The computers - I think he's right about one part of it, which is that we can't guarantee that a computer in a car won't fail, and there are many, you know, ways for extremely complex systems to fail ...

Here's what drives cars of the '80sâ the Electronic Computer Module(ECM).Typical GM unit has an analog board to run sensors, digital board for"thinking" and memory. Removable PROM(at left)calibrates ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. News about Apple's rumored car initiative has taken a back ...

New cars today are loaded with high-tech features for car shoppers. But with those advancements come questions about driver privacy, said Ivan Drury, the director of insights at Edmunds, a car site.

poptones sent word of a promising congressional effort to require auto makers to disclose automotive computers' diagnostic languages and interface specs to the general public. </p><blockquote><p>The ...

The world's most popular electric vehicle manufacturer has issued a mammoth recall stateside. Although the remedy has already been released in the form of an over-the-air update, certain vehicles may ...

In 2024, automakers have all but perfected car infotainment. They also let Google and Apple—companies that know a thing or two about user-friendly interfaces—take over the dashboard. One of the ...

Sadly, nothing new in the computer world remains new for long. In 1965, Gordon Moore (one of the founders of Intel Corporation) published a paper predicting that computing power would double every two ...

Tesla has officially issued a recall on over 200,000 vehicles in the US over the self-driving computer inside the vehicle short-circuiting and failing to work. This is an issue that Electrek has been ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. These days, cars are computer centers on wheels. Today’s vehicles can ...

In 1979, the United States Congress approved a 1.5-billion-dollar bailout for one of the nation’s top ten corporations and the smallest of Detroit’s Big Three. Chrysler’s CEO Lee Iacocca himself ...

We've all heard about hackers breaking into computer networks, and even some smart home devices, but now, they're also able to hack their way into some cars. As car computers get more and more ...