From batteries to connecting your phone via bluetooth and asking for help to navigate the way home, your connected car is part of your life. We'll help you figure it all out.

Connected Car Tech

Hands touching a rendered futuristic instrument panel of vehicle.
Person pressing home button on the Apple CarPlay main screen in modern car dashboard
Cars With Apple CarPlay: A Complete Compatibility List (2025)
Cigarette lighter adapter
Why Your Car’s 12V Socket Fails and How to Fix It
Car illustration with electric zap icons all around
Why Your Car Zaps You and Easy Fixes to Stop It
Red-outlined speakers in an automobile.
How to Wire Multiple Amps in Your Car for the Best Sound Experience
An illustration of a clock splitting daytime and nighttime
Google Maps Has a Hidden Time Travel Feature—Here's How to Use It
Google Maps Android Auto app
What Is Android Auto?
A GPS receiver sitting on a map
Navigating the World: Understanding GPS Coordinates and Their Importance
FM radio stations displayed on the dashboard of the car
Why HD Radio Could Be the Best Upgrade for Your Car Audio
Double DIN car radio
Why Your Car Radio Needs a Code and How to Find It
Skeleton driving a car wearing a ball cap and sunglasses.
Why These Haunting US Road Trip Spots Are a Must-Visit for Thrill Seekers
Car connection port
Top 11 Appliances You Can Plug Into Your Car
Man holding a smartphone with Google Maps open
How to Fix It When Google Maps Is Not Showing Alternate Routes
Car sound system taking up entire trunk
Car Audio Basics: Head Units, Amplifiers, and Speakers
Icicles on the bottom of a car
How Much Does It Cost to Idle a Car?
12V USB adapter
Finding the Right 12V USB Adapter for Your Car
A car app displayed on a phone in a car dash mount.
Our Favorite 10 Car Apps
Two-car accident
Electronic Stability Control and ESC Failure
GPS apps vs GPS devices
GPS Smartphone Apps vs. Dedicated Car GPS Devices
Little girl looking out car window
How to Fix a Stuck Car Window
Car interior showing a phone with GPS navigation
Our 7 Favorite Google Maps Alternatives
A person shivering in a car and saying Brrr...
How to Fix It When Your Car Heater Isn't Working
Family trying to shush a loud car radio for a sleeping baby
How to Fix a Car Radio That Won't Turn Off
Frozen foggy windshield
Finding a Cheap Fix for a Broken Defroster
Dash cam in vehicle in front of home
9 Things to Consider Before Buying a Dash Cam
A technician helps a woman look up her car radio code.
How to Find a Car Radio Code
Close-up of round speaker mounted on a car door
Why Did My Car Speakers Stop Working?
Closeup of person turning a radio volume dial
What to Do When Your Car Radio Suddenly Stops Working
Image of people using Google Maps navigation
How to Drop Multiple Pins on Google Maps
A car mechanic diagnosing a car engine.
6 Reasons Your Car Battery Keeps Dying
Spotify logo with red background on car head unit
13 Ways to Fix Spotify Not Working on Android Auto
Apple logo on car steering wheel
Apple Car: News and Price, Release Date, Specs; and More Rumors
Person driving a car with CarPlay enabled
How to Customize CarPlay (and Unlock Hidden Secrets)
A driver sitting in a car, tapping a navigational screen on the dashboard
How to Add Waze to Apple CarPlay
Car bumper with an Android Auto placard
How to Use Waze in Android Auto
Commuter using a navigation device in car at night
How to Change Voices on Waze
1s and 0s and waves
Pure Sine Wave Inverters: Necessary or Overkill?
Waze outage map on DownDetector.com
Is Waze Down... Or Is It Just You?
A mobile phone in a car showing Alternate and Quickest Routes
How to Plan an Alternate Route With Google Maps
An image of people using a map to plan a trip.
The 5 Best Ways to Use Google Maps Trip Planner
How to Find a Hidden GPS Tracker on Your Car
Apple CarPlay displayed on an infotainment system in a car.
11 Ways to Fix It When Apple CarPlay is Not Working
The aftermath of a fender-bender
Should You Buy a Dash Cam?
Android Auto vs Apple Carplay
Android Auto vs. Apple CarPlay: What's the Difference?
Google Maps on an iPhone over a physical map of Los Angeles
How to Drop a Pin on Google Maps
Reasons Bluetooth Won't Connect illustration with a phone in a car that won't connect.
Top 6 Reasons Bluetooth Won't Connect
In car DVD
How to Watch DVDs in Your Car
A driver setting up CarPlay SharePlay for their passengers.
How to Use Apple SharePlay With CarPlay
A technician replacing the head unit in a car.
How to Install CarPlay in an Older Car
car dashboard with warning lights on
Why Your Car Won't Start Even Though the Lights Work
A driver trying to reconnect disconnected Apple Carplay in their vehicle.
11 Ways to Fix It When CarPlay Keeps Disconnecting
Key fob pointed at a SUV in the background
5 Things to Check When Your Car Remote Isn't Working
Radio transmitter tower against a partially cloudy blue sky
Find the Best FM Frequencies for Your Car Transmitter
CarPlay displayed on an iPhone with an infotainment system in the background.
How to Set Up Apple CarPlay
A driver setting up wireless CarPlay in a car.
How to Make Apple CarPlay Wireless
Google Maps and the media player in split-screen view on Android Auto
How to Use Split Screen on Android Auto
An illustration of a clock splitting daytime and nighttime
How to Go Back in Time on Google Maps
Waze app icon
11 Ways to Fix It When Waze Is Not Working
Waze vs Google Maps
Waze vs. Google Maps: What's the Difference?
android auto apps displayed on a car's screen
How to Add Apps to Android Auto
live traffic in google maps on a tablet
How to Check Real-Time Traffic in Google Maps