Heavy-duty trucks rely on various communication protocols to transmit data, such as diagnostic information and vehicle data.

Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old-fashioned way, by turning wrenches in a driveway and picking up speeding tickets. He now has nearly 20 years of expertise and experience behind ...

Rev by DevToaster is an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows real-time monitoring of vehicle ECU data from the OBD-II port. Rev interfaces with a WiFi OBD-II dongle. If your check ...

The EOBD (European On Board Diagnostics) regulations require passenger cars and heavy duty trucks to provide a diagnostic connector conforming to ISO/DIS 15031-3/SAE J1962 to support communication of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've ever connected a standard OBD-II scanner to your motorcycle only to find it doesn't work as expected, you're not alone. Unlike cars, ...

In the Last diagnostics article, we outlined how to retrieve and decipher engine diagnostics for engines running OBD-I engine management computers. OBD or On Board Diagnostics is a subsystem of the ...

Setting up the SyncUp Drive devices was straightforward; we simply plugged it into the OBD port of each testing vehicle and downloaded the SyncUp Drive app to an iPhone 6. We simultaneously tested a ...

Do automotive electronics qualify as "mobile computing?" Presently I mount my iPhone to the left corner of my windshield and my Jabra Cruiser BlueTooth/FM speakerphone on my visor. The charging cables ...

After owning a three-car succession of modestly appointed subcompacts, I’ve finally upgraded to some neat technological features in my beloved 2011 BMW 128i. Even though I’ve driven many new cars over ...

Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T are now in the consumer surveillance hardware business. Of course, they don’t market it that way, but the bottom line is that they are all selling tiny (about 2” square) ...