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Can Apple Really Make A Car Infotainment System That Doesn’t Suck?
In-car infotainment systems are nothing new. Over the last decade we’ve seen in-dash systems that control navigation, the stereo, phone calls and other functions trickle down from luxury models to cars for the masses. They’re pretty widespread now, but they have one thing in common: They suck. Can Apple do better?
Ford Is Using Robots To Put Cars Through Its Toughest Tests
As much fun as test driving pre-production cars may seem, cruising around a course meant to see how hard a car can take a beating usually means a few hits to the human inside as well. Not to mention the fact that human drivers are notoriously high maintenance — always wanting things like “food” and “sleep” and “legal compensation”. So in order to overcome both these obstacles, Ford is taking advantage of self-driving technology to put its cars through the ultimate durability tests.
This Man Had The Equivalent Of A Teleportation Device In 1901
I try not to seek out the “best” of anything. The idea of best is so subjective, it becomes useless. Try picking a “best” car, for example. I’ll save you the hassle: you can’t. But there is one exception. It’s for the overall concept of personal transportation, and the person who did it best was Alberto Santos-Dumont.
Is Uber About To Launch In New Zealand?
This year saw private car service Uber bring its own brand of transport down to Australia, and now we’re all wondering what’s next for the company? Will it open in more cities than Melbourne and Sydney, or will it hop the trench and set up shop in New Zealand first? New job postings point towards the latter, actually.
Toyota Has A Car You Can Assemble Entirely By Hand
Most of us will never build our own car from scratch. Hell, most of us can’t even hack together IKEA furniture. Understanding that, Toyota has built a prototype for the Camatte57s, a car you can apparently assemble yourself very easily.
Behind The Wheel of The New Porsche 991 GT3…Wow
Porsche isn’t messing around when it comes to its new 991 GT3 flagship. The guys over at Drive have put an engineering sample through its paces on the slope of a European mountain, and it’s crazy-impressive. Check out the detail, the science and the gadgets that goes into this car!
Uber Now Supports…Regular Taxis?
Luxury car service, Uber, is awesome. It makes getting around a crazy city a civil experience that can be done in dependable yet stylish comfort. It’s meant to usurp the cab industry, but now Uber has launched UberTAXI for Australia: a service that connects you with cabs nearby. What?
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