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It seems like the almost-bankrupt American manufacturer General Motors is really keen on improving its popular in-vehicle safety system OnStar as the company announced a new feature today - two different upgrades were also rolled out last week. This time we're ...
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Techy heads out there have just received a new toy to look at: a 3D gauge cluster, especially designed for future car models, which brings all the information the driver needs in a single, yet user friendly manner. As you can see in the adjacent photos, the concept ...
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General Motors still struggles to tackle the market chaos in key areas and developing new, fuel efficient technologies to reduce fuel consumption seems to be the best way to do it. Well, the American automaker is close to reaching an important milestone as it ...
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Hitachi recently confirmed our reports in early May that they've developed the lithium-ion battery with the world's highest power density of 4,500 W/kg. That's 1.7 times the output of the company's current automotive lithium-ion battery, which has a power density ...
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vAuto AutoWriter Online Vehicle Descriptor LaunchedTECHNOLOGYNow this is something that may come in handy these troubled days. Oak Brook-based vAuto has released today its AutoWriter technology, aimed at allowing car dealers to generate and publish, automatically, descriptions of the cars they advertise online. But what's so special about it? “Unlike any other product available today, vAuto’s AutoWriter is the only technology that doesn’t use repetitive templates but, rather, generates a unique and compelling description for each vehicle,” Keith Jezek, vAuto president said. The AutoWriter technology works by generating rich descriptions for the car by using sentences. It helps dealers emphasize attributes of the cars (and hide the down sides) like low mileage, high performance and fuel efficiency. “We ... >> Read more |
Ford's SYNC seems to be one of the key development areas at the American company, as the manufacturer plans to improve the infotainment system with several new features every once in a while. Take for example the statement Ford rolled out at CES (Consumers ...
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And no, we are not talking about a car, but about the new sports seats created by Abarth and Sabelt Style Center. The new seats take their inspiration from the racing seats for the Abarths 595 and 695 and boast all the characteristics of a regular sport seat: ...
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General Motors continues its efforts to make its product lineup a bit greener with two new engines with displacements of 1.6 and 1.8 liters that will be produced by its Shanghai GM Dong Yue Automotive Powertrain joint venture in Yantai, Shandong.
Both engines ...
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As we already told you, Ford Motor has debuted its latest in the field development on the 2010 Lincoln MKS. Here is how the most acclaimed powerplant (by Ford itself, so far, as we will decide later for ourselves) in the company's inventory. What we are describing ...
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German manufacturer Audi has scored yet another point in the field of engineering. The company was awarded by the Association of German Engineers (VDI) the Mechatronic Innovation prize for the company's dynamic steering system.
“The close intertwining of ...
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The most powerful E85 engine made by Volvo, the five-cylinder 2.5l Flexifuel, gets even more muscle with the additional 30 horsepower and 40 Nm of torque the manufacturer has already prepared for it. And this while reducing fuel consumption by five and six percent ...
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As we all know, there’s much more to car design than just overall looks. Even though we tend to buy a car just because it looks good, the materials that are used in their manufacture are far more important.
BMW X6 research and development team got rewarded for ...
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French manufacturer Renault has just announced the signing of a new partnership with Ondas to equip 2012 models with satellite radio receivers that will allow drivers and occupants to benefit from a wide array of digital content, including music, news, discussion ...
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General Motors has just announced that its popular OnStar emergency technology will be upgraded with Microsoft Virtual Earth support. Basically, this means the system is going to benefit from 3D mapping data provided by Microsoft Virtual Earth, allowing both ...
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So long, high speed fun...A trial involving a sophisticated in-car computer could soon temper speeders from space as a satellite will be used to detect the speed limit on a particular road and automatically slow the car if it is being driven too ...
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The OnStar system, already available on a number of GM models and especially aimed at enhancing safety, was recently upgraded with a new function that automatically submits data related to the position of the car to 911 centers. In case of emergency, the system ...
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Prior to the official unveiling for the European market at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show this autumn, Korean manufacturer Kia has released details of their star engine for the Sorento line-up, the so-called R unit.
The R engine, which will be available in two ...
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While most automakers struggle to tackle the economic recession with all kind of less-polluting models, Lexus continues to focus on the equipment levels its models have to offer and today rolled out a new Head-Up Display (HUD) system that projects important information ...
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German manufacturer Audi has prepared some new technologies to be implemented into their range this year, most of them aimed to make Audi cars more fuel efficient and less pollutant than before. These technologies include a start-stop system, energy recovery ...
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What's the main disadvantage when opting for a hybrid detrimental to gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles? You're right, the battery, but manufacturers around the world struggle to design more advanced battery packs that could last more and be recharged in no-time. ...
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