Volkswagen Adds Siri to Control Car-Net Connected Cars | Digital Trends
11/13/2018, 3:06:39 PMVolkswagen of America added an enhanced version of Apple's Siri to help drivers control and interact with their connected cars. Owners can customize voice commands to tell Siri to change access settings such as vehicle lock status, and fuel checks. VW-Car-Net also allows car access via mobile apps. ✔ Volkswagen’s Car-Net focuses on three areas: App-Connect, Security and Service, and Guide and Inform ✔ A three-month trial included with new cars provides real-time traffic data, fuel price searches, and weather reports, as well as sports scores and local movie theater screening times
2020 BMW M340i revealed ahead of LA Auto Show debut
11/13/2018, 12:15:41 PMHere's the scoop on the hotter, six-cylinder version of BMW's new 3 Series. ✔ Enlarge Image The 2020 BMW 340i gets a whole host of M Sport performance upgrades ✔ Like the 330i, the new M340i will be about 120 pounds lighter than the outgoing version, thanks to intensive use of aluminum ✔ BMW also says the 3's body rigidity has increased by 25 percent overall
Ford China sales fall by more than 40 percent, again
11/13/2018, 2:46:04 PMThe second-largest U.S. automaker is struggling to find its footing in China, which is in the grips of an overall slowdown in auto sales. ✔ JOHANNES EISELE | AFP | Getty Images The Ford Mustang is displayed during the 17th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai ✔ However, Ford has been hit particularly hard, while U.S. rival General Motors seems to have fared well in the face of those challenges
100% of mechanics claim they've NEVER lied to car owners about repair work
11/13/2018, 1:47:20 PMALL mechanics claim to have never lied to customers about repairs that have needed to be carried out on cars. More than three quarters also say they’ve been wrongly accused of lying to car ow… ✔ Nearly 30 per cent were instead faced with the car owner shouting at them, and another 27 per cent were asked by the customer to see their manager ✔ They are just doing their job and it's absolutely disgraceful that people would threaten someone for this reason ✔ Use a qualified mechanic in an actual garage and you know you're in good hands
Hyundai, Vodafone to start connected car service in Europe
11/13/2018, 8:17:39 AMundefined ✔ The connected car services will include navigation which reflects real-time traffic information, information on parking spaces, theft alert, voice recognition and car locating ✔ In China, they signed an agreement with Baidu over intelligent cars and connectivity
Waymo may launch its self-driving car service in early December
11/13/2018, 1:48:30 PMThe fully driverless project would be the first paid service of its kind. ✔ Bloomberg sources claim that the Alphabet-owned brand will launch its autonomous transport option in the Phoenix suburbs sometime in early December ✔ If the rumor proves true, it'll be a milestone for self-driving technology ✔ However, this gets the ball rolling on what could represent one of the largest changes to transportation in decades
Ford's Jeep-fighting Bronco takes shape, and we like what we see so far
11/13/2018, 3:54:13 PMFord has confirmed it will bring the Bronco back to showrooms in just a few years. Here's what we know of the born-again off-roader thus far. ✔ Simpson on the run is gathering dust along with the Sega Saturn in the pantheon of 1990s history ✔ Merely slapping a Bronco badge on an existing model wouldn’t be good enough to honor the heritage-laced nameplate ✔ Updated on March 15, 2018: Added new teaser image, as well as up-to-date information
Autonomous Cars Could Replace Hourly Hotel Rooms, Study Finds | Digital Trends
11/13/2018, 7:00:08 AMFully autonomous cars can change the way we commute, but they can also have a far-reaching impact on the tourism industry. Two researchers published a study that outlines how self-driving technology could affect the hotel industry, car rental companies, restaurants, tour bus operators, and even brothels. ✔ Tourists may not be willing to pay more for a room close to a town’s main attractions if they know they can rely on an autonomous shuttle to safely and reliably take them back to a hotel that’s cheaper because it’s a few miles out of town ✔ Google’s Waymo has reliably tested this type of technology on public roads for years, albeit with a human safety driver behind the wheel, and Volvo aims to launch a driver-less car during the 2020s
GM's Maven program will rent Teslas and Fords in 2019
11/13/2018, 8:03:43 AMGM's Maven program will start accepting rival cars in 2019. ✔ By doing all those, the company is hoping to make Maven much bigger than it is today, with a lot more and diverse vehicles on offer ✔ Steyn said: If, at some point, there's a UFO that you want shared and you want to be on the platform and it's going to do a job for somebody, we'll be able to put it on the platform
Amazon’s Alexa Fund invests in on-demand parking service, ParkWhiz
11/13/2018, 3:07:33 PMParkWhiz, a startup that’s something of an Open Table for available parking spots, is adding $5 million in new equity to its recently announced Series D round. The new funds come from strategic investors Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Alate Partners, Chaifetz Group and Purple Arch Ventures. Combi… ✔ ParkWhiz, a startup that’s something of an Open Table for available parking spots, is adding $5 million in new equity to its recently announced Series D round ✔ Using Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant, ParkWhiz customers can find and reserve parking spaces using only their voice
1-877-KARS4KIDS had a data breach
11/13/2018, 3:06:40 PMBad news: 1-877-KARS4KIDS had a data breach. Worse news: now you’ll have that awful jingle stuck in your head all day. The New Jersey-based charity has plagued the American airwaves for years with the “most hated” jingle to try to get consumers to trade in their car — for the kids… ✔ Dianchenko said that Kars4Kids had told him that customers had been informed, but TechCrunch has found no evidence of the company’s claim ✔ The non-profit has been criticized over the handling of its finances, and currently has a moderate concern rating from independent evaluator Charity Navigator ✔ Gift Guide: The best security and privacy tech to keep your friends safe
Lyft's New Rewards Program Promises Ride Discounts and Comfier Cars | Digital Trends
11/13/2018, 6:02:04 AMIf you're always hopping in and out of a Lyft car, then you'll be pleased to hear that the ridesharing service is about to launch a rewards program. Perks include discounts on future trips and upgrades to comfier cars. Lyft Rewards lands in December for select riders, with the scheme rolling out more widely in 2019. ✔ In a bid to build loyalty with its customers, the ridesharing company will offer points for every dollar you spend on a ride ✔ Lyft Rewards looks set to bring some useful benefits to regular riders, though let’s hope it doesn’t take the company too long to offer the feature to riders nationwide so that everyone can get to enjoy it
Brits are spending longer on their daily commute - so which transport is quickest?
11/13/2018, 10:14:06 AMCOMMUTERS are spending longer on their daily journeys, with the average worker losing 219 hours last year. The travel time is up by two hours from 2016, and increased by 18 hours over the decade. H… ✔ Worryingly, it found that BME (black and minority ethnic) workers travel 45 hours longer every year for work ✔ Where white Brits commute for 214 hours per annum, BMEs travel 259 hours - this is broken down to 57 minutes a day for the former and 69.1 minutes for ethnic minorities ✔ It could also be good news for employee well-being and retention, with lower costs to businesses
Citroen C5 Aircross review: comfort and joy
11/13/2018, 2:04:10 PMAnything, absolutely anything, that makes the ubiquitous family sport-utility market any more interesting than its current state of indolent torpor should be greeted like a supply ship to stranded sailors. ✔ In the C5 Aircross’s promotional blurb, Citroën depicts its past and undeniably interesting vehicles, but by and large those were the ones that eventually provoked the firm’s 1974 bankruptcy and its merger with (and effective takeover by) Automobiles Peugeot ✔ True, in the last five years, with cars such as the DS3 (which started..
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Waymo’s paid driverless taxi service could launch next month, says report
11/13/2018, 12:16:56 PMThe soft launch will see rides offered from a new brand. ✔ Initially, Bloomberg speculates that availability will be restricted to Waymo’s existing 400-person Early Rider Program although they’ll no longer be bound by a secretive NDA ✔ On the short list would be Silicon Valley, where Waymo already has self-driving vans providing a taxi service for X lab employees, and which recently approved Waymo’s application to test driverless cars without backup drivers
Why Red Dead Redemption 2 players are googling a tuberculosis cure
11/13/2018, 12:48:28 PMSPOILER WARNING: A major plot point in Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 revolves around the bacterial infection tuberculosis ✔ But towards the end a weary and thin Arthur stumbles down the streets of Saint Denis (think a sort of New Orleans) and is diagnosed with tuberculosis - a bacterial infection that was fatal 119 years ago, before the advent of antibiotics ✔ Another wrote: I'm not ashamed to admit I looked up things about tuberculosis because of Arthur ✔ If you have latent TB and are aged 65 or under, treatment is usually recommended
15 great Apple Watch accessories to pair with your smartwatch
11/13/2018, 2:13:30 PMGet more out of your Apple Watch with these gadgets ✔ See all prices (2 found) Simple yet elegant Integrated charging Can be fiddly Kind of heavy Stand-based docks are great for showing off an Apple Watch, but if you're after more discretion then check out this leather-lined protective steel case from Studio Proper
How SAP and Qualtrics hashed out an $8 billion deal from 39,000 feet in the air
11/13/2018, 1:27:47 PMSAP CEO Bill McDermott was on a plane to Provo, Utah, when he called Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith about doing a deal. Smith was fully prepared to take his software company public. ✔ Local basketball fans know the slogan because it's emblazoned on Jazz uniforms, and they know Qualtrics because the company is based in Provo, 45 miles south of Salt Lake City ✔ Qualtrics hired Frank Quattrone's Qatalyst Partners as an adviser ✔ Qualtrics allows employees who choose to have $5 deducted from every paycheck for cancer research ✔ SAP CEO and Qualtrics CEO on SAP-Qualtrics deal 23 Hours Ago | 08:04
The 5G revolution is upon us. Here's everything you need to know
11/13/2018, 1:15:22 PMSeparating hype from the reality of the next generation of wireless technology. ✔ James Martin/CNET The next generation of wireless technology, fittingly known as 5G, is just around the corner ✔ Globally, China, Japan and South Korea are racing to build out their 5G networks, with Europe behind as it takes the slow and steady approach
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11/13/2018, 12:18:03 PMTake a look at the best early Black Friday sales that include deals on TVs, Nintendo Switch Bundles, Amazon devices and more. ✔ Grab this offer at Norton Security and save a total of £49.99 ✔ Flavor notes include caramelized sugar, vanilla, fresh berries with a touch of orchard fruit, and is better to be served cold ✔ It makes an ideal gift for any Game of Thrones or whiskey fan this Christmas ✔ Game of Thrones Johnnie Walker White Walker scotch whisky - £33.95
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