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Spotify Car Thing touchscreen music player goes on sale in America

Published 23 February 2022
By David Mullen
Spotify Car Thing, a device that allows users to control their phone via a dashboard-mounted screen, has gone on sale in the United States.
People are using their parked cars for alone time during lockdown

Parked cars used for alone time during lockdown

New research shows that people are retreating to their stationary cars in order to get respite from lockdown cohabitants.
Published 08 May 2020
Study finds that infotainment systems could be worse for driving than cannabis or alcohol

Infotainment systems are slowing reaction times

A new study has found infotainment systems like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay have a bigger effect on reaction times than alcohol or cannabis.
Published 17 March 2020
Android Auto update

Updated Android Auto attempts to irons out creases

Google has fixed some of the issues that plagued earlier versions of its Android Auto v5 in-car infotainment system.
Published 24 February 2020
Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019 Best Innovation of the Year. Hyundai NEXO Blind Spot View Monitor

Motor Awards 2019: Best Innovation nominees

The Sunday Times Motor Awards 2019, Here is the rundown of all the contenders for Best Innovation of the Year.
Published 10 August 2019
Android Auto launches on mobile handsets

Android Auto update works with all cars

Drivers whose car does not have a swish multimedia module could soon forget their touchscreen envy
Published 07 November 2016
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

First Drive review: Seat Ibiza (2015)

The launch of this revised Seat Ibiza is not about a stylish new look or a radical line-up of engines that will go easy on the planet and a driver's...
Published 09 June 2015