Google shows off car unlocking
Published in Mobiles


With your phone

Google used the annual CES technology conference to showcase upcoming deeper ties among its devices and preview support for unlocking more cars with Android phones.

BMW EVP talks to us about 5G, level 2+, Lidar, V2X and HD maps
Published in Transportation


Automotive connected Vision powered by Qualcomm
   

It is not every day that you get to meet the Executive Vice President of BMW, Dr. Christoph Grote and the President of Qualcomm QTI, Cristiano Amon. People following our work do know that we meet Cristiano, but Dr. Grote shared a very insightful vision of connected and self-driving vision at BMW.

Buying a BMW with CarPlay will saddle you with a yearly bill
Published in Transportation


Each BMW owner saddled with a software cow

It is starting to look like BMW's insistance that its owners have Apple CarPlay will saddle them with an annual debt.

German car companies colluded to fudge emission testing results
Published in Transportation


EC accuses BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen in hot water

The European Commission has accused German car companies of conspiring to limit emissions reduction technology in their diesel and gas vehicles.

BMW says electric cars will not be ready until 2020
Published in News


Tech not there for mass production yet

BMW  will not mass produce electric cars until 2020 because its current technology is not profitable enough to scale up for volume production, its chief executive said.

BMW screws up on software front
Published in News


It's easily done

German car giant BMW admitted today that it is going to have to recall 18,000 cars because of a software SNAFU.

Fiat cars will soon have Intel under the bonnet
Published in News


Self-driving alliance formed


BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Fiat Chrysler to be the first automaker to join them in developing a world-leading, state-of-the-art autonomous driving platform for global deployment.

Driverless taxis will lead self driving surge
Published in News


I had that Bill Gates in the back of my taxi once

A report said that millions of professional drivers will lose their jobs as self driving vehicles make their debut.

Nvidia doing well in automotive
Published in Graphics


Auto cash flowing into the graphics card maker

The driverless car market is expected to grow to $42 billion by 2025 and Nvidia has a cunning plan to grab as much of that market as possible with its current automotive partnerships.

Intel shrinks the IDF die
Published in News


Opinion
 Don't say who farted


Reports suggest that Intel will only have two so-called “keynote speeches” at its Developer Forum this year - one from CEO Brian Krzanich and the other with Data Centre manager Diane Bryant.