$2 million Bugatti Veyron is tech-heavy

The $2 million Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport comes packed with enough gadgets for James Bond.

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Mobile Internet makes its way into cars

Just as radios evolved from hulking home consoles into expected accessories in virtually all cars, so may Wi-Fi Internet access break free to become a commonplace automotive feature. That’s the hope of Autonet Mobile, a company that supplies in-car Wi-Fi routers that let passengers use laptops and other mobile devices in their vehicles.

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New Prius has more energy-saving firsts

Instead of calling its hybrid the “Prius,” Latin for “first,” a change in strategy at Toyota could be summarized by renaming the car “Plurimus,” for “most,” because Toyota’s new plan is to make the 2010 Prius the company’s technology flagship car, equipped with all the gadgetry the company can muster.

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Telematics, GPS go in the right direction

Imagine a future where you are traveling in an unfamiliar city and have a tire failure. It is late Saturday afternoon and tire shops will be closing for the weekend soon. You need to find one quickly that has the right replacement tire or you will have to finish your trip driving on the spare.

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Cool car technologies you can't have now

Want your car to automatically brake to avoid a crash, fly high over traffic-clogged roads or get 100 miles per gallon? Too bad, because while all of those things are technically possible, they are impractical for legal or financial reasons, which means you can't have one anytime soon.

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How’s my driving? Ask my car

Using gadgets while you're driving can be a very bad thing, but an expert on automotive distractions says using a gadget that watches you while you're driving can be a very good thing.

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Dashboards meet the 21st century

Over the decades of the “Star Trek” TV and movie franchise, the ship’s computer displays evolved from steam-age dials and switches to large 21st-century video displays that could be configured to perform seemingly any task.

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Biker gear revs up tech-wise

Think of motorcycle gear, and fringed saddlebags and leather jackets might come to mind. But today’s riders can trick out their bikes with GPS, digital gauges and Xenon HID auxiliary lighting, and outfit themselves with protective gear that looks like it’s right out of science fiction.

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Smarter Bluetooth tools for the road

Bluetooth headsets are commonplace, but only some products perform well in the unique environment of a vehicle, where wind and road noise can play havoc with call quality.

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Plug-in cars sparking a power shift

- Traffic was piling up going from West Seattle to Interstate 5 — and that meant Rich Feldman had to drive a few feet and stop, over and over, all the way up the access ramp.

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GPS manufacturers tout software features

Road warriors love their GPS devices. Sales of the units have doubled each year since 2006, when more affordable portable navigation devices reached an economic tipping point. Now GPS units, which used to start at about $500, are between $200 and $300 for entry-level models.

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Bluetooth presence increases in automobiles

Bluetooth doesn’t mean just those odd-looking headsets cell phone users don when they’re walking around city streets. The technology is playing a greater role in automobiles, with more cars having factory-installed Bluetooth for hands-free calls, as well as a growing number of aftermarket devices that do the same thing and transmit digital music files to a car’s stereo system.

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The $2 million Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport comes packed with enough gadgets for James Bond.

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GPS navigation systems will soon get much smarter about applying their encyclopedic knowledge, letting drivers know where traffic is slowing and what roads may be closed down.

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Recognizing that its commercial vehicle customers are as increasingly reliant on technology as much as cubicle-bound desk jockeys, Ford has developed a suite of technologies and applications aimed at mobile commercial customers.

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The phone - more specifically, the smartphone, handheld computer or other mobile computing device - is poised to give drivers the futuristic capabilities of the Batmobile's remote control.

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These eight races and race carsuse technological innovation and may leave a mark on the future of the automotive industry, from proving the viability of alternative fuels to cars piloted by robots.

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TomTom's voice-based, turn-by-turn navigation program is due out later this summer for the iPhone. Another company, Networks in Motion, has just released its own voice navigation program for Apple's device.

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"Woo hoo! You have reached your destination!" Homer Simpson, star character of U.S. cartoon show "The Simpsons," is ready to take you where you want to go.

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With the introduction of the 2010 Ford Taurus, a raft of contemporary technology becomes available in a mainstream car that sells for a price many new car buyers expect to pay - in this case $26,000 to $32,000.

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Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers.

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Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., say they've come up with a way to recharge electric cars that won't strain the power grid.

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In the coming months and years, most major auto manufacturers and then some will put a hybrid model on the showroom floor.

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Want your car to automatically brake to avoid a crash, fly high over traffic-clogged roads or get 100 miles per gallon? While all of those things are technically possible, they are impractical for legal or financial reasons, which means you can't have one anytime soon.

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LCD displays in automobiles that can show any image or information the car's computer can conjure are beginning to appear in some new models

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So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.

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So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.

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Experiments around the country are focusing on how the rise of plug-in electric vehicles could change the way people think about driving - and about using electricity.

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In the coming months and years, most major auto manufacturers and then some will put a hybrid model on the showroom floor.

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In the coming months and years, most major auto manufacturers and then some will put a hybrid model on the showroom floor.

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Vast improvements are needed to extend the life and lower the cost of lithium batteries before they can efficiently power vehicles, a U.S. government official who tracks high-power battery development said on Monday.

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General Motors Corp. says it will offer optional radios with USB ports for personal music players on some of its 2009 models.

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Fuelled only by used cooking fat, eight teams completed a 2,500-mile car rally from London to Athens on Wednesday in a bid to promote awareness of cheap and environmentally-friendly bio-fuels.

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General Motors Corp. says it will offer optional radios with USB ports for personal music players on some of its 2009 models.

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Fuelled only by used cooking fat, eight teams completed a 2,500-mile car rally from London to Athens on Wednesday in a bid to promote awareness of cheap and environmentally-friendly bio-fuels.

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