More Apps Coming to Cars, but They’re Still Miles From Perfection

This year’s New York International Auto Show is pretty app-happy, with companies like Facebook and Google offering their two cents to auto makers.
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Driving With Data: Automatic Launches App and Dongle to Track Car Usage

Will knowing just how much it cost to drive across town change your habits?
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Ride-Sharing Service Lyft Gets Literal at SXSW, With Piggyback Rides

Who needs a cab when you can hop aboard a semipro rugby player?
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Embedded Analytics Can Save Time, Money and Lives

If heart disease runs in your family, DSP analytics and body sensors could continuously monitor you for the earliest symptoms.
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Romney Disses Tesla as “Loser” at Debate

Tesla becomes a political hot potato.
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With Chrysler Deal, Sprint Aims to Rev Up Its Car Tech Business

After being at the back of the pack for quite a while, Sprint is hoping to zoom past larger rivals AT&T and Verizon when it comes to in-car technology.
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Ford’s CTO Drives New Silicon Valley Office Opening (Video)

Can the auto giant go full-geek? And, more to the point, when do we get flying cars?
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Google Engineer Told Others of Data Scoop

A Google Inc. engineer told others at the company about his plan to scoop up personal information from wireless-network users as specially equipped cars drove by their homes, but the practice continued for two years after the internal disclosures, a Federal Communications Commission investigation found.

Uber Sets Its Sights on Asia

As it looks to aggressively expand its smartphone app for car services in 2012, Uber is thinking big — Asia big.
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Uber Gives D.C. Residents Presidential Treatment

Buzzy start-up Uber, which allows users to order a car service through a smartphone app, woos customers in Washington, D.C., after facing opposition from the District’s taxi commissioner.
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Viral Video: "Wrecked"