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Cadillac XTS To Come Standard With New iPad

Cadillac & General Motors Will Include Apple's Tablet As Standard Equipment On The New Full-Size Cadillac, Will Include Some Interesting Apps To Make It Worthwhile
By on Thursday, 10. May 2012

If you follow the car industry, then you’ll know that the 2013 Cadillac XTS will be the return of the big Cadillac sedan, after a few years’ departure following the cancelation of the DeVille and DTS. Cadillac is probably America’s premiere luxury car brand (Lincoln fans may argue), and to [...]

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CTIA 2012: Clarion Shows Off Next GATE Controller For iPhone

Clarion's Next GATE Controller Gives iPhone Loads Of Transportation-Specific Functions
By on Monday, 7. May 2012

The iPhone has to serve as one of the greatest devices there is in terms of changing the game of mobile technology. And they’re about to shake it up again, but this time, it won’t be Apple doing the shaking. This time, it’s Clarion, who is showing off their Next [...]

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One In Five Drivers Would Pay Extra For Self-Driving Car, Say Reports

J.D. Power & Associates Reveals Self-Driving Option Is An Exciting One To Many, Many Willing To Spend Substantial Sum On Self-Driving Car
By on Friday, 27. April 2012

We’ve been following industry efforts to add the automated driving system to cars, whether it be from Google or relative newcomer to the field Cadillac. But the recent results of a survey from J.D. Power and Associates says that the self-drive option has a direct impact on a car company’s [...]

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Cadillac Puts Self Driving Super Cruise System In Road Tests

Cadillac's Attempt At Self-Driving Cars May Hit Wide Release Soon, Cutting Off Google
By on Friday, 20. April 2012

Better move it to the carpool lane, Google, because you’ve got Cadillac coming up fast on your left and looking to pass. Cadillac’s Super Cruise system is reportedly in the midst of road testing right now and might be hitting showrooms near you within the next couple years.

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Philippe Starck's Revolutionary Apple Project Confirmed

After Reports Emerged Last Week On An Apple / Starck Co-Project, We Finally Know Just What The Project In Question Is
By on Tuesday, 17. April 2012

Last week, we got word about a project that designer Philippe Starck was looking to undertake with Apple. While at the time, we didn’t know what exactly the project was to be, now, we know quite differently. And the project in question is going to be massive, one of a [...]

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Toshiba Electric Buses Promise Rapid Recharge Times

Toshiba's New Lineup Of Electric Buses Promise An Ultra-Rapid Recharge To Carry Passengers
By on Tuesday, 17. April 2012

One of the biggest hurdles involved in getting electric vehicles into wide use has to be the recharge time. Sure, your electric car can function as a generator for your whole house, but putting sufficient charge in those batteries to take a trip to the store takes some time. In [...]

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Chrysler Uconnect Access Gives Your Dashboard A Set Of Apps

Prepare For New Driver Distraction With Chrysler's Uconnect Access System To Provide Apps To Your Dashboard
By on Tuesday, 10. April 2012

Admittedly, I think most of us have found, one way or another, that more information on our drive times would be welcome. We’d like to know that that lane up ahead is closed so we’re not stuck trying to find a way to change lanes at the last minute. But [...]

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Garmin To Bring Lineup Of In-Dash Entertainment To Suzuki

GPS Impresario Garmin Looks To Up The Ante With A Lot More In The Dash On Suzuki Vehicles Soon
By on Monday, 2. April 2012

Normally when you think of Garmin, the first thing you think of is GPS systems. And not without reason; those things are pretty sweet. They’re no match for my TomTom, of course, but I freely admit to some bias on that front. But now, Garmin’s got some big plans for [...]

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GMC Looks To Bring HUD To More Vehicles

GMC Gives Some Explanation On Its Heads-Up Display Technology, May Be Eyeing A Move To Other Vehicles
By on Friday, 30. March 2012

If you’ve taken a test drive on some of GMC’s newer vehicles lately, especially the 2012 Acadia, then you may already be familiar with its heads-up display system. But recently, GMC put out some word about how it works, and thus, the possibility of their adaptation into more of the [...]

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New Cadillacs Boast Unlikely Method To Warn You Of Danger

When Some New Cadillacs Sense Danger, You'll Feel It Too, Though You May Be Surprised Just How
By on Wednesday, 28. March 2012

Anyone else familiar with the Marvel comics character Spider-Man? Most of us are, I think, and we’re all familiar with that “Spider Sense” deal he had going on by which he got a precognitive sensory shock to his system just ahead of potential danger landing on or near him. Well, [...]

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