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January 8, 2026

Auto and tech companies transform cars into proactive companions

  • The push toward a more personalized driving experience is intensifying questions about data collection.
    • By RIO YAMAT
    AP Airlines and Travel Writer

    AP Photo/John Locher [enlarge]
    People take part in a simulator for Smart Eye interior sensing AI technology at the Smart Eye booth during the CES tech show Tuesday.

    LAS VEGAS — In a vision of the near future shared at CES, a girl slides into the back seat of her parents' car and the cabin instantly comes alive. The vehicle recognizes her, knows it's her birthday and cues up her favorite song without a word spoken.


     
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