Whilst Apple and Google fight for control of your new vehicle, one company has been enabling any car made in the past 15 years to become smart. Automatic launched a $100 Bluetooth-enabled car adapter two years ago which connects to your smartphone and provides a whole bunch of useful insights - but has now launched its own app store for cars.

Previously you could use the app for things such as tracking your trips, monitoring fuel consumption, locating your parking spot, and finding out what fault lights...

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Over the next few years, more vehicles will start being aware of others around them to help prevent accidents. The US government wants to accelerate the deployment of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication to improve safety. 

V2V is relatively new, and the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) has already committed to delivering proposed rules for its...

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Driving can be one of the most unpredictable things, which makes the job of self-driving cars difficult. At CES in January, Nvidia announced their work on a computer that will "learn" the right and wrong decisions to make under various scenarios rather than attempting to rely on just pre-programmed situations.

We could've guessed such a complex system would come with a hefty price tag, and on...

According to Reuters, Google is preparing to put a full-version of Android in the car which wouldn't require the user to plug in their smartphone. Google's current automotive initiative, Android Auto, acts as an extension of the smartphone to provide easy access to functions in a driver-friendly HUD which reduces potential distractions.

This is limited as not only does it require the driver to own a smartphone, but apps are mirrored on the display rather than running native. Apps for Android Auto must fit into strict...