Posts from ‘Connectivity’
Google Built-in apps
When it goes on sale in January, the 2023 Honda Accord will become the newest vehicle to offer embedded Google applications. “Built-in” takes many Android Auto functions, including Google Assistant, Maps, and even the Play Store and allows drivers to access them without needing a connected smartphone.
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
Is Your Car Spying On You?
Is your car spying on you?
By Jill Ciminillo
You own your car, and just as with your home, you might assume that what happens in your car stays in your car. It’s your private property, after all.
The next-generation SkyTouch system uses motion-sensor technology to allow the user to interact with icons on the windshield and panoramic sunroof. (Image of prototype shown.)
April 1, 2013—Today, the Lincoln Motor Company announced that it is preparing to offer a groundbreaking connectivity/infotainment system on some 2015 Lincoln vehicles. Dubbed “MyLincoln SkyTouch,” the optional system uses next-generation head-up-display technology to deliver a full array of smartphone-app functionality to the fixed panoramic sunroof, as well as select apps to the vehicle’s windshield and center-stack touchscreen.
Consumer Guide was recently introduced to Cadillac’s new infotainment system, the Cadillac User Experience, which is making its debut in the new-for-2013 XTS and ATS. Here are 5 things that we think are noteworthy about CUE:
