Over the past few years, car companies have been focusing a whole lot more effort into their infotainment systems and car tech overall, making for a sleeker interior and more modern experience. But ...

Android Auto’s latest beta contains currently unused text strings referencing vehicle climate controls. Currently, Android Auto does not offer any way to directly adjust in-vehicle climate settings.

Google is working on bringing some form of climate control to its Android Auto platform, and a new update has made it possible for these controls to surface with a preview of the functionality. We ...

We've denounced the lack of buttons and knobs in modern cars before, but we wanted to give readers a chance to air their grievances, too. We asked readers what car settings have no earthly business ...

Generally, the more features your car has, the more enjoyable the experience tends to be. After all, few things feel better than a seat warmer on a cold winter day or, dare we say, seat ventilation on ...

One of Android Auto’s most frustrating limitations is finally being addressed as Google develops integrated climate control functionality. Recently demonstrated in action, the new feature will add ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google is looking to make Android Auto even more useful, as evidenced by newly discovered climate controls.

In the current C8 Corvette, the climate controls are laid out in a distinctive vertical strip of physical buttons. This “wall of buttons” runs along the center divider between driver and passenger, ...

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

Ten years ago, a few buttons and knobs controlled everything in your car. Climate control had three dials. Radio had physical buttons you could find without looking. Volume was a knob you could reach ...

Apple CarPlay has just received the biggest update in its 11-year history, and it’s called CarPlay Ultra. No longer stuck on your center infotainment screen, CarPlay Ultra can take over your ...

If carmakers’ return to physical controls isn’t evidence enough that screens are distracting, there is also mounting outcry from car buyers, as well as push from safety regulatory bodies like Europe’s ...