When Ford wanted to add a modern infotainment system to their motor vehicles they partnered with Microsoft. I suppose that seemed a logical move at the time, since most anyone with a personal computer used Microsoft’s operating system. So surely that company knew how to design a proper user interface. But for a car? Well, […]

So at long last, Apple has unleashed CarPlay, the auto integration scheme formerly known as iOS in the car, and it appears most major car makers — and some not so major — have embraced it. For the well-heeled, you’ll soon be able to buy a new Ferrari with CarPlay. For the rest of us, you’ll probably find […]

From the earliest days of the iPod, you could easily sync it with your motor vehicle’s audio system, or at least in some models, usually by connecting a USB cable. But it took years before you could wirelessly sync an iPhone or another mobile handset via Bluetooth, and, to this very day, not all models […]