Lane Keeping Assist Systems Explained
20 Oct 2010, 20:16 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / One of the best active safety features introduced on vehicles in the last decade or so is often overlooked, despite having saved countless of lives
Chrysler Announces Wireless Car Charging System
9 Apr 2012, 14:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Chrysler Group’s Mopar division has been quick to take advantage of a brand new development in the world of mobile handheld devices and is the first to offer wireless in-car charging as a deal...
New Volvo Technology to Help Avoid Collision With Wild Animals
10 Jun 2011, 12:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Swedish automaker, known for manufacturing some of the safest cars out there, is currently working on a new technology that is meant to help reduce the risk of collisions with wild animals. The ...
MyFord Touch to Be Available On the Chinese Market
20 Apr 2011, 12:44 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / The Chinese automotive industry becomes more and more important for automakers around the world. Ford is one of them and the American carmaker recently introduced its MyFord Touch driver connect tec...
Aero Chocolate Bar Inspires Ford's MuCell Weight Saving Technology
4 Apr 2011, 06:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Focusing on finding new methods of reducing weight without sacrificing strength, durability or function, Ford engineers have come up with a chocolate-inspired technology that does just that. Dubbed ...
Green Car Technology Doesn't Come Cheap
6 Dec 2010, 18:35 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Everything sounds simple in theory. Imposing higher average gas mileage standards on the auto industry will force automakers to build more fuel efficient vehicles. Consumers save money on gas, the U...
Toyota Turbocharges Its Engine Lineup
23 Nov 2010, 10:25 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Toyota plans to introduce 11 new or redesigned hybrids to its lineup by 2012, but it doesn't ignore the fact that consumers are still demanding traditional internal-combustion propelled vehicle...
Red Bull Racing Signs Multi-Year Deal with LG
23 Jul 2010, 13:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing have just confirmed a new partnership in Formula One. Only hours before the official start of the 2010 German Grand Prix, at Hockenheim, the Milton Keynes based team announced that L...
Ferrari to Use KERS in Every Race in 2011
14 Jun 2010, 13:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari have confirmed plans to use the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for the entire 2011 season, following a meeting between the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) representatives in Mont...
How Diesel-Electric Hybrids Work and Why They Aren't on Sale Yet
15 May 2010, 08:22 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Hybrid vehicles have been with us for a while now and it seems they will get more and more common all over the world in the coming years. At least until full-electric vehicles solve their range and ...
New iPhone App for Auto Insurance Customers
4 May 2010, 13:33 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Hartford Financial Services Group today announced the launch of an iPhone application which provides quick access to checklists, emergency phone numbers and claims reporting features for auto in...
Porsche Consulting is One of ADAC’s Yellow Angels
14 Jan 2010, 15:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The consultancy arm of the Porsche holding, Porsche Consulting GmbH, has won the “Yellow Angel 2010” pioneering award today, for its contribution to reducing highway improvements’ ...
Most Significant Trucks of the Decade
29 Dec 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After analyzing the trucks sold in America for the last ten years, the PickupTrucks.com website alongside AutoPacific decided to create a top ten of the most significant trucks, the models which int...
Audi to Invest $10.5Bn by 2012
28 Dec 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Audi announced that its future plans include a 7.3 billion Euro ($10.5 billion) investment on plant upgrades, new products and technology research. Its purpose is expanding its number of customers, ...
Volvo to Retain Rights Over Licensed Technologies
17 Nov 2009, 11:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case the deal with Chinese carmaker Geely goes through, Volvo will continue to hold the rights over its licensed technologies while its new owner will only be able to use them. A Geely spokesman ...
2010 SAE World Congress Theme: Ecollaboration
17 Nov 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The SAE World Congress, to be held next year and presented by Ford Motor Company and Magna International will be concentrating on the Ecollaboration theme (Engage, Exchange, Excel), meaning that it ...
Volkswagen Launches BlueMotion Technology Packages
5 Nov 2009, 07:17 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As more producers promote hybrid technologies in order to get their vehicles to save more fuel and get the CO2 emissions lower, Volkswagen insists on their plans to achieve greener vehicles by downs...
Renault to Support AvtoVAZ with Technology
9 Oct 2009, 07:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following Russia's public comments that demanded Renault to step in and help troubled local automaker AvtoVAZ, the French manufacturer yesterday said it will indeed support the Russian company ...
Nissan to Introduce New Dual Injector System
14 Jul 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced today it will introduce a new fuel delivery system for small-displacement engines on the market starting with early fiscal 2010 . The system developed by...
History of the Wheel
2 Jun 2009, 15:15 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / From pottery wheels in ancient Mesopotamia to high-tech wheels for the VIPER lunar rover, the wheel has been instrumental in the development of humankind