Hence the extra UV pixels. GM's idea is to design a totally controllable, close-proximity UV-blasting light right into the screen's color matrix, so it can begin the self-cleaning process at any time.

For better or worse, touch-screen displays are almost as inherent to auto design as seatbelts and rear-view mirrors. Automakers are increasingly incorporating touch screens into base models as analog ...

GM is about to eliminate one of the most troubling issues facing the automotive industry today: fingerprints. Touchscreens look horrific once they’re polka-dotted with greasy smudges and because ...

Like it or not, touchscreens that replace physical buttons in cars aren’t going away any time soon. In fact, one day your vehicle’s entire dashboard will probably be one big screen covered in weeks’ ...

Screens are in, buttons are on the way out. Touching said screens inevitably leaves fingerprints at best, germs at worst, leaving the screen looking bad and potentially dangerous—especially in shared ...