Showing posts with label Car Tech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Car Tech. Show all posts
Tesla Autopilot: Model S Gets Update, Owners Can 'Summon' Vehicle
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| A lot of drivers are posting videos and photos of them doing unsafe stunts with their Model S sedan autopilot features, and it was time that Tesla stepped in to upgrade the system and ensure no harm befalls its customers. (Photo : Twitter Photo Section) |
Check out Ford's SYNC Connect that lets you start your car with a phone app
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Ford debuted SYNC Connect, its in-car telematics technology, at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week. The technology – enabled through the eponymous app – enables owners of supported vehicles to remotely lock, unlock and start their cars.
Bentley's inspirator app customizes a car based on your faces emotional recations
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Mobile app developers are like artists with a palette and have the ability to create fascinating and intriguing software for our devices that not only help further the reach of various companies right into the palm of our hands, but also give us access to all information we find relevant to our daily lives. Of course knowing just which pizza parlor is closest to and having games to play while waiting to be drilled by the dentist are major perks too. But the competition in this industry is also quite stiff and when developers launch apps like online configurators that let users create customized vehicles of their choice, companies like Bentley take it upon themselves to go one step further with the likes of their Inspirator app.
BMW i8 and Apple Watch connectivity review. How does it work?
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The more time you spend with the BMW i8, the more you realise just how exciting an ownership experience it is for the lucky few. No, the car isn’t up there with the true greats in dynamic terms, but as a £104,540 package it’s an incredible thing for the money.
The i8 boasts a complex petrol-electric hybrid powertrain, a carbonfibre construction, concept-car looks, a class-leading infotainment system and – vital for people like us – a fun driving experience to boot.
Volvo Details Auto-Pilot Feature for Its Self-Driving Feature
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As we slowly draw nearer to the commencement of Volvo’s 100-car autonomous-driving pilot program in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2017, some more details on the project have been revealed. Volvo has released a video explaining how its self-driving cars—all 2016 XC90s—will engage full self-driving mode and, just as important, how the cars will hand control back to the driver at the end of a robotic journey.
