Toyota’s Direct Shift-CVT and How It Works
17 Oct 2020, 08:39 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Toyota has revolutionized the auto industry over the past two decades and we take a closer look at one of their innovations, the Direct Shift CVT.
This is How BMW's LaserLight Technology Works
15 Oct 2020, 08:23 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The technology which revolutionized headlights was first produced in 2014. Since then many have tried to top BMW's technology but it remains the best out there.
Codecasa Jet 2020 Superyacht Is Creative Explosion: Aviation and Yachting Meet
29 Jan 2020, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Italian shipyard unveils 230-foot superyacht concept that looks like an airplane transposed on water, with all the amenities you’d expect from a luxury vessel
PigeonBot Drone Uses Wings and Actual Feathers to Fly Like a Bird
23 Jan 2020, 22:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Researchers are able to recreate movement used by birds in flight, hoping to pave the way for improvement in wing design for small aircraft and drones
Zero-Emissions Passenger Plane HER0 Could Be the Tesla of the Skies
23 Jan 2020, 19:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / NYC designer Joe Doucet imagines an electrically-powered propeller plane that would not contribute to the climate crisis, ideal for short-haul flights
“World’s Smallest Flying Car” From SkyDrive Has Started Manned Testing in Japan
23 Jan 2020, 12:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / SkyDrive received funding from Toyota in January 2020, allowing it to stay on track with planned progress on the flying car. Limited release is set for 2023
Mobileye Proves Camera-Driven Cars Can Handle Heavy Traffic Just Fine
14 Jan 2020, 10:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Intel subsidiary is working on a system for autonomous vehicles that comprises 12 cameras and no LiDAR, shows it off at CES 2020
Concept Cars of the Future – Honda Augmented Driving Brings Freedom and Control
10 Jan 2020, 21:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Augmented driving combines the best of both worlds, automated driving and human operation, turning the experience into a much more fun, safer one
Speakerless 3D Audio System Will Turn Your Car Into a Concert Hall
10 Jan 2020, 13:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The immersive audio system excites select surfaces inside the vehicle to produce excellent 3D sound, much like it happens in concert halls
Aptera Aims for World’s Most Efficient Electric Vehicle With 1,000+-Mile Range
8 Jan 2020, 22:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Aptera Motors is back in business, talking to investors and crowdfunding, to bring the 3-wheeler to market with a battery range of 1,000 miles and no daily cost
Bosch Completely Reinvents the Sun Visor by Replacing It Altogether
7 Jan 2020, 23:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Virtual Visor is an AI-based vehicle sun visor comprising a transparent LCD display and interior camera, and intelligent algorithms
Toyota Is Building an Entire City: Woven, a Fully Connected Ecosystem
7 Jan 2020, 12:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Toyota unveiled the plans for the city at CES 2020, calls it a “living laboratory” that will house employees and researchers, allow extended testing of AVs, AI
A Bicycle That Walks Exists and It’s A Thing of Beauty
24 Dec 2019, 22:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Vlogger The Q shares video of hybrid bicycle that aims to be a “symbiosis of bicycle and walking robotic creature Strandbeest”
Downfall of the Human Drivers, or How Technology Is Making Them Redundant
24 Dec 2019, 00:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This past decade has seen car tech advance in leaps, to the point where a future where cars will drive themselves is near, whether we like it or not
EVs Could Soon Run on More Efficient, More Powerful Seawater Batteries
21 Dec 2019, 22:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / IBM Research’s Battery Lab has come up with a battery that beats standard lithium-ion on all considerations, including length of life and low flammability
Self-Driving Truck Drove Across the US to Deliver Butter, All on Its Own
19 Dec 2019, 15:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The journey started in Tulare, California and ended in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, covering 2,800 miles and 12 states in just 3 days without disengagement
RIP Racing Safety Pioneer Bill Simpson
17 Dec 2019, 14:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / EJ “Bill” Simpson was a professional race driver but his biggest contribution came in terms of safety equipment: parachutes for drag racers and Nomex suits
Americans Love Self-Driving Cars but Are Unwilling to Relinquish Control: Survey
7 Nov 2019, 21:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / SAE International conducts survey on riders in its self-driving program, finds inherent paradox: people love driverless cars but are not ready to give up contro
Future Urban Mobility Is Airborne and Biblical in Name
4 Nov 2019, 12:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Personal, on-demand, carbon-free,” the Seraph is the leading air taxi candidate in the UK, having been granted permission to fly
Plevo Smart Backpack and Duffle Bag Have Face ID, Lots of Bells and Whistles
9 Oct 2019, 14:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Smart carry-ons are getting smarter: Plevo offers travel companions that are versatile, elegant and very resistant, but also completely secure