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New Australian zero emissions vehicle sales report released by FCAI
Australia’s motoring industry lobby group the FCAI has today released a new and quite interesting report about zero and low emission vehicle sales. I will focus on the 100% battery electric zero emission vehicle...
New Aussie Google Maps features: Better charging advice for Android Automotive, Indoor Live View...
Early on Thursday Paris time, Google announced that they're enabling indoor Live View at 1,000 new airports, train stations, and malls in Barcelona, Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Paris, Prague, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, and...
We get our first glimpse of Android Automotive OS’s launch apps
We have been tracking the development of Android Automotive OS since it was first previewed at Google I/O 2018. Android Automative takes Android Auto to the next level with a fully embedded Android Powered...
Volvo commit to Android Automotive inside a production model, coming 2020
Android Auto, and now Android Automotive have both made a slow start to life in the real world. We are now seeing a lot of cars now incorporate Android Auto into their infotainment...
Android Automotive in 2018, where is it at and where is it going?
Why all manufacturers do not include some form of Android in their car infotainment systems baffles me. Every single car manufacturer's proprietary software is slow, boring and just not a great fit in...
Sneak peek of what to expect with Android Automotive at Google IO 2018
Android in the car is something Google introduced a while back now but the developments that we have been seeing as consumers have been very slow to surface. As expected, Google are looking to...
Embedded Android Auto gets detailed at Google I/O 2017
The other day Google blogged about how Android Auto would soon be arriving as an embedded system in some cars (Audi and Volvo at this stage). This afternoon at Google I/O more details...
Google, in partnership with Audi and Volvo, to bring Android-powered cars
Android Auto is one subject I am passionate about. I spend a lot of time in my car commuting to work and having a decent entertainment system that is easy to use, functional...