Smartphone apps are wildly popular, and automakers are taking advantage of the technology to integrate automotive technology and handheld technology to meet these new consumer demands. Buick has released three new apps for both Apple and Android app stores that come bundled as the eAssist Fuel Efficiency games, which help drivers improve gas mileage and [...]
As an owner of the new Apple iPhone 4S I’ve asked Siri a bunch of useless questions that probably won’t make any difference to my life. However, as a car enthusiast, I’ve always wanted Siri to do more with an automobile rather than just read out texts or reply to texts. Basically, Siri has the [...]
What happens when you’re invited out by BMW to drive their latest new hatchback – the 2012 BMW 1-Series – but it’s raining like crazy and your camera equipment gives out? You grab your Apple iPhone and film the whole review and keep the show going. Hit the jump for the video. Click here for [...]
As we’ve informed you before with examples like Nissan’s QR codes, GM’s efforts with their mobile app allowing customers to control their car from their smartphone and Scion’s plan to sell cars through the Internet, the automobile industry is seeing a wave of new technology that takes advantage of the popular smartphone app concept. And [...]
Road trippers can enjoy an easier ride thanks to the new Rest Area app released for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The app is designed to point out upcoming rest area and public stop points for travelers. Simplifying the paper map hunt, the app shows how far you are from the nearest stop, helping users [...]
Audi of America announced today that it will be releasing a new Audi Roadside App for users of the three major mobile device OSs. The app will be available for free download on each respective app market. The app takes advantage of the customer’s pre-registered vehicle information, smartphone GPS functionality, and an intuitive interface, to [...]
Chrysler Group last year replaced the traditional bulky owner manuals with DVDs and user guides. Today Chrysler is taking it to the next level and is offering prospective buyers and current owners the ability to download a vehicle-information application onto their smartphones. “With our vehicle-information app, we are taking customer care to a new level [...]
We’re not sure exactly how many potential customers Rolls-Royce thinks it has but the company thinks that there are enough wealthy folks out there looking to get into the new Ghost – so much so, they have decided to offer an app for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows customers and enthusiasts to configure [...]
Audi has released a new game app for its new A1 compact hatchback called “Audi A1 Beat Driver.” Available for the iPhone and the iPod Touch (and your iPad with 2x zoom), the game can be best described as what we’ve come to know as “Rock Band” – but instead of singing, playing the guitar, [...]
Since all of the geeks around the world are focused on the 2010 CES show going on right now in Las Vegas, General Motors decided to catch some attention from the smartphone market with a new app that will allow Chevrolet Volt owners to connect and control their vehicle functions and OnStar features remotely. Using [...]
