Car tech

Mar 09

Customizable home screen simplifies the BMW iDrive interface

BMW will begin rolling out an updated version of iDrive (version 8.5) this summer that aims to make the interface system faster and more intuitive to ...

Mar 05

Porsche's road-finding app adds feature to create scenic routes

The Roads by Porsche app, which helps drivers design customized routes, is getting its first major update since launching in 2019.The free iOS app now...

Mar 02

Audi, Porsche and VW have joined the Mercedes car app store

More and more automakers are adding software that allows users to find and download apps, giving them direct access to third-party apps in their vehic...

Mar 01

Ford patents autonomous cars.

Ford is trying to patent a technique for repossessing a vehicle on its own.As The Drive first discovered, Ford's patent application, titled "Systems a...

Feb 12

Ford begins development of roof-mounted airbags and applies for a new patent.

Ford has filed a second patent application for a roof-mounted airbag designed to provide enhanced crash protection to vehicle occupants.The automaker ...

Feb 09

Integrating electric vehicle charging into the Google Maps update.

Thanks to new features such as power level information for public chargers and route planning that incorporates charging stops, EV drivers now have mo...

Feb 02

Ferrari patents performance-enhancing gas propulsion system

Shortly after Tesla unveiled its second-generation Roadster in 2017, CEO Elon Musk teased that the car could be equipped with rocket thrusters to boos...

Jan 30

BMW will begin testing solid-state batteries in 2023.

BMW announced this month that it will begin testing a solid-state battery developed in collaboration with U.S. battery technology company Solid Power ...