SlashGear 101: Apple CarPlay

The closest you’ll get to an iCar, and what Apple claims is the future for the dashboard, CarPlay represents Apple’s play in the next big battle around mobility. Dubbed “the … Continue reading

Smartcar to add “self-learning” to Tesla Model S

The same crew that brought you Tesla for Glass, aka GlassTesla, are now pushing a system for Tesla vehicles called Smartcar. This system would create a learning environment for the … Continue reading

Glass Traffic app throws wearables back into driver safety discussion

A new traffic app for Google Glass is likely to throw the safety aspects of wearables back into question, as new hands-free technology butts heads with more traditional dashboard displays … Continue reading

Volvo and Mercedes demo Apple CarPlay: WiFi link incoming

Volvo has demonstrated Apple’s CarPlay in action, as well as confirming that a wired connection won’t be the only way to hook up an iPhone to your dashboard. Although CarPlay … Continue reading

5 Ideas To Make Roads Safer for Cars and Pedestrians

5 Ideas To Make Roads Safer for Cars and Pedestrians

"Vision Zero," New York mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to eliminate traffic deaths in the city, is audacious but not unprecedented. Like almost all good social policies, the Swedes did it first. And we could learn a thing or two from them.

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Google “Projected Mode” Android tipped to take on Apple in cars

Google may not be letting Apple get all the in-car action, with a job listing tipping new Android dashboard tech in development at one of the brands already signed up … Continue reading

Apple “iOS in the Car” Ferrari, Mercedes and Volvo deal tipped imminent

Apple will announce the first iOS in the Car vehicles with Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Audi next week, insiders claim, as the company makes a push to spread the iPhone and … Continue reading

Nothing's as Beautiful as Hitting 55 Consecutive Green Lights in NYC

Driving in New York can be a pretty agonizing experience—but then, so can walking and biking. Still, in such a congested city, you’re going to need to be either extremely lucky or extremely okay with breaking the speed limit if you want to hit even just two green lights in a row. But 55 green lights? That takes an act of god. Or, in one Reddit user’s case, a late night and some very careful calculations.

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2015 Lexus RC 350 F SPORT revealed with wild GT3 Concept

Lexus has outed the third version of its new RC coupe, the 2015 Lexus RC 350 F SPORT, a heated-up version set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show early … Continue reading

App-Connected Hypercar Is a 280 MPH Smartphone Accessory

App-Connected Hypercar Is a 280 MPH Smartphone Accessory

The race to make the world’s fastest production car has turned into an all-out war, and as our pals at Jalopnik report , the viciously bonkers gearheads at Koenigsegg are readying a jaw-dropping juggernaut. It’s got all the mind-blowing stuff you’d expect: well over one thousand horsepower, a theoretical top speed of 280 MPH, carbon fiber everywhere. But huge power and exotic materials are expected in this strata of supercars. It’s the technology that puts Koenigsegg on another planet.

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