MyFord Touch System Gets New Update and Extended Warranty
29 Nov 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Touchscreen infotainment systems fitted to cars nowadays aren`t very good, and even those fitted to expensive cars, which you’d expect would benefit from the latest and best technologies aren`...
Parents Unaware of Dangers of Teen Texting and Driving
28 Nov 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While at the wheel of a car, your eyes must be on the road at all times, as even a split-second of lapse in focus could spell disaster. Texting while driving is far more dangerous than merely talkin...
Here's an Electric Helicopter for €300,000
27 Nov 2012, 17:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may have heard of the Japanese company Hiribo, if you are into model helicopters, as they specialize in making unmanned miniature choppers driven by electricity. However, now they’ve moved...
2014 Chevy Impala MyLink Infotainment System to be Fully-Customizable
27 Nov 2012, 15:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is odd how your Android phone or iPhone works so much better than any of the touchscreen systems fitted to production cars. The systems used for automotive applications usually lack processing po...
US National Parks Getting EV Charging Stations
16 Nov 2012, 16:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While you may not necessarily associate national parks and electric cars, according to the Huffington Post, some US national parks will begin the installation of EV charging points, in order to enco...
German Company Readying Start-Stop System for Highway Use
13 Nov 2012, 14:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we may associate stop-start systems with improving the efficiency of city driving, by turning off the engine completely at traffic lights, or when coasting at low speed, a German automotive su...
Traffic Lights Inspired by Insects May Reduce Commute Times by Up to 60%
12 Nov 2012, 15:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We as human beings think we are very smart and far superior to anything else on this planet. However, while we may have great thinking capacity, the instinctual side of our lives has been suppressed...
Smart Highways Detailed
10 Nov 2012, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Roads have not really evolved at all since they reached the point of being smooth and well-marked, which was decades ago. We have moved on from gravel and cobblestone to smooth tarmac, and that&rsqu...
Modern Technology Makes Cars’ Back Seat Invisible While Parking
9 Nov 2012, 09:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Driving a car, under normal conditions, is not necessarily hard, as it requires a bit of concentration, anticipation, skill and some experience. Parking, however, is akin to an art form, as it requi...
Introduction of All-Electric Pit Lane Driving in F1 Delayed
8 Nov 2012, 13:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Formula One, like most forms of professional forms of motorsport is slowly shifting towards being more green. It is a natural phenomenon which is affecting all types of racing, industry and everythi...
Kite Power - Another Way to Harness the Power of the Wind
7 Nov 2012, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Wind turbines are great, and useful in so many ways, yet they are also very limited in a number of other ways. For one, wind speeds increase with altitude, and even the biggest struggle to get past ...
Ever Wanted a Racing Wheel for Your iPad? The KOLOS Is for You, Then!
7 Nov 2012, 14:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Gaming on the iPad is becoming increasingly popular, due to the fact that games made for this platform are fun, intuitive and simple to pick up, yet a lot of fun - especially racing games, which use...
360-Degree Video from F1 Car Will Blow Your Mind
7 Nov 2012, 14:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The idea behind video has hardly changed since the Lumière brothers first put together the cinema and projected the first moving pictures, way back, in 1895 - you sit and watch the action unf...
Curiosity Mars Rover Self Portrait
7 Nov 2012, 13:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While it was measuring what Mars’ atmosphere is made of, with the use of Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instruments, aiming to better understanding the frankly mysterious history of the Red Pla...
Robot Shows Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs Are Technically Feasible
7 Nov 2012, 13:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / People who cannot walk on their own, and require a wheelchair to get around often face challenges which are simply too much to handle, or go around. Stairs are very bad for wheelchairs, and they rep...
Interactive ‘Smart Highways’ Will Change the Way You Drive!
7 Nov 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have always accepted roads for what they are - strips of tarmac or concrete, which are smooth (most of the time) and designed so that wheeled vehicles can safely travel at speed, over their surfa...
Ford Sells 5-Millionth SYNC-Equipped Car
7 Nov 2012, 09:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford has steadily improved the SYNC system, developed with the help of Microsoft, over the years, and while it may still not be perfect, even after a few years in development, they have now reported...
Safer Driving Ensured by Key2SafeDrive Technology
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Vali Mihaescu / New research has lead to the design of a gadget that stops drivers from using their mobile phones while behind the wheel of a car. Key2SafeDriving was created by the U.S. University researcher Xueso...
Cars Go Transformers
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Stan / Technology has been ramming into car dashboards for the past years at LHC speeds, spreading into nearly all known vehicles and judging by a recent report, the phenomenon is stronger than ever. Blame...
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...