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Toyota’s new telematics service features interactive voice response, third-party apps; Toyota Open Vehicle Architecture

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Corporation will this summer in Japan begin rolling out “T-Connect”, a new telematics service, along with compatible navigation systems and a smartphone app. T-Connect features an interactive voice response service called “Agent”. Following approval by Toyota, apps will be hosted on the T-Connect app store.

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Mercedes-Benz integrates iPhone and Siri into user experience of new A-Class

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Via a new “Digital DriveStyle App”, developed in-house, together with the “Drive Kit Plus for the Apple iPhone”, drivers can now access all the key content of their iPhone through the in-vehicle display and enjoy safe and convenient operation of the device via the Controller on the center armrest. Access to Siri.

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Ford Launches Cool Off-Road App Only for Its Owners

The Truth About Cars

Simply downloading the app onto one’s device permits the use of trail maps, waypoint system, or navigation kit. Connecting with other riding buddies to form a group ride or simply for security purposes is no trouble at all – even if some users are on a Can-Am or Kawasaki.

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Continental Demonstrates AutoLinQ and Outlines Plans for Android in the Automotive Industry

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During the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Continental is demonstrating its AutoLinQ Connected Services Platform. As part of the demonstration, the company is debuting the first automotive-grade head unit capable of downloading Android applications. Android, developed by the Open Handset Alliance, is a mobile software platform.

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10 Gifts For Retrocomputing Fans

Cars That Think

One of the best reproductions of the Elf is Lee Hart's US $89 Membership Card kit , which compresses an Elf into two circuit boards that fit into a Altoids tin. Chris Davis makes a terrific replica kit, the Altair-Duino. I've have an early version of this kit running in my office at Spectrum and it never fails to catch a visitor's eye.

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Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric review

EV Central

Safety kit extends to airbags all around, autonomous emergency braking (AEB), blind spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert, a driver monitoring system (to keep an eye on fatigue) and lane keep assist. And Apple users need not stress: Apple CarPlay is incorporated within, allowing easy connection via a cable.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in

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