Ray LaHood, the US Transportation Secretary, recently said that car technology may save lives, but it may not be affordable for everyone. Vehicle-to-vehicle communications is now getting tested in Ann Arbor. The technology uses sensors placed on the vehicle which detect and communicate with other vehicles to avoid a collision. However, this technology could be …
Self-driven cars are under review by several companies including Google, Toyota and Texas Instruments. A gathering of automotive industry leaders recently took place to promote vehicles that will be self-driven, since they will soon become ubiquitous. Speakers at the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation stated that driverless cars help with fuel consumption, safety, and mobility. …
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers — a trade association representing the interests of major automakers including General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen, Toyota, and others in Washington, D.C. — is asking the U.S. Transportation Department to reconsider the voluntary distracted driving prevention guidelines they are planning to ask automobile manufacturers to adopt in the near …
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The Urbee 2, a three-wheel, two-passenger vehicle made of lightweight plastic, was designed for maximum fuel efficiency and constructed by Kor Ecologic using a 3-D printer. The car was constructed from ABS plastic using the Fused Deposition Modeling method in which the printer sprays molten polymer to build the vehicle chassis one microscopic layer at …
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General Motors is showing off a new Chevrolet Spark electric mini-car. The Spark EV is completely electric unlike the electric Chevrolet Volt, which contains a backup gas engine. GM will not get specific about how far the car will travel on one charge except to say it will be a top performer compared to other …
Getting a new Cadillac will mean getting another useful feature, GM says. The new feature can stop a car in low-speed areas. If a driver fails to see another car or object in its path, then the sensors, cameras and radar technology. GM says that this revolutionary safety feature will save a few lives and …
The government has started a program that will equip 3,000 cars with technology to be able to talk to each other. The aim of the project is to have the cars communicate through computer systems so that crashes can be prevented when often the driver does not have enough time to respond to avoid an …
