By Brandon Russell |
On this episode of TechnoBuffalo’s Driven, we keep on with the Tesla theme, and this one is a doozy. Audi, one of the world’s premier car companies, took time, money and resources to write up a press release encouraging consumers not to pay attention to…
By Adriana Lee |
Here on the site, we’ve been known to cover car things. We often cover Google things. Sometimes, we even share fun, geeky things (you know, just because). And then there are times when all those things come together in a perfect storm of awesome. When…
By Brandon Russell |
Science fiction has always teased flying cars, and a company named Terrafugia recently announced a plug-in hybrid that can actually fly. Dubbed the TFX, the car has vertical take-off capabilities and a pair of wings that unfold for flight. Driven by twin 600 hp electric…
By Adriana Lee |
Imagine what driverless cars could do for society. Distracted and drunk driving accidents could be a thing of the past. The elderly would have built-in chauffeurs to shuttle them to doctors appointments. And no one would ever have to slap or blast chill themselves late…
By Brandon Russell |
It was another busy week inside the ever evolving automotive industry. Following last week’s Tesla-heavy episode, Driven is once again focusing on some Tesla news, and also BMW’s new “I” brand, including the i3 and i8. Gas indulging cars aren’t going away anytime soon, but…
By Adriana Lee |
If you can’t wait until Star Trek Into the Darkness comes out on May 16, here’s your taste of Spocktastic action, courtesy of Audi. There is so much awesome in the car company’s newest promo that one Spock cannot possibly contain it. No, Audi gave…
By Roy Choi |
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, is never short of grand, forward-thinking ideas. His resume reads like a laundry list of exciting technology, from PayPal to Tesla, to SpaceX and SolarCity. So it almost seems like a natural assumption that Musk wants to one day…
By Brandon Russell |
One of our favorite automative companies is again dominating headlines: stock prices are up, and the company is introducing new services to ensure complete 100 percent customer satisfaction. When Tesla founder Elon Musk isn’t re-defining the space industry, donating personal funds to improve highways, or…
By Todd Haselton |
Do you trust Apple Maps yet? We hope so, because the company is apparently betting that new features in iOS 7 will allow it to seamlessly integrate, along with Siri, into your car. 9to5Mac said it learned from sources that Apple is in cahoots with car…
By Brandon Russell |
Hatchbacks haven’t always been the body-style of choice here in the U.S., but the trend has really taken hold over the past few years. Heeding that charge is Mazda, whose 2013 Mazda 3 has been hitting the road faster than they can be built. Right…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple recently applied for two patents that could enable new functions between your car and your iPhone. The patents describe two situations, one of which is using your iPhone and Bluetooth or Bluetooth LE connectivity to unlock the doors on your car. A second patent…
By Ron Duwell |
Apple and Volkswagen have teamed up to make the long-rumored iCar a reality. Together at the Shanghai Auto Show, the two companies unveiled the iBeetle, the first car with deep iPhone integration created in coordination with Apple. The iBeetle App provides a wide variety of…
By Brandon Russell |
In this unique episode of TechnoBuffalo’s Driven, Jon gets to test drive a special little vehicle imported over from Europe, something U.S. drivers will never get a taste of. But that doesn’t mean we still can’t enjoy the 2013 Ford Fiesta’s 1 liter engine, which…
By Brandon Russell |
We normally have a test drive or top five list on TechnoBuffalo’s Driven, but this week we’re summarizing the headlines around the automotive industry. There’s been a lot of big news hitting the airwaves, most notably of which dealing with Fisker, which seems to be…
By Roy Choi |
Fisker Automotive announced Friday that it is cutting about 75 percent of its workforce in an attempt to drastically cut costs and hopefully save the company from bankruptcy. In an official statement, Fisker described the action as “a necessary step in our efforts to maximize…
By Brandon Russell |
We’ve brought you test drives, behind the scenes looks and lists of our favorite car tech, but on this week’s episode we’re taking it down a notch to bring you another Top Five list. Unfortunately, we couldn’t attend this year’s New York Auto Show, but…
By Brandon Russell |
They say driving is a privilege, but it can seem like a terrible chore at times. Here in Southern California, the traffic is atrocious, and often times driving a few miles can take much, much longer than it should. While we can’t take all the…
By Brandon Russell |
Siri in your car isn’t hard to imagine; the integration seemed inevitable, and GM has managed to seamlessly integrate the Apple assistant into its 2013 Sonic and Spark vehicles. As you can see in the above commercial (a very Apple-y one, I might add), all…
By Brandon Russell |
Among the expensive trophy cars at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show, companies used the event as a platform to showcase their best electric car concepts and ideas. If you’re an avid practitioner of everything green, then electric cars can be just as exciting as the…
By Adriana Lee |
Automatic’s new Smart Driving Assistant solution is forehead-slappingly brilliant. Not only can this combination mobile app–and–hardware unit turn your trusty device into an incredibly smart piece of automotive technology, but it could turn anyone with a vehicle and an iPhone into a bona fide car…
By Todd Haselton |
There’s a trend happening right in front of us that we might not be seeing: Apple’s moving rather quickly into the auto space. In many ways, the iCar is already here.. at least, sort of. The first big unveil happened with the Ferrari LaFerrari, which…
By Jon Rettinger |
Kia’s has enjoyed an image renaissance over the past few years, highlighted by the company’s excellent Optima and Forte. We got the opportunity to roll inside the new 2013 Sportage, and that too has been reinvigorated with Kia’s new design philosophy. In a word, the…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple senior exec Eddy Cue joined Ferrari’s board in November of last year, and now we’re starting to see the auto-maker implement Apple’s technology inside its sports cars. At the Geneva Motor Show Ferrari recently introduced its new LaFerrari car, which uses Apple’s iPad mini…
By Brandon Russell |
That Tesla/New York Times drama sure escalated quickly, but everything has come to a conclusion. What have we learned? Tesla’s Model S isn’t the perfect dream machine, and John Broder, who wrote a damning piece for the NYT about his test drive, has questionable journalistic…
