For years, studies have backed up the theory that millennials want to drive less than their older counterparts. A new JD Power study puts a fresh wrinkle into the whole concept with the finding that younger drivers trust autonomous-driving features more than Gen Xers and Baby Boomers. Whether it's in the name of safety or convenience is open to interpretation. … [Read more...]
Soon You’ll Be Automatically Tagged in Videos on Facebook
Facebook is making big strides in using its artificial intelligence systems for image recognition, but it’s also working on bringing this technology to video. As the company demoed at its F8 developer conference in San Francisco today, it has a team working on automatically tagging people in videos. … [Read more...]
Driverless Cars’ Do Have Some Limits
Car enthusiasts, after hearing industry executives discussing the self-driving technology being built into their vehicles, might be forgiven for thinking robotic cars will soon drive themselves out of auto showrooms. … [Read more...]
Toyota Tests Flat-panel Satellite Communication for Future Automobiles
Toyota is working to get data to and from your car as fast as and as safely as possible and satellites might be the answer. … [Read more...]
Hillary Clinton Struggles with iPhone Auto-correct.
Hillary Clinton is just like us. She, too, struggles with iPhone auto-correct. … [Read more...]
The soon to be released Google Maps update will automatically predict your destination
Google Maps has a new trick up its sleeve: predicting your destination when you get on the road. The company will soon be updating its navigation app with a new "driving mode" that uses your location history and other factors to predict your destination. … [Read more...]
First Kia Obtains Autonomous Driving License and Now Announces New Self-driving Sub-brand
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 the 2016 International CES Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Ford’s 2017 Models Will Include Android Auto and Sync 3 With Apple CarPlay
Ford has followed up its recent introduction of the third generation SYNC infotainment system with the announcement that it will come standard on all 2017 models and will include both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity. … [Read more...]