to the driver; the tech is currently in the patent stage

 
New Idea Proposes a Built-in Car Phone Holder to Resolve Android Auto Shortcomings
New Idea Proposes a Built-in Car Phone Holder to Resolve Android Auto Shortcomings

30 Mar 2023, 15:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A patent describing a “car mobile phone connection device” reveals how phones can finally feel at home inside our vehicles

 
Renault 5 Prototypes Built on CMF-B EV Platform Kick Off Endurance Testing
Renault 5 Prototypes Built on CMF-B EV Platform Kick Off Endurance Testing

30 Mar 2023, 13:58 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / With the release of the Renault 5 planned for next year, the French automaker began testing the car's prototypes, equipped with improved electrified components

 
Here’s What You Need to Do if Google Maps Loses the GPS Signal on Android Auto
Here’s What You Need to Do if Google Maps Loses the GPS Signal on Android Auto

30 Mar 2023, 11:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A very simple fix brings everything back to normal; it involves setting the right permissions for Google Maps on the Android device

 
Tesla Boosts Dry Battery Electrode Development, Hires New Battery Expert
Tesla Boosts Dry Battery Electrode Development, Hires New Battery Expert

30 Mar 2023, 10:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has named Matt Tyler as the new Director of Dry Electrode Development, in charge of advancing the new technology for the 4680-cell production

 
This Traffic Monitoring System Makes Waze Look Obsolete
This Traffic Monitoring System Makes Waze Look Obsolete

29 Mar 2023, 17:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New patent describes new-generation technology that would allow a central system to accurately predict where traffic jams take place

 
Tesla To Add Occupant Detection to Its Cars as a Safety Measure
Tesla To Add Occupant Detection to Its Cars as a Safety Measure

29 Mar 2023, 16:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Replying to a request from a mother who left her child in the car, Elon Musk promised to add automatic occupant detection as a safety measure

 
Polestar Confirms Highly Anticipated Apple CarPlay Update
Polestar Confirms Highly Anticipated Apple CarPlay Update

29 Mar 2023, 15:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company is working on adding support for displaying Apple Maps navigation information in the driver’s display through CarPlay

 
Starlink Upgrades Early Best-Effort Customers to the Residential Tier
Starlink Upgrades Early Best-Effort Customers to the Residential Tier

29 Mar 2023, 14:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / SpaceX has upgraded Starlink Best Effort subscribers to the Residential tier, which offers improved speeds, especially during times of network congestion

 
Carmaker Quietly Releases Firmware Update to Fix Critical Google Maps Error
Carmaker Quietly Releases Firmware Update to Fix Critical Google Maps Error

29 Mar 2023, 12:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda has recently published a new update whose purpose is to address a Google Maps bug causing CarPlay to freeze all of a sudden

 
Musician Tries Tesla's In-Dash Music-Making App "Trax," Says It's Garbage
Musician Tries Tesla's In-Dash Music-Making App "Trax," Says It's Garbage

28 Mar 2023, 18:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / American musician Benn Jordan has tried Tesla's in-dash music app Trax and found it appalling, saying he would never open the app again

 
Ridiculously Cheap Cable Fixes Android Auto on $1,500 Android Phone
Ridiculously Cheap Cable Fixes Android Auto on $1,500 Android Phone

28 Mar 2023, 17:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Buying an $8 USB cable apparently fixes Android Auto for Samsung Galaxy S23 owners who struggled with the app in their cars

 
Can Electric Roads Make EVs More Efficient and Desirable?
Can Electric Roads Make EVs More Efficient and Desirable?

28 Mar 2023, 15:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Researchers think electric roads can make electric vehicles more efficient and affordable, paving the way for smaller car batteries

 
Tesla Rumored To Push Major Autopilot Update in China, Is This the Unified Stack?
Tesla Rumored To Push Major Autopilot Update in China, Is This the Unified Stack?

28 Mar 2023, 13:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A popular blogger has announced that Tesla is preparing a "major Autopilot update" in China, and many speculate that this will be based on the unified stack

 
Battery Degradation Study Shows That EV Batteries Last Much Longer Than Initial Estimates
Battery Degradation Study Shows That EV Batteries Last Much Longer Than Initial Estimates

28 Mar 2023, 11:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A new battery degradation study indicates that EV batteries might last a lot longer than we thought they would, probably decades for most electric cars