Digital dashboard: your car’s next instrument panel will be one big LCD

LCD instrument panels are coming, trickling down from a handful of expensive cars today to affordable cars. You need an LCD display in front of you to process all the information you’re getting from the car and connected devices. Any car instrument panel tells you how fast you’re going and how mLCD instrument panel. They’re on a dozen premium car models today. Affordable cars are getting hybrid displays in the instrument panel: The speedometer, tachometer, and fuel gauge are traditional mechanical devices; inset among them or in a bottom strip is an LCD display that can show all the other information.

uch fuel remains. When you also want to see navigation instructions, song info, hybrid battery efficiency, and the name of an incoming caller, it’s time for a big-screen

California thinking may backfire for Google's new self-driving car

As someone who loves driving, I found it a little difficult to stomach when Chris Urmson, director of Google's Self-Driving Car Project, told us earlier this month that People hate driving. Not People hate driving in traffic,or People hate driving when they need to get some work done,but simply People hate driving.

Google's attitude certainly isn't an uncommon one, but neither is it an opinion that jibes with the feelings of the driving population as a whole. Still, so long as the company's team was working on optional systems that would augment existing cars, not exclusively turn them into driverless automatons, I wasn't particularly put off.

Google's New Car Lacks A Steering Wheel (And Brakes)

Google gave us an update on its driver less car project Tuesday, posting video and images of people trying out its self-driving car. The tech company built three prototypes from scratch, creating compact cars that look like they're on an extreme no-options diet. For now, their top speed is 25 mph.

The latest version of Google's driver less car was shown off in a blog post Tuesday. The company says its goal is improving road safety and transforming mobility for millions of people.

NPR's Aarti Shahani took a ride in one of the prototypes — you can see how that went in her story for Morning Edition today.

BMW X1

We were really looking forward to testing the 2013 BMW X1 xDrive28i, especially in a rather snow-filled Midwest winter. From the time we stepped into the sleek luxury crossover, this new offering from BMW didn’t disappoint.

2014 Cadillac XTS Vsport

The 2014 Cadillac XTS Vsport has steering-wheel paddle shifters for its standard six-speed automatic transmission. You will not need them. Ever.

The throttle pedal is all that's required to extract maximum acceleration from the XTS Vsport's twin-turbocharged V6, so mighty is this all-new engine's Thor's-hammer punch. Its massive torque is ready for deployment from as low as 1,900 rpm and it stays on the job all the way to 5,600 rpm. At that point, the Vsport's all-wheel drive and beefed-up automatic are earning their keep to manage what otherwise would be absolute chaos.

It might be 17 feet long, but this is the most bombastic Cadillac since the CTS-V.

Audi Q7 the next generation will get a 2.0-liter engine

Audi continues road tests Q7 SUV new generation. The car was spotted during testing at the Nurburgring. According to insiders, the novelty will not receive any fundamental changes in the lineup of engines.

In this case, probably on the Audi Q7 will install a 2.0-liter turbodiesel. At the moment, we recall. Available for car motors minimum cubic capacity of 3.0 liters. This petrol and diesel units ranging from 272 and from 245 liters. s. respectively.

Modern design with the Chevrolet Orlando

The Chevrolet Orlando - a new modern design family car with a bold design that is as versatile on the inside and the outside. At one point carrying seven people comfortably and the next you can bring down all the seats and fill your car with a heavy load. With 16 different seating combinations Orlando a car is extremely flexible and adaptable to your needs.

Exceptional design

Significantly different, the Orlando is a personal choice - is a car that stands out from other cars for many good reasons. The Orlando is available in a choice of colors ranging from the Velvet Smokey Grey Red alloy wheels are standard on LT trim levels and LTZ.