GM's OnStar Gets Injury Severity Prediction
21 May 2009, 06:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 diff...
NVIDIA and icon Team Up for 3D Gauge Cluster
20 May 2009, 15:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 ...
GM Promises 15 Percent Better Economy with HCCI Engine
20 May 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 America...
Hitachi Announces the Most Powerful Li-Ion Battery, Excellent for Cars
19 May 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / 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 o...
vAuto AutoWriter Online Vehicle Descriptor Launched
19 May 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Now 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, automatic...
Ford's SYNC Could Provide Pandora Streaming
19 May 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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. T...
Take a Seat in the New Abarth Corse
18 May 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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 6...
GM Launches New Ecotec Engines in China
18 May 2009, 06:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 Automoti...
Ford EcoBoost Engine Detailed
15 May 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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...
Audi's Dynamic Steering Gets Mechatronic Innovation Award
14 May 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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 compa...
Volvo E85 Flexifuel Engine Gets 30 More HP
14 May 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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...
BMW Wins Great Designs in Steel Award
14 May 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / 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 ...
2012 Renault Models Will Get Satellite Radio
14 May 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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...
OnStar Gets Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D Data
14 May 2009, 06:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 map...
London to Have Satellites that Control Speed
12 May 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / 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...
OnStar Upgraded with 911 Location Information Transmission
12 May 2009, 08:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 posit...
2010 Kia Sorento R Engine Detailed
11 May 2009, 09:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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...
Lexus Debuts New Head-Up Display
7 May 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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...
Audi Tech Goodies for 2009
7 May 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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. The...
Hitachi Designed World's Most Advanced Hybrid Battery
5 May 2009, 15:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 ...