<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Software]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Software]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/software http://jalopnik.com/tag/software <![CDATA[How a Savvy Coder Hacked His Tesla]]> A software engineer asked by a Tesla Roadster owner to see what information the car was collecting on its performance managed to crack Tesla's data format. He found it records every second of its use. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5684749&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Apple To TomTom: 'Oh No You Di'int!' *snap* *snap*]]> The unofficial happiness between TomTom and the iPhone has taken a turn for the worse, as Apple has more or less forbidden applications from doing what the TomTom application is designed to do. Hidden deep in the iPhone's Software Developer's Kit agreement is a bit of legalese explaining...well, you can read it for yourself. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=395815&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Send Google Maps, MapQuest Directions Directly To Your Garmin]]> OnStar isn't the only company to work with mapping software companies. Garmin recently announced the ability to directly send maps and directions to a Garmin GPS navigation system. Rather than taking the painstaking process of looking up an address, writing it down and inputting it into your Garmin GPS navigation unit, you can just plug your Garmin into the computer and use a simple command now integrated into Google Maps and soon to be integrated in MapQuest on April 15 to shoot the directions directly to the Garmin GPS unit. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=375279&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Complexity Creep: BMW's Electronic "Dipstick" Causes Oil Grief]]> What happens when technology answers a question nobody asked? Sometimes billions are made. Other times, needless technical complexity makes for a more complex experience. Such is the case one Car and Driver reader made in the mag's July '07 issue. In a letter to C&D, he directs our attention to the BMW 328i, whose oil dipstick has been replaced with a sensor and on-screen alert icon. But according to the writer, the system has resulted in owners overfilling their crankcases. And according to two dealerships, the only way to check the oil accurately is thus:
I was told the proper way to check the oil is to return the car to your BMW dealership and it will put the vehicle on a rack, drain the oil, measure it, and then reinstall the oil in the car.
It's not a new problem, and BMW isn't the only one; Porsche uses a similar system, which includes an oil-level readout on the dash. Still, if car companies want to be software developers, maybe they should start offering pre-production cars to Beta testers. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=265670&view=rss&microfeed=true