Car Tech

Following the reveal of its new 2013 A3’s interior at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Audi has announced its presence at this year’s CeBIT in Hanover, Germany. Audi will present its new A3, just days after the car makes its official world debut at the 2012 Geneva...

California Representative Dan Lungren has proposed a $1 billion prize for the first U.S. automaker to build a successfully launch a car delivering 100 miles per gallon of gasoline.

In an effort to continually improve fuel economy, BMW expects to develop three-cylinder turbocharged engines for 3-Series models.

GM is using the term "sensor fusion" to describe the marriage of sensor input and safety technologies in the Driver Assistance Package of the new Cadillac XTS.

Continuing its tradition of pioneering new safety technology, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new active seat-belt buckle for the rear seats that’s set to enter production later this year. The buckle features an electric motor that allows it to extend out from the seat or retract into it. In...

If you've been enjoying Forza Motorsport 4 but didn't get in there with a pre-order, missing out on some bonus cars, then you're in luck. Available right now on Xbox Live for 560 Microsoft Points is the Launch Bonus Pack, containing ten of the cars previously available only to those who pre-ordered...

Tesla’s evolution of car models isn’t unlike the progression of ownership many of us followed through the years. Just as many of us had punchy two-seaters as daily drivers when our hair was thicker and backs were stronger, Tesla first made electric cars cool to a mass audience with the...

Researchers at Montreal's Polytechnic School have developed electrically charged, touch-sensitive fabrics that could one day replace conventional switchgear.

BMW has developed its own autonomous car technology, which it insists is for the improvement of existing driver assistance systems.

German carmaker Daimler, which owns the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands, clearly isn't putting all its eggs in the personal transport basket. Not only did the company start up the well-known Car2Go carsharing service, but Daimler has now bought a 15 percent stake in MyTaxi, an application that...

A few years ago sparkless ignition or homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) in gasoline engines was all the rage, with a number of major automakers including General Motors, Daimler and Volkswagen all investigating its benefits. Since then, not much has been heard of the technology whereas...

GM recently challenged Israel's Bezalel Academy of Art and Design to come up with new ways to enhance the rear-seat driving experience. The result was "Windows of Opportunity."

PlayStation racing gamers should today be able to get their hands on the third download package for Gran Turismo 5, the console's seminal racing title. Following on from the first downloadable content back in October and another just before Christmas, the third package gives GT5 fans the option of...

Mopar will offer some 150 new accessories for the upcoming Dodge Dart, ranging from appearance items to performance parts.

At the Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas this week Audi announced a bold new technology coming to its A8 flagship sedan within the next couple of years: the autonomous driving Traffic Jam Assistant. Designed for slow moving traffic jams, the new Traffic Jam Assistant will allow...

What separates your regular gasoline car from an electric car? The batteries? The motor? Plugging in each night versus going to a gas station in the morning? All of the above, of course, but also the high levels of interactivity now available to electric car users, via their smartphones. Ford is...

Chevy is including its MyLink infotainment system in the upcoming Sonic RS, as well as higher-trim models of the Spark.

Proving yet again the growing importance of in car electronics, Audi has unveiled the interior of its next-generation A3 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. Though the new A3 isn’t set for a debut until March’s Geneva Motor Show, before going on sale towards...

At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Ford and NPR are announcing what Ford says is the first dedicated news app for Sync AppLink. Likewise, NPR is the first major news organization to release its own in-car streaming app.

Ford will launch five more SYNC-compatible in-car apps at next week's CES show, and is opening a new research facility in Northern California to "drive innovation ion personal mobility."