July 2009 : BMW adds real-time fuel price and weather to in-car computer
In-car access to real-time information is already available in some formats - traffic alerts are a prime example. But now real-time weather, fuel prices and stock indices will all be available to new BMW owners ... more

June 2009 : Car Computer That Makes It Impossible To Speed
A team in Britain has developed the Intelligent Speed Adaption system that detects the speed limit and automatically slows the car if it is being driven too fast on a busy road, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported ... more

May 2009 : The In-Car Infotainment System or Carlsson Office Concert Hall Infotainment System
Anyone who is being driven can take advantage of the Carlsson business solution, "Carlsson Office Concert Hall Infotainment System". Each of the hinged tables behind the front seats can easily accommodate a laptop, and the integrated power supply ensures this will remain ready for use even during lengthy journeys. The highlight – another worldwide first – is a WLAN UMTS router, enabling three laptops to go online, wireless and completely independent of each other. ... more

April 2009 : Russian Modder Turns EEE PC into Car Computer
User persh from the Eee-PC.ru forums has managed to accomplish such a feat by taking an EEE PC apart and then adapting it in order to fit within the dashboard of a Daihatsu YRV. The result is a very high-quality car computer, which, besides the EEE PC itself, sports all sorts of additional accessories. ... more

March 2009 : Cadillac rolls out in-car Internet access
MCadillac has announced the availability of an in-car wireless Internet option on its CTS sport sedan beginning in April. The new option will be called Cadillac WiFi (sic) by Autonet and be dealer-installed. The device itself will have an MSRP of US$499, and the service will cost US$29 per month ... more

March 2009 : Ford Offering 3G-Connected Dashboard Computers in 2009 truck
Ford continues their push for tech-friendly vehicles with a new announcement to put computers with Sprint 3G connections into the dashboards of 2009 F-Series trucks and E-Series cargo vans ... more

October 2008 : Motorola dashboard computer uses Windows Mobile 6
Motorola today introduced an all-in-one in-car computer system that runs on Windows Mobile 6, thrusting the mobile OS into the turf where Windows XP and CE reigned ... more

October 2008 : Car computers plugged as safety gear
During a 12-hour shift, Lt. Paul Weinzapfel of the Warrick County Sheriff's Department may spend several hours traveling back and forth to Boonville to complete his reports. But if he and the department are successful, all the patrol cars will soon be equipped with laptop computers that would be mobile data terminals, allowing them to stay on the road to do reports and communicate with central dispatch... more

July 2008 : Microsoft Offers In-Car Internet Search Service To Automakers
Microsoft is trying to position itself as the go-to technology provider for automakers, just as the Internet begins to makes its way into cars. The company this week said it will offer hosted Internet search services for automakers and their business partners developing automobile infotainment systems... more

May 2008 : Microsoft and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group to Develop Next Generation of In-Car Infotainment
On May 6, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea, Microsoft’s Automotive Business Unit signed a partnership agreement with the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group to co-develop the next generation of in-car infotainment systems... more

August 2007 : A hard drive in your car
Most music lovers would stick their iPod into their iPod-enabled head-unit to take their music with them. But Mr Aw simply makes a few deft presses with his forefinger, and his entire music and movie library - hundreds of titles there - is presented buffet-style for his consumption... more

August 2007 : Power up your ride
The double DIN system has a 7-inch LCD screen filling up the entire head-unit space. Hidden behind the screen is the computer. Full-bodied carputers run on Windows XP and can do just about anything your desktop PC can do... more

February 2006 : Fiat rolls out Microsoft-driven, in-car 'infotainment'
For the past few months, little noticed by the outside world, a team on Microsoft Corp.'s Redmond campus has been running tests with one of the swankiest machines ever to use the company's software... more