Video: Quincy Ledbetter LAS VEGAS — “CES might as well stand for ‘car electronics show,” one of the Audi technology chiefs joked during a roundtable this week at the 2016 International CES. “The entire North Hall was nothing but cars.” Although he’s right, and the significance of the automotive dominance at this year’s show should…
LAS VEGAS — If you were hoping that the introduction of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto into your new car’s dashboard would mean that the two tech giants would soon dominate all in-car infotainment, especially when it comes to “connected car” services, you might want to think again. So far as Audi is concerned, it…
LAS VEGAS — When the cab dropped me off at the meeting location behind the Peppermill restaurant on grungy South Las Vegas Boulevard, I worried that I’d made a mistake. I’d cabbed out to the dreary side of Sin City to meet the men behind the Arcimoto electric vehicle. As I stood there, feeling lost…
LAS VEGAS — Following the lead of, well, just about every other major automaker, including Volvo, Mercedes-Benz has finally revealed its new companion app for iPhone and Apple Watch here at the 2016 CES. See also: Ford SYNC adds Android Auto, more AppLink apps and 4G LTE for 2017 Weirdly, though no small feat, Mercedes…
LAS VEGAS — Aston Martin is known around the world as one of the coolest, sportiest and most luxurious brands. Although the interiors of its cars are all fitted with exquisite materials, they’ve never been particularly tech-savvy. Well, that’s about to change — at least for one Rapide S. See also: VW’s new Beetle Dune…
LAS VEGAS — Let’s get the cliches about the Chevy Bolt out of the way, shall we? The Chevy Bolt is a game-changer. It’s like driving the future. It’s a Tesla Model 3 killer. Now that we’ve cleared our system of all that silliness and excitement, let’s discuss the details and implications of the Chevrolet’s…
LAS VEGAS — Until this moment, BMW has been the only carmaker with production-ready gesture controls. However, Volkswagen just got into the touch-free game with the debut of its new 9.2-inch infotainment system — complete with gesture controls — here at the 2016 International CES. The system that will be pushed into the German automaker’s…
LAS VEGAS — Down, but not out, Volkswagen has officially unveiled at International CES a car that signifies its new way forward. Diesel is done (I hope) and, in its place, VW will focus on electrification. It’s called the BUDD-e and, as you can see, it’s both a nod to the German carmaker’s past as…
LAS VEGAS — If you thought the Tesla Model S would be the only EV driving itself around for the near future, well, you’d be wrong. Kia just got its license to drive fully autonomous Soul EVs on the public roads in Nevada. But that’s not the Korean carmaker’s only autonomous tech announcement made at…
LAS VEGAS — Toyota made known last November that it would spend $1 billion to found the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) charged with researching both artificial intelligence (AI) as well as robotics. Now, at 2016 International CES, the world’s largest carmaker announced it has filled the positions on its bi-costal team. See also: Toyota’s planned…