Nissan and CarCharging Group today announced they are working together to make EV charging more readily available and to expand consumer awareness of the electric car market. Together they will determine the placement of the chargers, which is expected to be in key markets throughout the United States by the end of 2013. Nissan’s quick [...]
While we all sit around envying the rest of the world for already having seen the new Star Trek movie, Audi brings us something to keep us occupied. This new commercial, starring both Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto, might be the coolest ad since VW’s Darth Vader kid. You’ve got two Spocks smack-talking each other, Leonard [...]
Ford vehicles with SYNC AppLink can listen to their personalized music and comedy channels on Pandora completely free of advertising. With a smartphone connected to SYNC, Ford drivers can launch Pandora by pressing the voice button on the steering wheel and saying “mobile applications” and “Pandora” at the prompts. With Pandora running, drivers can select [...]
If you are an app developer, Ford has a contest for you. If can submit an app to aid drivers to better understand how they use fuel to the Ford Personalized Fuel Efficiency App Challenge at http://ford.challengepost.com/. The must be written toOpenXC-based specs. The challenge runs through July 24, 2013. Later this summer a [...]
Hitting theaters in less than two weeks, Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 has revealed some promotional tie-ins that connect directly to the May 3 release. Audi has launched, via Your Car News, a new featurette on their R8 e-tron, which Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark drives in the film and Red Baron Pizza, via Marvel, [...]
Ford is launching a $50,000 contest for software developers to come up with innovative ways to help consumers better understand and improve their personal fuel efficiency. Jim Farley, Ford executive vice president of Global Marketing, Sales and Service and Lincoln, announced the contest at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. “Consumers are looking for help [...]
Just a day after Chevrolet debuted a commercial promoting its Siri “Eyes-Free” integration, BMW on Tuesday added support for integration of four iOS apps in new BMW models. Audio books app Audible, Internet radio tuner TuneIn, subscription music service Rhapsody and location-sharing crowdsource app Glympse now work with selected BMW entertainment systems, bringing audiobooks, subscription [...]
Chevrolet, the first automaker to bring Apple’s Siri Eyes-Free feature to market, has debuted a new TV commercial that showcases the feature as an integral selling point for the forthcoming 2014 Chevy Sonic. The Sonic, the second production model with the feature behind the Spark, has an integrated steering-wheel button that activates Siri to allow [...]
Ford is launching FORD2GO, the first automotive manufacturer-backed, nationwide car sharing program in Europe to incorporate dealerships. FORD2GO was formed following a partnership among Ford of Germany, the German Ford dealers association FHD GmbH, and DB Rent GmbH.. The program allows participating Ford dealers across Germany to offer cars and service to customers in their town, [...]
Chevrolet’s 2013 Sonic and Spark cars have been updated to support Siri Eyes Free. The bridge is handled through MyLink, a touchscreen interface built into the vehicles. To use the function a person has to connect a cellular-equipped iOS device via Bluetooth; commands are issued by pressing a voice activation button on the steering wheel. [...]
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