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CES: Hands on with Mercedes-Benz mBrace2

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Filed under: CES , Technology , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury , Infotainment Following Dr. Z’s keynote here at CES , Mercedes-Benz showed off the latest iteration of its telematics and infotainment system, mBrace2 . The system simply expands and enhances what M-B’s system has been doing for the last few years, integrating Facebook, Google Point of Interest searches and now Google Street View into the current COMAND interface. There’s a full-scale browser controlled by the central COMAND knob, but as you can see in the video after the jump , a combination of spotty data access (the CES show floor needs its own spectrum) and some oddly chosen user interface decisions makes for a rather clunky experience

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CES: Audi shows off 2013 A3 interior with new Audi Connect, we go hands-on [w/video]

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Filed under: Sedan , CES , Technology , Hatchback , Audi , Infotainment Audi has tripled the size of its booth here at CES , and contained within is a mockup of the next A3′s interior. Well, half of it. But the functional display was designed to showcase the latest generation of Audi Connect , the automaker’s reworked infotainment system that’s set to debut on the 2013 Audi A3 .

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CES: AOL Autos announces new Technology of the Year award

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Filed under: CES With in-car technology coming fast and furious at this week’s North American International Auto Show and the Consumer Electronics Show , it seems like the perfect week for AOL Autos , Autoblog , Translogic and Engadget to announce a new “Technology of the Year” Award program that will reward the best purveyors of new tech, and serve as a useful hub of info for our readers. At CES today, AOL Autos Editor-in-Chief David Kiley is announcing the new award, which will be rolled out throughout 2012, with a winner presented with the laurels at next year’s CES. A panel of judges will be evaluating new or improved tech in the categories of telematics, connectivity and active safety. The judging panel includes Kiley, Autoblog editor-in-chief John Neff, Engadget editor-in-chief Tim Stevens, Autoblog senior editor Damon Lavrinc, AOL Autos Tech Editor Jeff Sabatini, and HuffingtonPost auto industry senior editor Sharon Silke Carty.

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CES: MOG comes to Aha Radio. Aha Radio comes to Honda, Subaru. Here’s why it matters.

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Filed under: Aftermarket , CES , Technology , Honda , Subaru , Infotainment Pandora may be becoming a standard on every major OEM infotainment system, but all-you-can-eat subscription music services haven’t gained the same momentum or widespread adoption. MOG is aiming to change that with automotive partnerships with BMW and Mini , but its just-announced tie-up with Aha Radio extends MOG’s reach even further, and it has wider implications – not just for the on-demand music service, but for Aha Radio as a whole. The partnership with Aha Radio (now owned by Harman) is just the first of several MOG will be announcing in 2012. Aftermarket companies like JVC are also implementing the music service into their head units, but what’s more important is the usage of Aha Radio as the method of delivery

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First Ford Focus Electric heads to Google

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Filed under: Etc. , Hatchback , Ford , Electric This time last year, Ford was pulling the wraps off the Focus Electric at CES in Las Vegas. Twelve months later, Ford is slowly beginning production of its first EV at its Michigan Assembly plant and dropped off one early example to the crew at Google. We’re not sure what the search giant is doing with Dearborn’s inaugural EV, but something involving either Google Street View or its autonomous vehicle program isn’t out of the question

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Official: Yelp comes to BMW ConnectedDrive

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Filed under: Technology , BMW , Infotainment In-car point-of-interest and Google searches are all well and good, but it’s hard to decipher what restaurants, bars and other local businesses are worth your hard-earned bucks while you’re on the go. Yelp for BMW ConnectedDrive solves that problem. Whatever your view of Yelp is (and there are many), the crowd-sourced business rating site is still the go-to source for many looking for up-to-date, relevant rankings of what’s nearby.

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