It's the perfect "California Dreamin'" fantasy: Riding in a Mustang down Sunset Boulevard with the car radio going. Almost from the beginning, the radio has been our traveling companion, playing the ...

A lament about the demise of AM radio has been rising in the halls of Congress. Several automakers, most notably Tesla and Ford, have decided to stop putting AM radios in their electric vehicles. They ...

Just as the '64 Imperial had CONELRAD indicators on its radio, after they were no longer required, so did the radio in the '64 Plymouth Belvedere. Chrysler must have stocked up on radios well ahead of ...

Advances in electronic technologies have transformed the automobile by increasing safety, reliability and convenience for the American consumer. Despite these advances, which include all electric ...

Nowadays we take for granted the ability to just turn on our car radio when we want news, music, or entertainment while traveling about. Such convenience was not always the case. Prior to the 1930s, ...

With all the bad news about property crime and the economy, many people are ready to lock down their possessions and bolt the doors. But here's one problem you don't need to worry too much about: car ...

Menu page from Tunein streaming service. Tunein aggregates hundreds of thousands of stations its subscribers can choose from depending on their level of service. A big guy with a big voice streaming ...

A Look at the Impact of Fixed and Programmable DSPs on Automotive Audio Systems The applications of digital signal processing in automotive entertainment systems have a rich history, driven by the ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. While most modern vehicles come equipped with competent car stereos straight from the factory, there is always room ...

Upgrading your car’s stereo used to be as straightforward as ripping out the old one and installing the new one. That’s still an option in 2020, but you’ve also got the possibility of adding a ...

Before today's battles over cell phones and distracted driving, there were battles over car radios and distracted driving. Matt Novak (of Paleofuture fame) describes the debate in the Pacific Standard ...

Is texting while driving total insanity or just one more inevitable tide of modern life? (Spoiler alert: It's total insanity.) But was the radio met with similar opposition when it was first ...