Neowin News Feed for: Driving

Google's Waze gets The Wizard of Oz driving experience

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:16:01 +0000

Google has introduced a new driving experience for its other navigation app Waze. It's available for users globally. Read more...

Google's Waze adds a new Minion-themed driving experience

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:30:01 +0000

You can try out the new Minion-themed special driving experience in Google's Waze navigation app. It's available to users across the globe with support for voice directions in multiple languages. Read more...

Google's Waze onboards Dashie to voice your daily commute

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 17 May 2024 20:38:01 +0000

Google-owned Waze has added a new special experience to its navigation app. It features YouTube's popular gaming commenter Dashie, who gives voice directions in the app in a humorous tone. Read more...

Waze adds new Ghostbusters navigation experience to its app

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:12:01 +0000

Waze has added a new special driving experience featuring the Ghostbusters. The feature is available globally and includes the guest navigation voice of the paranormal expert Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd). Read more...

Tesla owners are driving with Apple Vision Pro, secretary of transportation doesn't like it

Martin Hodás — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:30:01 +0000

Owners of Apple Vision Pro have taken to the U.S. streets, occasionally wearing the headset in weird or even dangerous situations, such as in Tesla cars with Autopilot self-driving feature engaged. Read more...

Waze brings two new driving experiences for the holiday season

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:18:01 +0000

Waze has added two new special driving experiences to its navigation app for the holidays. One of them is Spicy Gingerbread Man which comprises a custom Slay Ride car icon and Snappy Mood. Read more...

Apple Music now directly integrates with Waze letting you manage your music on the go

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:46:01 +0000

Apple Music has been integrated with Waze. This gives drivers simple access to Apple Music which should make driving a safer affair as people won't have to mess about trying to start their songs. Read more...

Spotify Car Thing is now available in the U.S. for $89.99, only for Premium subscribers

Usama Jawad — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Spotify has announced the U.S. availability of its Car Thing hardware for Premium users, priced at $89.99. The company boasts that its device is equipped to respond to "every in-car situation". Read more...

DuckDuckGo now offers private driving and walking directions

Paul Hill — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 04:40:02 +0000

DuckDuckGo has announced that it has added driving and walking directions to its maps tool. The search provider didn't say whether public transport directions would be added in the future. Read more...

The Crew 2 is free to play until December 9, also gets a 75% discount

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:18:01 +0000

Ubisoft's open-world racing game The Crew 2 is free to play on all platforms this weekend, and available to buy for a hefty discount on most of them. Restrictions apply on certain platforms. Read more...

Drivers could be banned from using hands-free mobile devices in England and Wales

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:42:01 +0000

The UK's Commons Transport Select Committee now believes that hands-free mobile usage ought to be banned by law in England and Wales. It will open up the proposal for public consultation this year. Read more...

Mobile detection cameras to be publicly trialled in Sydney

Boyd Chan — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 06:48:01 +0000

In a bid to clamp down on illegal mobile phone usage while driving, new mobile detection cameras will be tested in two New South Wales locations. A prior test recorded 11,000 infringements. Read more...

Going to France? Hide your smartphone while driving... or pulled over

John Keefer — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 17:16:01 +0000

It appears that France is trying to cut back on the number of accidents caused by drivers using their smartphones while behind the wheel. A judge has ruled you can't even use it while pulled over. Read more...

Wuhan has deployed facial recognition to ID drivers

Paul Hill — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 02:14:01 +0000

China's Wuhan city has rolled out an update to its online traffic management platform which allows users to verify their identity with a face scan rather than having to provide physical ID. Read more...

Samsung's Dutch subsidiary develops 'In-Traffic Reply' app to halt distracted driving

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:48:01 +0000

This new app from Samsung's Dutch subsidiary aims to curb distracted driving by sending automated replies to whoever is contacting you whenever you are riding a bike or are in traffic. Read more...

US government: iPhones, Galaxys and other smartphones shouldn't allow you to text and drive

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:52:01 +0000

The US federal authorities are recommending that devices like Apple's iPhone or Samsung's Galaxys should detect when they're being used by a vehicle's driver and limit their own functionality. Read more...

UK's RAC Foundation calls for drive-safe mode on smartphones

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:52:01 +0000

The UK's RAC Foundation has come out in support of drive-safe functionality being built into phones. The feature would limit notifications to lessen the distractions a driver faces from their device. Read more...

Uber comes under fire after accepting $3.5 billion investment from Saudi Arabia

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:44:01 +0000

Saudi Arabia has invested a huge amount of money in the ride-hailing company, but Uber has found itself under fire for accepting cash from a government that regularly abuses human rights. Read more...

Google's self-driving car gets pulled over for "driving too slowly"

Usama Jawad — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:34:01 +0000

A police officer in Mountain View, California, pulled over Google's prototype self-driving car for "driving too slowly" in a relatively speedier traffic zone. Read more...

Apple's Watch under scrutiny from the UK Department of Transport

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:08:01 +0000

The new Apple Watch is under scrutiny again, this time by the UK Department for Transport who warns drivers using the new wearable will face similar penalties to those using phones while at the wheel. Read more...

Google Glass ok while driving, at least for now

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:06:33 +0000

A driver who was cited for using Google Glass behind the wheel was found innocent by the court. While this is an important precedent it also brings up the issue of an activity indicator on the device. Read more...

DON'T TEXT-AND-DRIVE: Driver's unfinished text message serves as sad reminder

Andy Weir — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:44:42 +0000

Alexander Heit, 22, died when his car crashed as he was texting a friend. His parents have released a photo of his incomplete text as a reminder to others not to risk using a phone while driving. Read more...

Driving Under the Influence of Technology

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:25:59 +0000

Driving home from school one evening your cell phone starts buzzing at you with the latest text from your girlfriend. You know she had a meeting with her professor after class and truly want... Read more...

Government Turns to Technology to Combat Drunken Driving

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:12:07 +0000

The US Government and auto safety groups praised technology that prevents a drunken driver from starting a vehicle, which could potentially greatly reduce alcohol-related deaths, at a a meeting yesterday led by the National Highway... Read more...

Bill Gates Upbeat on Technology Driving Economy

Tue, 04 Dec 2001 11:39:56 +0000

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was optimistic on Monday that software and technology advances over the next decade will increase productivity in the same way as during the 1990s. The blending of technologies... Read more...