Automotive Mobile Audio Video

The modern car is a wonder to behold, and its effects on us are compounding daily. On the roads, we're kept safe by cutting-edge advances in electronic braking and collision avoidance systems. In the cockpit, we drive in the right direction thanks to GPS navigational systems. Lounging in the backseat, we're entertained by built-in DVD players, iPod link-ups, and satellite television. The digital automobile is here, and that means the roads are safer, and a heck of a lot more fun.

Techies are changing the face of the automotive industry, and we're here to stay. For instance, in response to the wave of iPod-toting drivers, the industry exploded with a multitude of iPod interfaces for car radios. We explore a few of them in our most recent How To article by Bill Howard, entitled 6 Ways to Link iPods and Car Radios. We'll continue to explore advances in audio that are more than just mere hookups and interfaces, but this article is an example of how we like to keep the discussion down to earth, and supply you with useful and actionable How To information. If you're not an iPod junky or simply like greater variety in your audio playlist, be sure to peruse our Satellite Radio Roundup. For long rides, nothing beats XM or Sirius.

As techies, we also crave information on the latest scientific breakthroughs and experiments. If that's what floats your amphibious auto, er… boat, then be sure to read our Auto News article on the solar-powered car race in Australia and view our slideshow of competitors in DARPA's robot-driven auto challenge.

Speaking of DARPA, will the digital automobile make drivers obsolete? Not any time soon, but it is possible. Cars in the future may be guided by radar. Collision avoidance systems that use electromagnetic waves to help identify obstacles and avoid accidents are already in the pipeline. Some will be passive, merely alerting the driver to potential trouble, and others will be active by assuming control of the car and steering it to safety. We'll cover these topics as well, but I don't think we'll see HAL 9000 driving your lexus next year. But it does make me think… Driver: "Hal, pull over, I have to use the rest stop." HAL 9000: "I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that."

But I digress, so allow me to refocus and welcome you to TechnoRide, the car site for tech fans! At TechnoRide, we're a bunch of techies who love cars. We view them as mobile hubs of electronics. Our primary goal is to bring you the latest news, reviews, and analyses on everything electronic in the modern car, including sound systems, entertainment, video, navigation, security, safety, and much, much more.

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