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Nissan Leaf Batteries to Power Brazilian Homes
Nissan Leaf Batteries to Power Brazilian Homes

9 Aug 2018, 11:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nissan takes another step, this time in Brazil, toward securing a second-life for the batteries it is using to power the Leaf electric vehicle

 
Ford Exoskeleton to Power Company’s Employees Across the World
Ford Exoskeleton to Power Company’s Employees Across the World

7 Aug 2018, 14:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford will deploy EksoVest exoskeleton to 15 plants globally, to be used by workers who perform repetitive overhead tasks

 
Ford Uses Motion Tracking Technology to Design Better Workstations for Employees
Ford Uses Motion Tracking Technology to Design Better Workstations for Employees

7 Aug 2018, 13:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pilot system launches at Ford’s Valencia Engine Assembly Plant in Spain, and includes 70 employees and 21 work areas. Ford wants to expand it

 
Officer Protection Package to Come Standard on The 2019 Dodge Charger Pursuit
Officer Protection Package to Come Standard on The 2019 Dodge Charger Pursuit

3 Aug 2018, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Dodge announced this week that it will continue to offer the Officer Protection Package free of charge for the 2019 Dodge Charger Pursuit.

 
Audi to Use Ericsson 5G Technology For Smart Wireless Manufacturing
Audi to Use Ericsson 5G Technology For Smart Wireless Manufacturing

3 Aug 2018, 07:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ericsson to test 5G smart wireless manufacturing for Audi, in an environment that mimics the one in Audi’s plant in Ingolstadt.

 
Ferrari Presents "World’s First Low-Bake Paint Technology"
Ferrari Presents "World’s First Low-Bake Paint Technology"

1 Aug 2018, 18:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In addition to being the best name in the performance car business, Ferrari also boast with a groundbreaking paint process

 
Ferrari Four-Cylinder Engine Trademark Filed With The USPTO
Ferrari Four-Cylinder Engine Trademark Filed With The USPTO

20 Jul 2018, 13:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Four cylinders, a turbocharger and an e-charger, active exhaust control, 48V mild-hybrid system, all built into one engine. That's Ferrari for you

 
DARPA’s Making SHRIMPS That Can Crawl Through Rubble
DARPA’s Making SHRIMPS That Can Crawl Through Rubble

18 Jul 2018, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA launches challenge to develop a micro-to-milli robotic family that could be used to aid in in natural and critical disaster scenarios.

 
Blackfly Flying Car is All-Electric, Autonomous, Awesome
Blackfly Flying Car is All-Electric, Autonomous, Awesome

13 Jul 2018, 13:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Silicon Valley startup Opener has been working on the project for 9 years; prototype is already performing excellently in tests

 
Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro is the First Bike Capable of Talking to Cars
Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro is the First Bike Capable of Talking to Cars

13 Jul 2018, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Cars and motorcycles can communicate with one another in a demonstration program currently being conducted by Audi and Ducati

 
Ford, BMW and PSA Cars Can Now Talk to Each Other
Ford, BMW and PSA Cars Can Now Talk to Each Other

12 Jul 2018, 13:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / V2X technology now being tested by the members of the 5GAA group and their partners, first results shown in Paris this week

 
Daimler to Test Self-Driving Cars in Silicon Valley in 2019
Daimler to Test Self-Driving Cars in Silicon Valley in 2019

12 Jul 2018, 11:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler to test self-driving vehicles in California using tech provided by Bosch and NVDIA, plans to roll-out self-driving car sharing service.

 
FCA Successfully Tests ACMZ Aluminum Alloy On Current Cylinder Head Design
FCA Successfully Tests ACMZ Aluminum Alloy On Current Cylinder Head Design

8 Jul 2018, 17:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Also known as 16HT, ACMZ is a copper-aluminum alloy that FCA plans to produce in the coming years as a replacement to the silicon-aluminum alloy used today

 
Musk Previews Mad Max Mode for Autopilot Blind Spot Threshold
Musk Previews Mad Max Mode for Autopilot Blind Spot Threshold

25 Jun 2018, 12:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk shows the development build for the AUtopilot system complete with three settings for the blind spot threshold

 
DARPA’s Future Combat Vehicles to Use Reconfigurable Wheel-Track for Off-Roading
DARPA’s Future Combat Vehicles to Use Reconfigurable Wheel-Track for Off-Roading

25 Jun 2018, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA working on creating the ultimate combat vehicle, capable of traversing up to 95 percent of off-road terrain by using shape shifting wheels.

 
Ford Claims 2019 Focus Has Fighter Jet Technology
Ford Claims 2019 Focus Has Fighter Jet Technology

22 Jun 2018, 15:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Of the technological highlights of the 2019 Ford Focus, the Blue Oval is especially proud of the head-up display and pothole-detection system

 
Nissan to Use New SHF Steel in More Cars
Nissan to Use New SHF Steel in More Cars

18 Jun 2018, 07:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nissan plans to expand the use of SHF steel in more future models, as a means to cut back weight and decrease fuel consumption.

 
Audi Readies Home Charging Solution for Upcoming e-tron SUV
Audi Readies Home Charging Solution for Upcoming e-tron SUV

13 Jun 2018, 13:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi, together with SMA Solar Technology and the Hager Group work on developing a connect charging system for homes in light of e-tron SUV launch

 
Uber Will Use Your Smartphone to Know If You’re Drunk or Tired
Uber Will Use Your Smartphone to Know If You’re Drunk or Tired

11 Jun 2018, 12:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Uber filed a patent for a technology that would allow it to know in before the driver arriving at the scene whether a passenger is tired or drunk.

 
Volkswagen Working on New Electric Battery with Quantum Computers
Volkswagen Working on New Electric Battery with Quantum Computers

8 Jun 2018, 08:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen researches the use of quantum computers to design the next-generation battery for its future electric vehicles