Apple Gets OK to Test Self-Driving Cars in California By Andrew E. Freedman Apple's plans for a self-driving car aren't so secret anymore. The company today received a permit from the state of California to test self-driving cars.
Here's a Cheap Way to Get a Heads-Up Display in Any Car By Don Reisinger The KKmoon A8 HUD brings more information to your windshield for a pretty aggressive price.
I Rode Shotgun with Nuance's AI-Powered Auto Assistant By Philip Michaels Dragon Drive uses artificial intelligence along with natural language and speech recognition to understand your voice commands when you hit the road.
Airbus Pop.Up Combines Drone with Self-Driving Car By Don Reisinger Airbus is taking to the sky -- and the road -- with an ambitious modular concept vehicle.
How SAP Plans to Smarten Up Your Rental Car By Philip Michaels During a demo at this week's Mobile World Congress, SAP showed off how renting a car, navigating to parking, paying for gas and logging expenses can all be connected.
Tesla Responds to Autopilot Fails on Model S By John R. Quain Tesla owners are posting videos that show the Autopilot feature struggling to prevent hitting curbs and even colliding with other vehicles.
2017 BMW 5 Series Review: Precision Meets High-Tech Street Smarts By John R. Quain The 5 Series offers all the advances that other luxury carmakers crow about, plus better handling and responsiveness when you want to be the one in control.
Ransomware May Soon Infect Smart Homes, Smart Cars By Paul Wagenseil Ransomware is coming to the Internet of Things, and how bad it becomes depends on how well we're prepared for it.
Hackers Could Hijack Your Car with Android Malware By Paul Wagenseil Weaknesses in connected-car apps could let hackers steal your car, according to Kaspersky Lab researchers.
How Fake Data Threatens Your Connected Home and Car By Paul Wagenseil False information injected into data-driven systems such as smart cars or smart-home devices can lead to disaster, an Intel executive warns.
Tesla's Affordable Model 3 May Come Earlier Than Expected By Althea Chang Some of Tesla's $35,000 all-electric vehicles could roll off of production lines this month, Reuters reports.
Logitech ZeroTouch: Hands Free Controls and Alexa Onboard By John R. Quain Logitech's inexpensive air vent mount uses speech recognition to keep drivers' eyes on the road while they use their phones, but it could use some polish.
Google's Driverless Cars Are Getting Safer By Althea Chang Google's self-driving car subsidiary Waymo reports that its vehicles have gotten significantly safer over the past year.
2018 Ford F-150 Sports Slick New Design, Built-in 4G By Sam Rutherford For the new 2018 F-150, Ford is adding built-in 4G and Wi-Fi and smart features like adaptive cruise control and pre-collision assist.
Tesla May Finally Have a Real Rival in the Faraday Future By Sam Rutherford After a year of hype, local EV maker Faraday Future finally debuted its first production car at CES 2017: the FF 91.
On Toyota's Concept-i Car, AI Is Your Co-Pilot By Sam Rutherford With exceedingly sleek, futuristic looks and a friendly AI named Yui behind the dash, Toyota's concept-i isn't just a car, it's your friend.
Hyundai Lets You Command Your Car with Google Home By Sam Rutherford After adding support for Alexa voice commands in late 2016, Hyundai is now adding Google Home voice support to its fleet of Blue Link-equipped cars.
Hyundai's Self-Driving Ioniq: Amazingly Smart, Can Cause Road Rage By John R. Quain A ride in Hyundai's first self-driving vehicle reveals a car with very impressive intelligence — and an overabundance of caution.
Google's Big Self-Driving Car Shift Could Benefit Drivers By Althea Chang Google has new plans for its self-driving car tech, and it could actually be good news for consumers itching to take it for a spin.
Apple Car Rumors: Release Date, Project Details and More By Sam Rutherford, Philip Michaels Apple may have run into a roadbloack on bringing an electric car to market by 2019, as a Germany paper reports Daimler and BMW have ended talks to be team up with Apple.
Honda's New Emo Car Could Calm Your Road Rage By Althea Chang Honda's NeuV, an electric car with emotions, will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
Apple Confirms Its Interest in Self-Driving Cars By Sam Rutherford In a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Apple ask questions that show how serious the company is about its rumored self-driving car.
Grand Theft Tesla: Android App Hack Unlocks, Starts Car By Althea Chang Norwegian researchers hacked the Tesla Android app to unlock a Tesla car and drive it away without a keyfob.
Logitech's Car Mount Gives You Hands-Free Android Auto By Henry T. Casey Logitech's changed course for its ZeroTouch car mount, which now taps into Android Auto for in-car navigation and entertainment features.
T-Mobile's SyncUp Brings 4G, Diagnostics to Your Ride By Don Reisinger T-Mobile is offering a device that turns your car into a Wi-Fi hotspot while also gathering diagnostic data on your vehicle. You can get it for free with a two-year contract.
How Bad Digital Law Makes Your Toaster Deadly By Paul Wagenseil Smart-home and other Internet of Things devices may be less secure because copyright law forbids researchers from disclosing flaws.
Yamaha YAS-106 Soundbar Review: Boom for the Buck By Michael Gowan The YAS-106 delivers booming bass and a good set of features for the money, although all that bass can overwhelm the mix.
World's Smallest Car Is a $1,280 Alternative to Walking By Althea Chang The laptop-sized Walkcar could get you from point A to point B at up to 10 mph.
The Apple Car Finally Has a Deadline By Mark Spoonauer After rounds of layoffs and a shift in focus, Apple has finally zeroed in on what its car project should be and when it should be ready.
Internet of Scary Things: IoT Hacking Tool Goes Public By Henry T. Casey Mirai is a newly public hacking tool that allows miscreants to take control of unsecured IoT devices and use them to take down websites.
