Going hands-free: GM says the vehicle, called Cruise AV, is "the first production-ready vehicle built from the start to operate safely on its own, with no driver... or manual controls". Others, like Waymo's bubble car, have been purely prototypes.
For me, it wasn't an earthshaking surprise when Klipsch announced The Three a new digital speaker featuring room-filling acoustics (an area that Klipsch speaker technology traditionally is known for), hands-free Voice Control with integrated Google Assistant functionality, a stylish modern design, and the ability to operate in a wireless, multi-room ready configuration.
Hands-free AR has the potential to profoundly alter the way we explore and interact with digital media and our physical surroundings.
If you're keeping track here, the Scion has $1197 in radio, hands-free and XM options — no navigation on this one (that's $700 more).
Though phone-based AR is the big news lately with the release of iOS 11 yesterday, Mira is still hoping to ensure that the iPhone opens up a world of hands-free headset AR to consumers as well.
The new release includes hands-free and AI capabilities, both incorporated into the Family Board, a digital platform where each family member can tackle anything from turning on the oven hands-free, to ordering an Uber, to accessing the day's weather.
Among these hands-free technologies, Google Now achieved the best rating, meaning it was the least distracting.
McCarty rode shotgun as I drove the course testing three different hands-free navigation systems: Dodge's built-in system, followed by Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto.
But now the earbuds last longer when used for phone calls between charges and support hands-free access to Apple's Siri voice assistant.
There will always be others, whether auto manufacturers or tech behemoths, that will introduce technological improvements to hands-free technologies and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems ADASS), deeming driving scores irrelevant.
It tells you what radio station you're tuned to, the outside temperature, if there are any mechanical malfunctions, the last number you called on the optional ($1,995 with hands-free function) onboard Motorola V60 phone, and so forth.
