Through this preferred partnership, CARS Cooperative members will be able to offer customers and insurance partners vehicle electronics diagnostic and calibration services for pre-repair and post-repair conditions.

While voice recognition remains the top complaint among car owners these days, overall complaints about high-tech audio systems, entertainment, navigation and communication declined for the third year in a row, according to J.D. Power.

Hyundai has used this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to express its desire to be the global leader in autonomous driving and the connected car.

The report includes many features most consumers are likely unaware of.

Nissan's engineers are heavily researching technology that will allow their vehicles to, in essence, read the mind of a driver.

Enhanced park assist systems are being developed to enable the vehicle to park itself without requiring the driver to be present in the vehicle.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is expected to unveil the 2019 Ram 1500 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and GM has suggested it will at least speak about the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado.

DENSO has acquired InfiniteKey, in a move that should bolster its attempts to improve technology that will enable ridesharing and driverless services.