December 13, 2008 1:50 PM PST
97: We drive the 2009 Acura TL
It's White House or bust for Detroit, will Intel go into the car battery business? Mercedes puts two displays in the dashboard, and we drive the 2009 Acura TL.
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2009 Acura TL
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Brian Cooley is an editor at large who keeps his fingers on the pulse of consumers' attitudes toward tech. His specialty is CNET Car Tech videos, but, frankly, most people have seen him on the TVs at Costco (or in one of his '60s Fords or Fiats).
Brian Cooley has a fleet of late '60s cars so he's well aware that great motoring exists happily in the absence of silicon--car technology only impresses him when it's great.
Wayne Cunningham On the cutting edge of tech coverage, Wayne began his journalism career writing about the Web in 1995. Although he has covered many areas of technology, he considers the Car Tech beat the best yet.
Antuan Goodwin gained most of his automotive knowledge the old fashioned way, by turning wrenches in a driveway. From drivetrain tech and performance to car audio installs and cabin tech, if it's on wheels, Antuan is knowledgeable.
With the proliferation of GPS units for cars in the past few years, when will GPS units get heads-up technology? I believe CA & MN both have laws to prevent items, like GPS units, from being affixed to the windshield. Why not do heads-up.
For grins the other day going home from work I turned on my Garmin program within my Windows Smartphone. Laid it down on my dash, screen facing upward. Viola, I could see the road, I could see the display, barely, but I could see it. I thinking with a little improvement this would really work. Displays already show the speed, the direction, and of course a map. This would improve safety - minimizing the number of times a driver needs to look down, to the left or right. More time eyes ahead.
Car tech that would improve our driving experience and driving safety.
What do ya think?
Peace,
BQuad