Volkswagen developing Terminal Mode
September 30, 2010
Filed under: Etc., Technology, Videos, Volkswagen
Bluetooth connectivity is getting better all the time. No longer content with just connect your phone, new systems also allow you to wirelessly stream music to your car’s speakers. Volkswagen is working on a system which takes the idea of pairing a phone to your car, and brings it to a whole new level. The system, called Terminal Mode, allows VW’s touchscreen display to become an extension of the your smartphone – weather, GPS, music, phone and text messaging are right at your fingertips in a highly visible location.
Currently, the system is still under development and promises to get better as Volkswagen upgrades its infotainment screens. The current units use resistive touchscreens which can be slightly slower to respond compared with the capacitive units, which will make their way into VWs in the near future.
The Terminal Mode system opens up a potential Pandora’s box of opportunity. Developers could build a whole slew of apps designed for use in automobiles and phones could be built with this integration in mind. There are many pluses to this concept, however this easily falls into the distracted-driving discussion. How soon before we see anti-Facebooking-while-driving laws? Hop the jump to watch video of the system in action.
[Source: Engadget]
Video: Volkswagen developing Terminal Mode for full smartphone control through nav screen originally appeared on VW Top News on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again
September 30, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Volkswagen, Rumormill, Racing
First Toyota, now Volkswagen? According to the boys from Motor Trend, VeeDub is seriously considering entering into the bastion of American motorsport. That’s right, NASCAR. While rumors of VW fielding a Formula 1 team have swirled for quite some time, this is the second time we’ve heard that the German automaker is considering American stock cars and oval tracks.
What may be prompting this apparent interest in NASCAR? As we all know, Volkswagen has its sights set on becoming a much larger player in the American market, going so far as to create a New Midsize Sedan specifically for the States that will be built by U.S. workers in Tennessee. Not exactly Carolina, the hub of NASCAR development, but close enough.
And it’s this upcoming New Midsize Sedan (unnamed as of yet) that would be doing oval duty against the likes of Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and the previously mentioned Toyota. If the rumors are to be believed, VW will begin talks with NASCAR officials and Roger Penske, who fields one of the more successful teams in the sport, in November after the current season concludes.
UPDATE: SPEED reports there’s no way Volkswagen’s going NASCAR racing next season, and Roger Penske has confirmed he’ll be still be racing with Dodge next year, not VWs.
Source: Motor Trend
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again originally appeared on VW Top News on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again
September 30, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Volkswagen, Rumormill, Racing
First Toyota, now Volkswagen? According to the boys from Motor Trend, VeeDub is seriously considering entering into the bastion of American motorsport. That’s right, NASCAR. While rumors of VW fielding a Formula 1 team have swirled for quite some time, this is the second time we’ve heard that the German automaker is considering American stock cars and oval tracks.
What may be prompting this apparent interest in NASCAR? As we all know, Volkswagen has its sights set on becoming a much larger player in the American market, going so far as to create a New Midsize Sedan specifically for the States that will be built by U.S. workers in Tennessee. Not exactly Carolina, the hub of NASCAR development, but close enough.
And it’s this upcoming New Midsize Sedan (unnamed as of yet) that would be doing oval duty against the likes of Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and the previously mentioned Toyota. If the rumors are to be believed, VW will begin talks with NASCAR officials and Roger Penske, who fields one of the more successful teams in the sport, in November after the current season concludes.
UPDATE: SPEED reports there’s no way Volkswagen’s going NASCAR racing next season, and Roger Penske has confirmed he’ll be still be racing with Dodge next year, not VWs.
Source: Motor Trend
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again originally appeared on VW Top News on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again
September 30, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Volkswagen, Rumormill, Racing
First Toyota, now Volkswagen? According to the boys from Motor Trend, VeeDub is seriously considering entering into the bastion of American motorsport. That’s right, NASCAR. While rumors of VW fielding a Formula 1 team have swirled for quite some time, this is the second time we’ve heard that the German automaker is considering American stock cars and oval tracks.
What may be prompting this apparent interest in NASCAR? As we all know, Volkswagen has its sights set on becoming a much larger player in the American market, going so far as to create a New Midsize Sedan specifically for the States that will be built by U.S. workers in Tennessee. Not exactly Carolina, the hub of NASCAR development, but close enough.
And it’s this upcoming New Midsize Sedan (unnamed as of yet) that would be doing oval duty against the likes of Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and the previously mentioned Toyota. If the rumors are to be believed, VW will begin talks with NASCAR officials and Roger Penske, who fields one of the more successful teams in the sport, in November after the current season concludes.
UPDATE: SPEED reports there’s no way Volkswagen’s going NASCAR racing next season, and Roger Penske has confirmed he’ll be still be racing with Dodge next year, not VWs.
Source: Motor Trend
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again originally appeared on VW Top News on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again
September 30, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Volkswagen, Rumormill, Racing
First Toyota, now Volkswagen? According to the boys from Motor Trend, VeeDub is seriously considering entering into the bastion of American motorsport. That’s right, NASCAR. While rumors of VW fielding a Formula 1 team have swirled for quite some time, this is the second time we’ve heard that the German automaker is considering American stock cars and oval tracks.
What may be prompting this apparent interest in NASCAR? As we all know, Volkswagen has its sights set on becoming a much larger player in the American market, going so far as to create a New Midsize Sedan specifically for the States that will be built by U.S. workers in Tennessee. Not exactly Carolina, the hub of NASCAR development, but close enough.
And it’s this upcoming New Midsize Sedan (unnamed as of yet) that would be doing oval duty against the likes of Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and the previously mentioned Toyota. If the rumors are to be believed, VW will begin talks with NASCAR officials and Roger Penske, who fields one of the more successful teams in the sport, in November after the current season concludes.
UPDATE: SPEED reports there’s no way Volkswagen’s going NASCAR racing next season, and Roger Penske has confirmed he’ll be still be racing with Dodge next year, not VWs.
Source: Motor Trend
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again originally appeared on VW Top News on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again
September 30, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Volkswagen, Rumormill, Racing
First Toyota, now Volkswagen? According to the boys from Motor Trend, VeeDub is seriously considering entering into the bastion of American motorsport. That’s right, NASCAR. While rumors of VW fielding a Formula 1 team have swirled for quite some time, this is the second time we’ve heard that the German automaker is considering American stock cars and oval tracks.
What may be prompting this apparent interest in NASCAR? As we all know, Volkswagen has its sights set on becoming a much larger player in the American market, going so far as to create a New Midsize Sedan specifically for the States that will be built by U.S. workers in Tennessee. Not exactly Carolina, the hub of NASCAR development, but close enough.
And it’s this upcoming New Midsize Sedan (unnamed as of yet) that would be doing oval duty against the likes of Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and the previously mentioned Toyota. If the rumors are to be believed, VW will begin talks with NASCAR officials and Roger Penske, who fields one of the more successful teams in the sport, in November after the current season concludes.
UPDATE: SPEED reports there’s no way Volkswagen’s going NASCAR racing next season, and Roger Penske has confirmed he’ll be still be racing with Dodge next year, not VWs.
Source: Motor Trend
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again originally appeared on VW Top News on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again
September 30, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Volkswagen, Rumormill, Racing
First Toyota, now Volkswagen? According to the boys from Motor Trend, VeeDub is seriously considering entering into the bastion of American motorsport. That’s right, NASCAR. While rumors of VW fielding a Formula 1 team have swirled for quite some time, this is the second time we’ve heard that the German automaker is considering American stock cars and oval tracks.
What may be prompting this apparent interest in NASCAR? As we all know, Volkswagen has its sights set on becoming a much larger player in the American market, going so far as to create a New Midsize Sedan specifically for the States that will be built by U.S. workers in Tennessee. Not exactly Carolina, the hub of NASCAR development, but close enough.
And it’s this upcoming New Midsize Sedan (unnamed as of yet) that would be doing oval duty against the likes of Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and the previously mentioned Toyota. If the rumors are to be believed, VW will begin talks with NASCAR officials and Roger Penske, who fields one of the more successful teams in the sport, in November after the current season concludes.
UPDATE: SPEED reports there’s no way Volkswagen’s going NASCAR racing next season, and Roger Penske has confirmed he’ll be still be racing with Dodge next year, not VWs.
Source: Motor Trend
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again originally appeared on VW Top News on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again
September 30, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Volkswagen, Rumormill, Racing
First Toyota, now Volkswagen? According to the boys from Motor Trend, VeeDub is seriously considering entering into the bastion of American motorsport. That’s right, NASCAR. While rumors of VW fielding a Formula 1 team have swirled for quite some time, this is the second time we’ve heard that the German automaker is considering American stock cars and oval tracks.
What may be prompting this apparent interest in NASCAR? As we all know, Volkswagen has its sights set on becoming a much larger player in the American market, going so far as to create a New Midsize Sedan specifically for the States that will be built by U.S. workers in Tennessee. Not exactly Carolina, the hub of NASCAR development, but close enough.
And it’s this upcoming New Midsize Sedan (unnamed as of yet) that would be doing oval duty against the likes of Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and the previously mentioned Toyota. If the rumors are to be believed, VW will begin talks with NASCAR officials and Roger Penske, who fields one of the more successful teams in the sport, in November after the current season concludes.
UPDATE: SPEED reports there’s no way Volkswagen’s going NASCAR racing next season, and Roger Penske has confirmed he’ll be still be racing with Dodge next year, not VWs.
Source: Motor Trend
Volkswagen joining NASCAR rumors begin to swirl again originally appeared on VW Top News on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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