Transportation

Google wants Android to take over your entire car

Chris Ziegler May 18, 2016 03:00 pm5 hours ago 13

Google's ambitions for Android in the car go far beyond Android Auto, and it just laid those plans out at its I/O conference this afternoon.

The company is demonstrating a Maserati Ghibli that has been...

Cars are the new smartphones

You don't need an Android Auto-compatible car to use Android Auto anymore

Chris Ziegler May 18, 2016 03:00 pm5 hours ago 22

At its I/O conference today, Google announced that Android Auto is going to be available to a lot more people this year. How? You're not going to need a car or third-party head unit that supports it...

Your phone is all it takes

Android Auto is getting wireless support and 'OK Google' commands

Chris Ziegler May 18, 2016 03:00 pm5 hours ago 6

Android Auto will be getting a couple new features this year that are relatively minor, but promise to make the platform quite a bit more usable.

First up is support for wireless connections. Currently,...

Small features with big impacts

Waze is coming to Android Auto

Chris Ziegler May 18, 2016 03:00 pm5 hours ago 10

Considering that Google owns Waze, it might seem a little odd that the popular crowdsourced mapping service wasn't already on Android Auto. But soon, it will be: Google announced at I/O today that Waze...

Speed traps on your car's display

Hyundai is making a custom app for Android Auto, available later this year

Chris Ziegler May 18, 2016 11:47 am8 hours ago 6

At Google I/O today, Hyundai will show a new Android Auto app that adds a bunch of vehicle-specific functionality. The automaker says that it's "one of the first OEMs to show such an application," which...

This is the dream (almost)

Uber forced to suspend motorbike taxi service in Bangkok

Amar Toor May 18, 2016 05:39 am14 hours ago

Uber is suspending its motorbike service in Bangkok, Reuters reports, after the Thai government determined that it conflicts with existing taxi services. Nunthapong Cherdchoo, a senior official in...

UberMoto a no-go

You can now put a sunroof in your private jet

James Vincent May 18, 2016 05:12 am14 hours ago 13

If you don't manage to get a window seat when flying, you often forget the brilliance of air travel. After all, you may be cramped, tired, irritable, and cramped, but you're still hurtling through the air...

if you've got $53 million to spare

Suzuki admits 'discrepancies' in fuel economy tests, but denies cheating

James Vincent May 18, 2016 03:55 am16 hours ago

Japan's fourth-largest automaker Suzuki has admitted finding "discrepancies" in its vehicles' fuel economy and emissions tests. Shares in the company fell following the news, but Suzuki said there has been...

join the (fuel economy cheating) club

Uber and a Bay Area landlord will pay new tenants $100 a month to go car-free

Andrew J . Hawkins May 18, 2016 03:01 am17 hours ago 4

Uber is teaming up with the owners of a massive real estate development in San Francisco to offer new tenants a monthly $100 transportation stipend if they agree to go car-free. The money can be used for...

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