Researchers Sponsored by BMW Claim Carbon Fiber Will Soon Be 90 Percent Cheaper
10 Oct 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s not a secret anymore that more and more manufacturers are looking into using lighter materials to build their cars. Fortunately, the planet has plenty of aluminum but what about composite...
Watching This Truck Crashing into Test Barriers Is Seriously Scary
30 Sep 2014, 16:32 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A recently published video of Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) shows how a former Blue Bell ice cream delivery truck barrels into a steel barrier at 50 mph (80 km/h). As part of the comp...
Sick of The Traffic Jams? You Can Take the Water-Bus in Sweden
23 May 2014, 16:21 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While some car manufacturers keep looking for ways to get more and more horsepower out of their engines, there are still places in the world where people believe public transportation will get them ...
BMW Presents UR:BAN Research Initiative
14 May 2014, 16:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / At today’s rate of growth and the continuously expanding traffic systems are forcing big cities around the world to look for alternatives to urban driving or find ways to make transit easier. ...
General Motors Donates $40K to Karmanos Cancer Institute
4 Feb 2014, 09:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The General Motors Foundation is donating $400,000 to support cancer research conducted by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, the Detroit-based manufacturer revealed today. The grant cel...
Ford Fights Against Microbes in New Cars and Trucks
29 Oct 2012, 14:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Researchers from Ford and the University of Michigan have teamed up in the fight against the microbes that over time turn the inside of a car or truck into a hotspot and discolor a vehicle surfaces....
Men Are Seven Times More Stressed Than Women When Stuck in Traffic Jams
24 May 2011, 11:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Women may often be disregarded when it comes to driving cars, but at least they get to live a much relaxed life. With today’s traffic getting more and more obnoxious on crowded city streets, w...
Steering Wheels Are Dirtier than Toilets
27 Apr 2011, 12:29 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / A recent study focused on steering wheels shows that these things are up to nine times dirtier as compared to a public toilet seat, according to researchers from Queen Mary University in London, as ...
Audi Launches Urban Intelligent Assist Project
19 Jan 2011, 06:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On track to help mother company Volkswagen achieve its goal of overtaking Toyota as the number one manufacturer in the world by 2018, Audi is continuing to invest in the side projects it sees essent...
Toyota Opens Safety Research Center
10 Jan 2011, 09:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota announced on Monday the opening of a new Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a center which will handle the research and development of t...
Old Drivers Are Not Likely to Cause Fatal Car Accidents
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If you're worried about your granny or grandpa being behind the wheel, try to relax a little bit. According to a study made by the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety, older people are le...
Texas to Test Mileage Tax
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Texas authorities and University of Iowa announced the debut of a new study supposed to help determine if a mileage tax could be a replacement to the current gasoline tax. The Texas residents are cu...
AMG Readying Their Green Series
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Stan / No, MB's in-house tuning arm hasn't become bored with the default black paint coat of their admirably built cars but have only turned their heads to cleaner power sources and weight-reduct...
Lamborghini Opens New Carbon Fiber Research Center
9 Jul 2010, 14:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Italian sportscar manufacturer Lamborghini announced a new Advanced Composites Research Center (ACRC) at its headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese that is meant to conduct research and developm...
Volvo Truck Drivers Take Part in Major Safety Study
29 Jun 2010, 10:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The EuroFOT (European Field Operational Test) project is looking to gather information on how truck drivers behave in various traffic situation and how is this assisted by the truck's on-board ...
Green Technology Patents Dominate GM's 2009 Filings
13 May 2010, 06:48 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / More than half of the 1,300 patents filed by General Motors Co. in 2009 are green innovations, according to a press release of the company. “The move toward electrification is requiring us ...
Lamborghini to Make Lighter Vehicles
26 Jan 2010, 08:59 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Though some car enthusiasts might get offended, we’ve been having this feeling for a while that supercars nowadays need more powerful engines. It seems that we are not the only ones thinking t...
Dorel Juvenile to Open a New Center in Indiana
19 Jan 2010, 15:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) announced today it plans to build a Design and Development Competency Center in Columbus, Indiana, as part of its car seat product capital investment program which involve...
US to Invest $360M+ in Solar Energy Development
29 Dec 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced plans to invest up to $366 million to establish three new Energy Innovation Hubs that will focus on three key areas, including developing an effe...
Ford WISE Award Goes to Zoe Burton
23 Nov 2009, 13:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford presented engineering student Zoe Burton with the FORD WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering) award, an annual prize that recognizes exceptional women studying engineer...