Volkswagen has disclosed a data breach with one of its vendors, impacting some 3.3 million North American customers and prospective buyers.
Volkswagen Developing Autonomous Driving Software In-House
As automakers around the world partner up with leading tech companies, Volkswagen is taking a different approach, developing its autonomous software in-house.
Toyota Tackles Unintended Acceleration With Big Data
According to Reuters, Toyota is applying big data in an effort to prevent unintended acceleration, especially that caused by driver error. It happens every decade or so: A major auto manufacturer is sued for unintended acceleration, only to have studies…
Audi Cars Will Talk To Traffic Lights And Construction Zones
Audi plans to roll out C-V2X technology, enabling its cars to talk to construction zones and traffic lights, according to a press release. The technology will initially be deployed in the third quarter of 2020 in Virginia, in cooperation with…
Bryan Cranston And Aaron Paul Star In An Emmy Video
Scroll down for the video. Welp, here it is, our two favorite television actors in the last seven years making a little tongue-in-cheek joke about History Channel’s reality TV-show Pawn Stars. Though they don’t return as their iconic characters –…
AT&T To Provide Wireless Data For Tesla and Audi Vehicles
AT&T this week announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Tesla to provide wireless data for Tesla vehicles. The deal covers current Tesla vehicles such as the Model S as well as future Tesla vehicles. Tesla is a…
Google Confirms That Android Is Coming To Cars
Last week, a report came out of the WSJ claiming that Google was teaming up with automakers to get Android into cars. The report said that an official announcement would come during CES, and Google didn’t disappoint. Google announced today…
Your Car Might Soon Be Controlled By Google
It’s not uncommon to see cars these days integrating smartphone connectivity into their dashboards. While that’s certainly futuristic to an extent, auto manufacturers are now wanting to take it one step further by integrating mobile operating systems into the cars…
Audi Q1 Compact SUV Set for 2016 Release
It hasn’t been long since the Italian invasion of the Fiat has breached American shores and displayed the fact that Americans are truly in love with anything that appears miniature. The success of the revamped Fiat 500, along with the…
Mercedes Benz: World’s Oldest Car Brand Still Beating Sales Records
What does Mercedes Benz have that other vehicle brands don’t? First, an unmatched automotive pedigree that began with the founding of the automobile itself. Second, a rare ability to be the leader at the cutting edge of design and technology…
Leonard Nimoy Races, Sings in New Audi Ad
How do we know that the summer movie blockbuster season has begun? The product tie-in ads are beginning to take over television. This week a new Audi ad pitted Leonard Nimoy against Zachary Quinto. For those not well-versed in popular…
It’s Old Spock vs. New Spock In The Latest Audi Ad
Audi’s latest ad is titled: “Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy: “The Challenge”. This features the original Star Trek’s Spock (Nimoy) and the new Star Trek’s Spock (Quinto). As an added bonus, it also features Nemoy doing his Bilbo Baggins song.
Watch Two Audis Battle in an Awesome Paintball Duel
Sure, it’s kind of an ad for the Audi RS 4 Avant – but what isn’t an ad anymore? This is just plain awesome. Audi has turned two brand new 2013 models in paintball-mounted, high-speed war machines and stuck them…
CES 2013: Audi Skips The Chauffeur With A Car That Parks Itself
One of the coolest developments in automobile technology came from Google last year with its self-driving car. As a person who is fearful of everybody else on the road, the idea of cars that drive themselves was a godsend. Now…
Audi Hybrid Vehicles Win Big at Le Mans
For the first time in history, a hybrid vehicle has won at Le Mans 24 Hours. Audi fielded a team of four of its Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrid vehicles, and the cars have taken first, second, third, and fifth…
Audi A3 Allows Internet Access On The Go
The new A3 from Audi is nearly identical to the 2012 A3, at least as far as length and height, but it will be slightly wider and will feature a longer wheelbase. The weight of the A3 has been very…
Audi A8: 2012 Connected Car of the Year
Audi A8 recently was honored in the first annual Connected World Connected Car of the Year awards, which spotlights vehicles with technology that strikes the right balance between safety, convenience, and infotainment. Chosen by the editorial team at Connected World…