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Mileage Needs of Drivers Fall Well Within EV’s Current Range, Research Finds
Mileage Needs of Drivers Fall Well Within EV’s Current Range, Research Finds

1 Nov 2018, 16:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Average British person needs 265 miles (426 km) of driving a week to cover all their professional and social needs, well within current EVs' capabilities

 
Ford Buzz Car Gets Excited When You Do, and It's Not Exactly Discreet About It
Ford Buzz Car Gets Excited When You Do, and It's Not Exactly Discreet About It

24 Jan 2018, 11:59 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Ford uses science to prove commuting in a sports car is the best way of getting you excited this side of a roller coaster ride

 
These Are the World's Ten Most Traffic Congested Cities. Did Yours Make the Cut?
These Are the World's Ten Most Traffic Congested Cities. Did Yours Make the Cut?

3 Nov 2017, 13:01 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If you knew the amount of time wasted in traffic, you would probably do something about it, right? Well, here are the ten worst in the world

 
Autonomous Cars Can Be Fooled by Mundane Things Like Bird Poo
Autonomous Cars Can Be Fooled by Mundane Things Like Bird Poo

8 Aug 2017, 09:31 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With nothing more than a few strips of paper and some glue, a team of scientists managed to trick an autonomous car's traffic sign recognition system

 
Lamborghini Studies Ways To Put Carbon Fiber In Humans, It Is For A Good Cause
Lamborghini Studies Ways To Put Carbon Fiber In Humans, It Is For A Good Cause

5 Jun 2017, 07:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lamborghini will share its experience in the carbon fiber composite field with a medical company to find ways to bring the material under the skin of humans

 
Is Soccer More Exciting Than a Nissan GT-R?
Is Soccer More Exciting Than a Nissan GT-R?

30 May 2017, 13:13 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Nissan and a university put together an excite-o-meter to use on people as they watched a soccer match and rode as passengers on track in a GT-R

 
Study Shows People Don't Trust Uber or Lyft for Developing Self-Driving Tech
Study Shows People Don't Trust Uber or Lyft for Developing Self-Driving Tech

24 May 2017, 13:18 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A comprehensive research carried out in five different countries shows who people trust the most with coming up with the best in-car AI

 
Study Calculates the Real Cost in Human Lives of Excess Diesel Emissions
Study Calculates the Real Cost in Human Lives of Excess Diesel Emissions

16 May 2017, 14:53 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / There is a big discrepancy between the numbers shown by the official emissions tests and what happens in the real world, and it's calculated in human lives

 
U.S. Study Puts a Price on in-Car Self-Driving Tech, and It's Bearable
U.S. Study Puts a Price on in-Car Self-Driving Tech, and It's Bearable

9 May 2017, 12:38 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / What good is a fully autonomous car if the technology behind this feature makes it so expensive nobody is willing to buy it?

 
Lexus Is Most Dependable Brand For Fifth Consecutive Year In J.D. Power Study
Lexus Is Most Dependable Brand For Fifth Consecutive Year In J.D. Power Study

22 Feb 2017, 17:15 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lexus has become the USA's most dependable brand in the latest J.D. Power Study. Porsche tied it in first place. Fiat was in the last position

 
Going Lightweight Might Be the New Downsizing in the Automotive Industry
Going Lightweight Might Be the New Downsizing in the Automotive Industry

28 Dec 2016, 17:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A recent research documents the solutions automakers would employ if asked to reduce the weight of their vehicles by various degrees

 
This Is Why No Autonomous Car Tech Will Work Until It Reaches Level 5
This Is Why No Autonomous Car Tech Will Work Until It Reaches Level 5

15 Dec 2016, 15:35 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A recent study from Stanford University shows that the real reason Level 3 autonomous cars can't work isn't technological, but rather human related

 
Audi Hires Senior Volvo Executive For Technical Development
Audi Hires Senior Volvo Executive For Technical Development

25 Nov 2016, 09:19 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Audi has appointed a new Board of Management Member for Technical Development. Dr. Mertens used to work for Volvo, where he was Senior VP of R&D

 
Study Finds Strict Speed Enforcement Is Bad For Road Safety, We Knew All Along
Study Finds Strict Speed Enforcement Is Bad For Road Safety, We Knew All Along

28 Oct 2016, 09:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Making drivers stick to a specified speed limit in the name of road safety is not the safest decision for a section of road, an Australian team has learned

 
Electric Cars to Trump Their ICE Counterparts in Big Cities by 2030, Study Shows
Electric Cars to Trump Their ICE Counterparts in Big Cities by 2030, Study Shows

12 Oct 2016, 16:13 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A report presented by two respectable firms shows that in just fourteen years from now, electric cars could form the majority in wealthier cities

 
Gender Prejudice Is One More Thing Electric Cars Have to Fight with
Gender Prejudice Is One More Thing Electric Cars Have to Fight with

14 Sep 2016, 09:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A new study reveals that men tend to stay away from the so-called "green products" because they fear they would affect their projected masculinity

 
Drivers Fear Hacker Attacks on Autonomous Cars, Want Special Insurance Policies
Drivers Fear Hacker Attacks on Autonomous Cars, Want Special Insurance Policies

9 Sep 2016, 11:32 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Should hacking of a driverless car be treated the same as theft is these days? A new survey shows people are very much aware of this new threat

 
American Consumer Satisfaction Index 2016 Shows Lincoln Has Happiest Customers
American Consumer Satisfaction Index 2016 Shows Lincoln Has Happiest Customers

24 Aug 2016, 11:51 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The 2016 edition of the American Consumer Satisfaction index has revealed that Lincoln customers are the most satisfied with their purchase and dealer

 
Researchers Hack Autopilot Software Revealing Massive Potential Backdoor
Researchers Hack Autopilot Software Revealing Massive Potential Backdoor

5 Aug 2016, 11:09 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A joint effort from two universities from the US and China revealed that it is possible to jam the sensors of a semi-autonomous car, making it partially blind

 
Goodyear Wants To Find Out If Drivers Will Bully Self-Driving Cars
Goodyear Wants To Find Out If Drivers Will Bully Self-Driving Cars

2 Aug 2016, 17:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Goodyear has signed up for a research project in Europe to determine how will humans treat self-driving cars once they are on the road. Will they be bullied?