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New Nissan driver-assist tech helps the James May in you find his inner Stig
For the last century, automotive engineers have worked diligently to send Charles Darwin's concept of natural selection into obsolescence. It appears that we're inching closer to the time when any fool with a pulse may be able to climb behind the wheel of car and traverse a series of curves looking much more like the white-helmeted mystery driver from Top Gear than Captain Slow. The new Nissan Fuga (known here as the Infiniti M), debuting this fall at the Tokyo Motor Show, will feature fresh technology including new driver assistance ... Read more →
Can GPS units makes you more fuel efficient? Navteq seems to think so... Jeremy Korzeniewski
A recent survey conducted by research firm NuStats and funded by GPS-maker NAVTEQ found that drivers equipped with in-car navigation units use 12% less fuel than their non-guided counterparts. The ...
Don't tell ME how to drive! - Next-gen Ford navigation system could have "emotions" Dan Roth
In the near future, Ford vehicles may fire back a retort if you get cheesed off enough to yell at the car. According to the details of a patent filing, Ford is working on an Emotive Advisory System ...
How about a smaller nav screen? Magna develops in-mirror display Dan Roth
While Ford's giving the Fusion an LCD large enough to watch feature films, Magna has joined up with Swiss firm u-blox and Germany's Paragon to develop a navigation system that puts the map display in ...
Honda system warns motorists of crime hotspots, steers clear of Detroit Dan Roth
Honda's launching the next step in navigation system evolution that will automatically warn drivers to be on guard when traveling through areas of high crime. The system is launching in Japan on ...
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Smart, but flawed: Steering wheel navigation screen 1 year ago on Autoblog
The latest gizmo from Japan's Takata will tell you where to go, but not like those verbally abusive digital keychains from the '90s. The Takata CSW steering wheel is designed to interface with sensors in your vehicle and display different messages on an LCD screen in the 12 o'clock position. There ...
Better late than never: Hyundai's new nav systems finally arrive 1 year ago on Autoblog
Hyundai has quickly developed a full range of products in its US lineup, and quality scores from companies like JD Power show those vehicles now rank among the best in the industry. For all of Hyundai's progress the past few years, the South Korean automaker has taken its time getting navigation ...
"At the next boulder, turn right off cliff" 3 years ago on Autoblog
Technology is wonderful. Technology is also made or, in this case, programmed by people. Drivers using GPS navigation in the English village of Crackpot (killer name for a town, BTW) are often being guided by such devices to the top of a 30-metre (over 98 feet) cliff. The directional glitch forces ...
Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman
Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.
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