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POSH View’s Interactive Technology to Make Calgary’s BMW Gallery Dealership Cutting Edge
0By: Kevin Green | October 20th, 2012 | Business, Cars, Gadgets, News, O CanadaInteractive technology start-up POSH View, has struck a deal with Dilwari Group to develop a top of the line platform for the company’s BMW Gallery dealership in Calgary. According to the co-founders of POSH View, the introduction of the Calgary based start-up's interactive technology into the venue will make it the “the most state-of-...
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California Governor Jerry Brown Signs Google’s Self Driving Car Bill
By: Talha Bhatti | October 3rd, 2012 | Business, Cars, Google, NewsCalifornia Governor, Jerry Brown, signed the Google backed autonomous car bill at the end of September. The signing was broadcast by the California based technology giant on YouTube and was the culmination of efforts by Google to get self-driving cars onto the public roads of America. The bill breezed through the Senate with a 37-0...
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Uber Free! Taxi Service Start-Up Uber is Giving Free Taxi Rides in Toronto Today
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 25th, 2012 | Android, Cars, iOS, Living, News, O Canada, SmartphonesWhether you call Toronto home or just happen to be visiting this week, the city has been a little more awesome the past two days. Smartphone based taxi and limo service Uber is providing unlimited free rides around the city until 11:59 tonight as part of a promotion to reward current users and attract future ones in the nation’s largest city. ...
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VIDEO: BMW is Offering Swedish Drivers the Chance to Find a 3 Series in Google Maps to Win One in Real Life
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 11th, 2012 | Business, Cars, NewsFamed German automaker BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) is offering the Swedish public the chance to win one of its new 3 Series Touring vehicles. All that is required to win the car is finding it on a Google Map of Sweden in a concept created by Jung von Matt. The gamifi...
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Ford’s AppLink is Available in One Million Vehicles
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 9th, 2012 | Business, Cars, Mobile AppsFord Motor Company has made a remarkable turnaround over the past five years making the shift from industry laggard to one of its leaders. A big part of said turnaround has been a focus on innovation and technology and its ever increasing incorporation into our driving experience. Earlier this month Ford announced that one of their tech...
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New Technology In Porsche 911 To Make Downshifting Smoother
By: Kevin Green | September 7th, 2012 | Cars, Gadgets, LivingCar enthusiasts love the grip of their steering wheel, the rev of the engine and the feel of the road through the pedals. A true gear head loves shifting into higher gear but probably loathes shifting down. The abrupt reduction of speed usually causes the car to shift its weight and gives the feeling of falling forward. This is usually caused by the fact the engine rev is not matched with lower tr...
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Edmonton Ready to Use Smart Bus Technology on Local Buses
By: Talha Bhatti | September 5th, 2012 | Business, Cars, O CanadaThe Canadian city of Edmonton has awarded an estimated 3.4 million dollar contract to the The Trapeze Group to install Smart Bus Technology on 45 city buses. The Edmonton Transit System (ETS) will be equipped with a brand new intelligent ...
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Uber Expands Their Service Offering in Toronto by Adding Taxi Service
By: Kuljit Grewal | September 2nd, 2012 | Android, Business, Cars, iOS, News, O CanadaIn an attempt to serve their current and future users in Toronto as best they can, on-demand driver service Uber has added taxis to their list of vehicles. The service, which licenses professional drivers in high end black sedans and SUVs, functions as a smartphone app based on your exact GPS location. Co-founded by Canadian
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VIDEO: Visions of Star Wars – Amazing Hover Bike Spotted
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 22nd, 2012 | Cars, Gadgets, Living, NewsFans of George Lucas’ Star Wars films will surely remember the iconic speeder bike chase that takes place in the Return of the Jedi. Incredibly, a California based company called Aeroflex and its aerospace engineer CEO Mark De Roche have created an aerial vehicle that literally hovers effortlessly and int...
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After Setting an Electric Vehicle Lap Record at Nürburgring and Winning Le Mans, Audi Makes Their R8 e-tron Even Better
By: Kuljit Grewal | August 13th, 2012 | Cars, Living, NewsIf you don’t think electric cars can put up incredible speed numbers, you have never heard of Audi’s R8 e-tron. The engineering marvel made its brilliant German maker proud earlier this summer by posting the fastest ever lap time for an electronic vehicle at the famed Nürburgring m...
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