As Garmin has long demonstrated, car navigation evolves continuously, with each year bringing new innovations to make it easier, and sometimes more entertaining, to get from Point A to Point B. Now, the company proves the evolutionary maxim ...
Tags: Dodge Navigation System, Garmin, Chrysler, infotainment system
Our newly tested Cadillac XTS is a wonderfully luxurious sedan, with a very spacious and well-appointed cabin. However, the XTS is hampered by a new high-tech infotainment system called CUE, for Cadillac User Experience. With CUE, ...
Tags: Cadillac, cabin, luxurious sedan, touch screen, touch-sensitive buttons
The redesigned Escape marks a dramatic improvement over the dated, unrefined model it replaces, elevating the model to the upper echelon of small SUVs. For our tests, we bought two examples: Escape SE ($28,040) and Escape Titanium ...
With gold, copper or tin and special galvanizing processes, scientists are improving the function of semi-conductors and making the manufacture of microelectronic systems a child‘s play. Especially the LED industry could profit from ...
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Japanese brands dominate the latest Consumer Reports' Car Reliability Survey, claiming the top seven spots in new-car reliability. At the other end of the spectrum, Ford now ranks second from the bottom, followed closely by Lincoln. The ...
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The Camaro been offered in numerous special editions and treatments through the years, with many going on to adorn museums and inspire muscle-car enthusiasts. Like the recent Transformers package, the Hot Wheels edition is certain to bring ...
Chevrolet's MyLink infotainment system been treated to a major overhaul for 2013. When the next-generation version appears this spring in the 2014 Impala, it will have a number of new features that let users customize it to their personal ...
High-grade variants of the with a standard rear-view camera for no extra cost. The reversing camera system has been added to Kizashi Prestige($34,990-$36,990)and Sport AWD($39,990)models as well as the Grand Vitara ...
Tags: Suzuki Kizashi, Grand Vitara, rear-view camera, reversing camera system
The worldwide shipments of connected automotive infotainment systems are expected to reach 50.9 million in 2017 from 5.7 million in 2012, according to a new report. According to ABI Research's new Automotive Infotainment market database, ...
Tags: automotive infotainment systems, screen replication technologies
Fiat Group has selected the German automotive supplier Continental to develop a new infotainment system for use in its vehicles. Series production of the new infotainment system will start in July 2012 and later will be launched as a ...
Tags: fiat group, new infotainment system, multimedia system, Continental
It has been over a year in the making but Chevrolet has become the first of nine manufacturers to integrate Apple's Siri personal voice assistant into its MyLink infotainment system,with the Spark and Sonic LTZ and RS to gain the feature ...
Tags: General Motors vehicles, Apple iPhone, Chevrolet, operating systems
The Fiat 500L Trekking has made its international debut at the 2012 Los Angeles auto show,demonstrating the adventurous spirit of Italy's new five-door small car. Mirroring the Mini Countryman philosophy,the Fiat 500L Trekking is a ...
Tags: Fiat 500L, 2012 Los Angeles auto show, Trekking, Australia
Swedish carmaker Volvo will partner with Japan-based electronic equipment supplier Mitsubishi Electric to produce a new infotainment system for future Volvo cars. Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Europe's Gothenburg technical centre in ...
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PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) has selected TomTom to provide location and navigation content and services for its infotainment system. Starting 2015, the navigational services will be available for both Peugeot and Citroën customers ...
Tags: PSA, TomTom, navigational services, navigation solutions components
The 2013 Kia Cerato?sedan has debuted for the first time outside of Korea,headlining Kia's stand at the 2012 Los Angeles auto show. Called the Kia Forte in the US,the Cerato sedan will reach Australia in April next year ahead of the ...
Tags: 2013 Kia Cerato sedan, US, so-far-unseen next-generation Cerato Koup