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2013 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

GM plans to make app development easier

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 8, 2013
To speed the introduction of new infotainment features, General Motors is offering software developers an online kit to create new programs for its vehicles. GM, which made its announcement today at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, says it hopes to roll out new infotainment applications in its 2014 models.... Read More »

 

2013 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

Toyota pursues 'co-pilot' car over self-driving vehicle system

4:50 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013
Toyota said autonomous safety technologies it’s developing are intended to create a virtual “co-pilot” in vehicles to help drivers avoid accidents rather than self-driving cars and trucks. The company today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas unveiled research it’s doing in Japan where a modified Lexus LS sedan with advanced safety equipment is being tested.... Read More »

 

2013 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

More connected car innovations take stage at CES

4:13 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013
At the world's largest technology conference that kicked off today, the most intriguing innovations showcased may be gadgets and technology that turn vehicles into connected, smarter machines. This year's Consumer Electronics Show here promises a new generation of "smart" gadgets, some controlled by voice and gestures, and technology advancements in vehicles, some of which already enable motorists to dictate e-mails or check real-time fuel prices.... Read More »

 

2013 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

Ford to offer Rhapsody online music service in 1 million vehicles

10:40 am U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013
Ford will offer Rhapsody International's Internet music service in more than 1 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles, the online company's first tie-in with an automaker.... Read More »

 

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC

Why Alan Mulally apologized to Bill Gates

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 8, 2012
Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that the first thing he did after agreeing to be a keynote speaker at the International Consumer Electronics Show was pick up the phone. He joked that he “called to apologize to Bill Gates” for taking a spot usually reserved for the Microsoft chairman.... Read More »

 

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC

Why Alan Mulally apologized to Bill Gates

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 8, 2012
Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that the first thing he did after agreeing to be a keynote speaker at the International Consumer Electronics Show was pick up the phone. He joked that he “called to apologize to Bill Gates” for taking a spot usually reserved for the Microsoft chairman.... Read More »