Opinion: How Could MINI Innovate?
In short, we have no idea. There are many things that we would like to see MINI do better, but none of those things are truly innovative and should be the standard...
Touchscreen Infotainment Systems Coming to BMWs
In the latest episode of [White Roof Radio](http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-543/), we dedicated some time talking about the state of current infotainment systems. Needless to say it is not great, but seeing a number of...
Apple And BMW Might Be Working On An OS
Historically, the BMW Group and Apple have held a number of conversations regarding the integration of Apple products and services into their cars. In fact, BMW was one of the first brands...
Silvercar and the End of the Car Rental Nightmare
My work forces me to travel on a regular basis. And because most car service drivers drive like madmen, I always rent a car for my trips between the airport and my...
Is This the Future of the Key?
Or is the future already in your pocket in the form of your smartphone? Either way what you see here is the Android based key fob that BMW will introduce this fall...
Apple Hires Head of Mercedes-Benz R&D
If you’ve never heard of [Apple](http://www.apple.com), it’s a small technology company that has changed the world, over and over again since 1976. It also recently became the first U.S. company to manage...
The Truth About Active Sound
Earlier this week, we [linked](https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/01/27/car-purists-vs-active-sound/) to an [article](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/americas-best-selling-cars-and-trucks-are-built-on-lies-the-rise-of-fake-engine-noise/2015/01/21/6db09a10-a0ba-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html?tid=pm_pop) from the [Washington Post](www.washingtonpost.com) describing how car enthusiasts feel about technology-generated engine sounds. Our takeaway was that Active Sound is a necessary evil given...
Security Flaw In MINI Connected Leaves MINIs Open To Hacking
Cars are becoming more connected each day and just like with computers, smart phones and other “internet of things” connected devices it makes them targets of hackers. The 2014 – 2015 F55...
Google Could Soon Be Selling Auto Insurance
When it comes to tech, it’s fair to say that the US always get the cool stuff first, but this time around it seems our European counterparts have had exclusive access to a...
The Electrification of BMW and MINI
Everything that we know is about to change! That’s a bold statement, but given the scoop [Autocar](http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/future-bmw-3-series-lead-ev-revolution) managed to grab from BMW’s Advanced Engineering Department, we are in for a wild ride...