BMW: Smartphones Could Render Car Keys Useless
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If you can unlock and start your car with your phone, who needs a key?
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6 Ways Your Smartphone Is Changing Your Cars
Your phone is beginning to replace some traditional functions in your vehicle.
Fake Funeral Home Puts Up Clever Billboard to Curb Texting and Driving
The Montreal office of agency John St. has put up a clever billboard in hopes of putting a stop to text-and-driving.
Cars with Dedicated Storage for Your Smartphones and Tablets
Many new cars are designed with dedicated places to hold your tech, a thoughtful detail that deserves some recognition.
Continental Holds the ‘Keys’ to Future Driving
Supplier company Continental may hold the “keys” to future driving thanks to two different technologies under development.
Abalta Weblink Makes Smartphone Integration Affordable
After a good decade and a half in-vehicle infotainment is still something of a mess. Practically every automaker has taken its own approach to implementing advanced connectivity technology. And just like freshly fallen snowflakes no two solutions are alike.
Driver Cell Phone Ban in California Includes Map Apps
Is using at a smartphone map application as distracting as text, talk, and email? It depends.
Drivers Under 30 Likely to use Internet While Driving: Study
Almost half of drivers ages 18 to 29 use the internet while driving according to a new study by State Farm.
GM Pedestrian Alert Detects Smartphone Signals
Wifi Direct allows some smartphones to communicate without cell phone towers, but thanks to new research by GM it might also keep pedestrians and cyclists safe.
For Teenagers, Smartphones Put Cars In The Backseat
A car has long been a tool of freedom. It allows an individual to reach any destination at anytime in whatever fashion desired. It’s a rite of passage and a sign of maturity and adulthood. So it’s no surprise, automakers have long directed its focus to the youngest demographic in hopes to instill brand loyalty...
19 Percent of Drivers Surf the Internet While Driving
If you’ve ever wondered as to the mental capacity of your fellow commuters, here’s a statistic that will confirm your deepest suspicions: 19 percent of drivers admit to browsing the Internet from their cell phones, while on the road. That’s one in five drivers, according to a survey conducted in November by insurance company State...
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