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Ford, Toyota collaborate to hasten telematics, data standards

In another example of rival companies joining technology forces to generate mutual benefit in a tough economy, Ford and Toyota are collaborating on back-end data standards. The two auto makers are

Toyota, Microsoft deal shows IT's ascending role

Toyota is working with Microsoft to bring applications and data services running on Microsoft's Azure platform to electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The apps themselves sound somewhat

BMW showcases hands-free texting

Here's a technology that may hold some promise for your road warriors: An in-vehicle voice-to-text system that lets drivers dictate email while keeping their hands on the wheel. BMW is showing a

Wireless tire sensors on vehicles vulnerable to hacking

The problem of weak security implementation is hardly limited to computers, if research by the University of South Carolina and Rutgers University are any indication. Data from tire pressure sensors

GE to open big tech facility in Michigan

The state of Michigan is mired in a very deep recession, hard hit by the wreckage of the automobile industry. So it must be welcome news that General Electric has announced that it will open an