From self-parking to hands-free driving, these features quietly make modern cars smarter.

Smart driving assistant Automatic has hooked up with Jawbone, mashing car-use and health data to give drivers insights into how their habits behind the wheel vary according to their overall lifestyle.

Advanced driver assistance systems, which include lane-keeping, adaptive cruise control and automatic braking, are designed to make cars and driving safer than ever. But sometimes, functions like ...

A handy device for tapping into your car’s data feed. Automatic started life as a driving-improvement device. The compact doohickey plugs into an industry-standard ODB-II port, which, in 1996, became ...

has existed for decades. Enthusiasts often prefer the manual for the sense of control and engagement it provides, while others lean toward the convenience of an automatic. But when the focus is ...