BELLEVUE, Wash. – As the clock counted down to the big reveal for the Tesla Model 3 electric sedan, would-be buyers lined up by the hundreds today to put down a… Read More
Experts expect self-driving cars to make the roads much safer, and driving much more convenient. But what will they do to the environment? A newly published study suggests that, under… Read More
Redmond-based Kymeta Corp. and Toyota took the wraps off their collaboration on a satellite antenna system that can send data to cars at broadband speeds. Toyota’s antenna-equipped, hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel-cell vehicle was… Read More
Have you ridden a self-driving Ford lately? They’re not on the market yet, but Ford President and CEO Mark Fields has been quoted as saying fully autonomous cars could be available… Read More
Zonar Systems, a Seattle area company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems for public and private fleets, has scored $50 million in fresh funding, according to a filing with… Read More
INRIX is getting a big financial boost from one of Europe’s leading car manufacturers. The Porsche family, a majority shareholder in Germany’s Volkswagen AG, is investing $55 million in the Kirkland-based… Read More
This is one of the most important car races on Earth, but it’s not about speed. Nope, this competition is all about methodically building a highly-efficient eco-friendly vehicle. Welcome to… Read More
Google took a step forward on Monday to get its Android software into more cars, announcing a new group called the Open Automotive Alliance that includes companies like Audi, GM,… Read More
Shares of Tesla tumbled earlier this week after a fiery accident involving a Model S on a roadway in Kent, Washington near Seattle. The car — owned and driven by… Read More
Drivers have been making certain gestures from the front seat for decades, but Microsoft has a new idea for making arm and finger motions actually useful inside the car. The… Read More
[Correction: This post has been updated to correct the identity of the sellers.] CarDomain Network Inc. has been sold to Source Interlink Media, a Southern California media company with dozens… Read More
Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Joe Justice of Wikispeed, a project that’s aiming to disrupt the auto industry with a 100 mile per gallon car.… Read More
Microsoft’s Kinect sensor has already expanded beyond the Xbox 360 to Windows PCs. Next stop? The car. People will be able to interact with their cars using gestures, the system… Read More
A new partnership announced between Ford and Toyota this morning is attracting lots of attention, primarily focused on the companies’ plans to collaborate on a new hybrid-electric system for light trucks… Read More
Another Seattle area company that’s building some of the underlying technologies for the “connected car” has scored a new round of cash. Airbiquity, whose customers include OnStar, BMW and Ford,… Read More
The news today that Microsoft and Toyota are working on a cloud computing system for cars — described by the companies as a global platform for next-generation telematics applications —… Read More
Microsoft and Toyota will be announcing a “new collaboration between the companies” on Wednesday afternoon, and the involvement of CEOs Steve Ballmer and Akio Toyoda means it’s probably something noteworthy.… Read More