On a cold winter morning or a sweltering summer afternoon, you want your car started and climate-controlled. Like many other manufacturers, BMW is changing to a more connected vehicle model, allowing ...

An automotive remote starter is the kind of device you don’t know you need or want until you’ve actually used one. It allows you to control functions of your car from afar. One of the most common uses ...

Remote starters are a godsend for people who deal with freezing temperatures. Car owners who live in areas where there’s cold weather know how inconvenient it is sitting in a frozen car waiting for it ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...