American automaker Ford Motor has selected QNX technology from the technology giant BlackBerry for its next-generation in-car Sync information and entertainment system, replacing Windows from Microsoft. This move by the carmaker is to ...
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At the next Geneva Motor Show (March 6 - 16, 2014), it will also pack an all-new, three-cylinder turbo gasoline engine endowed with benchmark-setting running refinement, low-end torque and efficiency. And that's not all: this new ...
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Land Rover is introducing two new limited editions to the Range Rover Evoque line-up for 2015: the luxurious Autobiography, and the more powerful, more agile Autobiography Dynamic, which will debut at the Geneva motor show in March. The ...
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Jaguar Land Rover has announced the first wave of third party apps for its innovative new smartphone integration platform - InControl Apps - which has been developed in conjunction with BOSCH SoftTec. Jaguar Land Rover has worked closely ...
Parking information provider Parkopedia has introduced an app compatible with Ford SYNC AppLink in-car connectivity system from Ford Motor. AppLink-equipped Ford vehicle drivers can use Parkopedia by installing it on an iOS or ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda Motor has launched the new revamped version of Mazda3 with new powertrain variants. The vehicle will be powered by a newly-developed SKYACTIV-G 1.5L gasoline engine in addition to the 2L and 2.5L engines as ...
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Ford Sollers, the Russian joint venture (JV) of US automaker Ford Motor, has started the construction of a new $274m engine manufacturing plant in Tatarstan, Russia. The new facility, which is the carmaker's first passenger car engine ...
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It's full speed ahead for connected cars as more consumers crave and demand integration of smartphones and vehicle dashboards. A recent study capturing the opinions of 8,000 consumers across eight countries discovered that buyers "expect ...
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There was a lot of cool stuff on display at CES.In fact,there was a lot of stuff,period.Trying to find a single standout isn't easy,especially when it is near-impossible to even see everything at the massive event.But there were a number of ...
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Kia Motors America announced it will work with Google to provide content and search-based solutions enabled by Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for the second-generation of the automaker's innovative UVO eServices telematics system. ...
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There was a lot of cool stuff on display at CES.In fact,there was a lot of stuff,period.Trying to find a single standout isn't easy,especially when it is near-impossible to even see everything at the massive event.But there were a number of ...
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South Korea-based Hyundai Motor and its subsidiary Kia Motors America (KMA) have added the Google Maps application programming interfaces (API) to the Hyundai Blue Link telematics platform to improve car connectivity. Features of the API ...
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U.S. drivers seem to hold conflicting opinions on in-car Internet access, viewing the technology as a driving hazard and even a threat to privacy while praising the entertainment and safety features it offers. These opinions, presented in ...
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Ford Motor and State Farm have teamed up to offer lower insurance premiums for drivers, using Ford SYNC technology. According to State Farm Insurance, it is expanding its Drive Safe & Save program, under which Ford SYNC equipped drivers ...
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US carmaker Ford Motors has unveiled its new Transit Custom prior to its debut at the 2012 Birmingham commercial vehicle show in UK this month. The new van will be powered by the upgraded version of 2.2 litre Duratorq diesel engine, ...
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