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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.
DS says technology on future cars could spell "end of touchscreens"

DS Autos forecasts end of car touchscreens

DS Automobiles, the carmaker formerly part of Citroën, has claimed that technology on its future cars will spell the "end of touchscreens".
Published 19 November 2020
Top 5: CES 2019 coolest car tech reveals

Top 5: CES 2019 coolest car tech reveals

The Consumer Electronic Show in Los Angeles tends to attract the latest and greatest car technology reveals, and 2019 has been no exception.
Published 08 January 2019
Jaguar and Shell let drivers pay for petrol from the comfort of their car

Drivers to pay for fuel from their car

What driver hasn’t wished they could pay for their fuel from the comfort of their car on a cold, rain-lashed winter’s day, or avoid a long queue
Published 15 February 2017
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I want to remap my car's electronic control unit —...

Q. I am considering tuning my Audi by remapping the electronic control unit (ECU), but several people have told me that when the vehicle goes in for...
Published 12 October 2015
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How your car's gadgets can be used to track your movements...

After a sat nav helped prove its owner was a killer, Driving reveals how our cars are increasingly keeping tabs on our every move...
Published 10 February 2015
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Ten amazing bits of car technology we take for granted

Every morning millions of motorists jump into their car and rely on essential components such as the lights, wipers and heater to ensure their drive...
Published 24 January 2015
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News: Jaguar Land Rover develops 'see-through' windscreen...

Jaguar Land Rover says it has created 'see-through' windscreen pillars and can banish the blind spots they cause by using a new generation of satellite...
Published 17 December 2014
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News: Jaguar XE can be started by mobile phone

Good news for Japanese macaques with a passion for new technology
Published 19 August 2014