Car gadgets we’re looking for at CES

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The auto industry might be driving off a cliff, but the Consumer Electronics Show that opens Thursday in Las Vegas will be featuring many new (and often expensive) gadgets for your car. Here’s a sampling:

One of the most ambitious items is the Dreevo 2, a GPS unit that will not only provide directions but weather updates, local fuel prices, the location of speed cameras and -- here’s the best -- open parking spots. If it works, sign us up (unless it puts us in receivership).

MiRoamer is billed as the first Internet radio for cars, capable of receiving thousands of online stations from around the world. It will work only on Blaupunkt radios, at least at first.

HD radio, which offers improved sound, has not caught on widely so far, but it will soon be enhanced with real-time traffic info.

We’ll have updates from Sin City.

-- David Colker