The Online Map Wars

Inspired by Wikipedia, Waze lets app users draw its maps. Getting a map and directions in your car used to require a several-hundred-dollar investment in a GPS device. The popularity of this equipment led to fast growth for companies like TomTom and Garmin, the dominant makers of "personal navigation devices," as well as profits for companies that supplied digital street maps, like Navteq and ...

Review: Jaguar XF 2.2D

There may be a fiscal penalty for buying a diesel-engined car but if one needs a compelling reason to consider the Jaguar XF 2.2D, it has to be that this is the British carmaker's most fuel-efficient model.

Review: BMW 520i

One unusual fact about the Singapore car market last year is that its most popular model was a premium, mid-sized sedan from Germany called the BMW 5 Series. Equally unusual is that this car is available with a relatively small 2.0-litre engine.

Mercedes-Benz Mbrace2 adds Facebook, Google Street View and Yelp

While drivers continue to rely on smartphones to check services like Facebook and Yelp while driving, Mercedes-Benz is looking to move that behavior to the dash of the car with the second version of Mbrace technology.

LightSquared files ethics complaint over adviser

The company alleges that a key member of a panel that advises the government on GPS had a clear conflict of interest.