In the zone — a visit to the QNX concept garage

Guest post by QNX consultant and software designer Rob Krten. How often have you heard the expression, “If it were easy to do, everyone woul...

Video: Paving the way to an autonomous future

Lynn Gayowski CES 2016 is now underway, and our kickoff to the year wouldn’t be complete without a behind-the-scenes look at the making of o...

The simpler, the better: a first look at the new QNX technology concept vehicle

Bringing the KISS principle to the dashboard. Paul Leroux “From sensors to smartphones, the car is experiencing a massive influx of new tech...

Ford ports SmartDeviceLink to QNX CAR Platform

QNX joins Ford, Toyota, and other industry leaders to help drive new standard for app integration. Paul Leroux For as long as I can remember...

Toyota Aygo Manga movie

The Toyta Aygo is the star of this manga. It marks the launch of the Aygo Manga adventure. Download the Aygo manga adventure here .

Sponsored video: Toyota Dominoes - spirit of Toyota innovation

"A car company with a positive environmental effect" sounds like an oxymoron. Well Toyota is trying to show that this is not impos...

Who is Number One?

Auto sales are not the only measure to assess an auto OEM's relative health. This piece from the Detroit Bureau lays it out: GM slid ...

The lost concept car photos

Have you ever rummaged through old boxes in your basement and discovered family photos you had totally forgotten about — or never knew exist...

GM & Toyota: Of course they generate scandals!

I'm part of a discussion list on Japan [hosted by the National Bureau of Asian Research in Seattle] where comparisons of GM and Toyota n...

Toyota's Profits, Nissan's Lack

One year ago – 2012Q4 that is – Toyota lost money in North America, and made only modest amounts of money in Japan. Today is much different,...

Head to the polls and vote for your favorite CES Car of Fame

Over the last couple of months we have recapped the stars of the QNX garage – our technology concept cars and reference vehicle — in the CES...

The first-ever QNX technology concept car to hit CES

Paul Leroux I bet you thought it was the Porsche . Or perhaps even the Bentley . But no, the first QNX-powered technology concept car to app...

Toyota at the 2013 SEMA show

The Toyota Scion FR-S, a.k.a the GT86, has been named the Hottest Sport Compact at the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas. This is the second year ...

“Moral Motors” vs the Traditional Franchise New Car Dealer.

First, some ground rules.  This is not to imply that the “traditional” franchised new vehicle dealers aren’t “moral.”  But there is a percep...

$2 billion and counting: the supplier conspiracy

The conspiracy of Japanese wiring and electronics suppliers to put the screws to Toyota and other customers has now led to the largest antit...

The Decline of the Japanese Auto Industry

Here are three graphs, pulled from a talk I gave at UMTRI in the spring. The Japanese auto industry – that is, manufacturing and retail ins...