Automakers cite costs and technical challenges, but lawmakers say the century-old technology remains essential, especially ...

Preserving free AM radio in new cars is straightforward as a policy goal but less straightforward as an electric-vehicle engineering requirement. The U.S. House passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle ...

The number of AM radio stations in the United States is dwindling. Over the decades, mainstream broadcasters have moved to the FM band — especially music stations — to take advantage of FM’s superior ...

The author of this commentary is communications systems engineer with Xperi Corp. As carmakers increase electric vehicle (EV) offerings throughout their lineups, the availability of AM radio to ...

Every electric car on the road is, in a small and entirely accidental way, a radio transmitter. Its inverter slices direct current from the battery into the alternating current the motor wants, ...

WASHINGTON — Keeping AM radio in new vehicles, including electric models, could cost automakers billions of dollars over the next seven years, according to a new report from the Center for Automotive ...

When it comes to cars, AM radio appears to be going the way of ashtrays and whitewall tires. Automakers are turning their attention—and capital—toward further development of electric vehicles, which ...