Navigation systems

Vehicle navigation systems frustrate more car owners, study says

10:54 am U.S. ET | Jan. 22, 2013
Owners' satisfaction with their new vehicles' navigation systems declined in 2012 as complex menu systems, voice-control commands and entering destinations frustrated users, according to J.D. Power and Associates.... Read More »

 

PRODUCTION LINE

Test: Voice controls work for older drivers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 15, 2012
For automakers eager to lend high-tech appeal to their vehicles, one big question is how to coax older motorists to use voice technology to operate infotainment systems.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Why Chrysler's new onboard navigation system makes me chuckle

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012
The advances in onboard navigation systems have come at a breakneck pace in recent years. But sometimes, it's what gets overlooked -- and what doesn't -- in the hurly-burly rush for the latest and greatest mapping software that gives me cause to chuckle.... Read More »

 

STATE OF SUPPLIERS

How supplier landed smartphone app in Ford vehicles

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012
Among automotive suppliers, Telenav Inc. is part of an exclusive club. The Silicon Valley developer of navigation software is one of about a dozen companies whose smartphone applications have been approved for use with Ford Motor Co.'s onboard infotainment systems.... Read More »

 

DAVID SEDGWICK

Supplier seeks solution to dated computer chips

2:00 am U.S. ET | June 13, 2012
For automakers, one of the biggest headaches posed by infotainment systems is instant obsolescence. The auto industry, with its stately three- to five-year product cycles, simply can't keep up with the rapid product cycles of smartphone makers. But that might be changing.... Read More »

 

Apple's Siri gets behind the wheel -- who wins and loses?

7:56 am U.S. ET | June 13, 2012
Apple is taking Siri on the road. As the consumer device maker doubles down on its popular voice-enabled personal assistant software, it is looking at another large market to drive rapid adoption: cars.... Read More »

 

Supplier seeks solution to dated computer chips

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 12, 2012
For automakers, one of the biggest headaches posed by infotainment systems is instant obsolescence. The auto industry, with its stately three- to five-year product cycles, simply can't keep up with the shootout-at-the-O.K.-Corral product cycles of smartphone makers. But that might be changing.... Read More »