Airstream brings app-based smart controls to its Classic RV

Airstream is bringing smart controls to its 2019 Classic RVs, giving users the ability to adjust lights, temperature levels and the awning, monitor battery and propane tank levels and even find their RV if they’ve wandered too far from it. Controls are easy to access via the new Smart Control app through which Airstream customer […]

Volvo’s new brand is devoted to app-based car services

Volvo is launching another spinoff brand, but this time it’s not about convincing you to buy a car… in fact, it might wean you off ownership altogether. The Swedish automaker has unveiled M, a badge devoted to “rethinking traditional car ownership” with an “intuitive app.” Details of what that involves are unsurprisingly vague. However, M […]

7-Eleven tests app-based deliveries in Dallas

Convenience stores earned their name by stocking food and everyday items in a shop you could easily reach. But what if your local store isn’t all that close, or it doesn’t carry what you’re looking for? If everything goes according to plan, 7-Eleven might have you covered. It’s testing a mobile app, 7-ElevenNow, that lets […]

Volvo buys premium app-based valet service Luxe

Volvo has just acquired the app-based valet service Luxe, which let users coordinate a driver to park, wash and refuel their car. But the Swedish automaker didn’t pick it up just to convenience its customers — it wants Luxe’s technology and engineers, too. The valet-tech company was almost bought by Uber back in June; The […]

Volvo buys premium app-based valet service Luxe

Volvo has just acquired the app-based valet service Luxe, which let users coordinate a driver to park, wash and refuel their car. But the Swedish automaker didn’t pick it up just to convenience its customers — it wants Luxe’s technology and engineers, too. The valet-tech company was almost bought by Uber back in June; The […]