BMW appears to be expanding its DriveNow car-sharing service in Seattle, taking direct aim at Car2Go in one of its most successful markets. GeekWire readers spotted the BMW cars in Seattle’s Belltown… Read More
Apple hopes to fix the issue of distracted driving with CarPlay. Apple CarPlay is a smarter, safer way to use the features of your smartphone while you’re in the car, giving you access… Read More
LAS VEGAS— Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess didn’t waste much time addressing the elephant in the room when he appeared at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday evening, tackling the diesel emissions… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Nearly everywhere you turn at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show people are talking about self-driving cars. But don’t believe the hype. Much of the science to get… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Ford may be best known as an innovative car manufacturer. But the creator of the Mustang, Escape and F-150 is evolving, and CEO Mark Fields says 2016… Read More
In a city like Seattle, with its high density and geographically limited infrastructure, owning a car comes with a unique set of challenges. That struggle inspired Seattle entrepreneur Ian Maddox to come… Read More
At our recent GeekWire Summit, we made a point of asking two consistent questions as part of our broader conversations with leaders in the fields of technology, business and science:… Read More
A new Seattle startup wants to eliminate the gas station errand. Founded less than a year ago, Booster Fuels is seeing early success with its service that lets car owners push a… Read More
Consumers are becoming more and more aware that hacking isn’t just a gadget nuisance any more. Computer security problems, like viruses, increasingly come with real-world consequences — like the potential… Read More
Linking up your phone and your car for anything more than playing music is a problem that has yet to be solved. While Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are… Read More
Editor’s note: Leasify ceased operations in 2016. If you’ve ever shopped for a car, you know dealers will do just about anything to simplify the process and close the sale. Leasing… Read More
Here’s a good indication of the strong economic boom going on in Seattle, and it goes beyond the many construction cranes dotting the downtown landscape. Our news partner KING 5… Read More
How do you make a muscle car more fuel efficient, but not lose any performance? That’s a challenge 16 North American teams are taking on for the next few years as part… Read More
It took a few pivots, but Tred appears to have settled on new business model that its investors feel optimistic about. The Seattle startup has raised an additional $1 million… Read More
Intellectual Ventures has licensed its portfolio of 40,000 patents and patent applications to Ford Motor Co., according to an announcement from the Bellevue, Wash.-based company this morning. The deal also gives… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Audi is expanding its partnership with INRIX, announcing plans to integrate the Kirkland-based traffic technology company’s real-time traffic information into navigation systems in Audi vehicles in North America.… Read More
Siri may seem like the safest way to interact with information while driving, but according to a new report from AAA, Apple’s virtual assistant is a menace when it comes… Read More
How will technology transform the experience of driving? Will your Internet connectivity come through your smartphone or an embedded chip in your vehicle? Are new technologies making driving safer or more… 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
As the Kirkland-based company inches closer to an IPO, INRIX just released a turn-key set of applications that can help media members deliver traffic information faster and for less money.… Read More
[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars Seattle incubator program. Check back each day at 1:30 p.m.… 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
If you’ve ever driven off a car lot feeling like you spent more than you should have, you can take comfort in knowing that at least you didn’t spend as… Read More
Verizon Communications this morning announced an agreement to acquire automotive technology company Hughes Telematics for $612 million in cash — a deal that underscores the emergence of the car as… Read More
A few weeks ago, we told you about Tesla Motors’ plans to open a new store on the second floor of the Bellevue Square mall. At the time, the maker… Read More
The high-end electric sports cars from Tesla Motors are a favorite among tech geeks. And given that love affair, what better spot to showcase the capabilities of the vehicles than… 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 have entered a new strategic partnership to build a next-gen information and telecommunications platform for Toyota’s vehicles based on the Redmond company’s Windows Azure cloud computing system.… 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
A crash in Seattle typically wouldn’t generate interest beyond the region, but car geeks around the country are buzzing about a wreck Saturday afternoon on Aurora Avenue, because of the… Read More