Toyota Launches Prius Experience iPhone App
27 Oct 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese manufacturer Toyota announced that the new Prius Experience App is now available for free from the App Store, which comes to help users in learning more about the EPA-rated 50 mpg 2010 Toyo...
GM Offers WiFi in Your Car
23 Oct 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Apparently studies show that backseat DVD players are just as boring as books for the youth of America. So General Motors is making an Internet router available as a dealer-installed option on some ...
Ford Noise Vision: Scan, Find, Eliminate Interior Noises
23 Oct 2009, 07:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In an attempt to make its models quieter when it comes to interior cabins, US-based manufacturer Ford developed the so-called Noise Vision, a technology capable of detecting and helping engineers el...
VW, First to Launch a Car Exclusively on a Mobile Device
22 Oct 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Volkswagen becomes the first auto manufacturer to use the App Store in order to launch a new vehicle. The model in question is the 2010 GTI, which is featured on the free version of ...
Ford, U of Michigan Test Hybrid Control Systems
22 Oct 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford seems to grow more and more keen on testing its ideas, as well as ways to see them through, in the virtual environment, prior to actually spending money for the final products. We've alrea...
Self-Driving Cars, ETA 10 Years
22 Oct 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The announcement of the European's Union new SARTRE project has opened the way for the development of self driving cars, which could be used in what may very well become passenger cars road tra...
Mazda Unleashes Sky-G, Sky-D Engines at Tokyo
21 Oct 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda will present at the Tokyo Motor Show several new technologies, including "Mazda SKY-G" direct-injection petrol engine, the "Mazda SKY-D" clean diesel engine and the "M...
Toshiba Ducati Laptop and Camcorder Official Details
21 Oct 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After they have unveiled it at the 2009 IFA in Berlin at the beginning of September, Ducati and Toshiba released the official details of the Satellite U500 Ducati edition laptop, which is available ...
TomTom Debuts Integrated Navigation System
21 Oct 2009, 07:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / TomTom yesterday introduced the all-in-one solution called GO I-90 which can be fitted into any type of car. The manufacturer says the navigation and in-car infotainment system provides full radio i...
Land Rover Launches Guinness Premiership iPhone App
21 Oct 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British car manufacturer Land Rover announced that the first Official Guinness Premiership iPhone application has been launched, enabling iPhone users to stay informed with the latest rugby news, fi...
BMW Researches Reusable Waste Heat
20 Oct 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the race to provide vehicles as environmentally friendly as possible picks up, manufacturers worldwide are looking into ways to reuse every energy waste a vehicle produces, be it heat or from bra...
Porsche Design Bobsleigh and Sledge
20 Oct 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Winter season is almost here and everybody is getting ready, especially kids. Porsche Design thought of releasing a product to provide fans of the German car brand with the same directional stabilit...
Ford's Distraction Lab Plays with Goggles
20 Oct 2009, 09:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Believe it or not, making a driver keep his/her eyes on the road has developed into a science of its own, with all the required laboratories and scientists. With so many distractions in today's...
First Ever Use of OnStar Stolen Vehicle Shutdown: It Works
20 Oct 2009, 06:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM proudly announced today its new OnStar Stolen Vehicle Slowdown system (SVS) was put through its very first real life test on Sunday, as a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe has been carjacked at at gunpoint. T...
Lamborghini Christmas Package for 2009
19 Oct 2009, 12:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Italian carmaker Lamborghini has just released a special package for Christmas, namely a limited edition gift-boxed candles and ceramic baubles, inspired by the Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni m...
New Bluetooth Headsets from BMW and MINI
19 Oct 2009, 12:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Owners of BMW and MINI vehicles can now benefit from new Bluetooth headsets matched specifically to the car they drive. Just as expected, the connection to the user’s mobile phone does not req...
Gyrobike, Training Wheels' Armageddon
15 Oct 2009, 14:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When learning to ride a bicycle, we all know it takes a fair enough amount of time, skills, and training to learn how to maintain your balance. What you are about to see on the video below however c...
Honda Reveals New Bicycle Simulator
15 Oct 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese manufacturer Honda revealed today that it plans to start selling its new traffic safety Bicycle Simulator in Japan as early as February 2010, with orders accepted from this November. Honda ...
Remy Julienne Reloaded: High-Speed Car Ramps on Streets
15 Oct 2009, 07:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's quite entertaining to watch those crazy stunts on TV and it's even more fun to attend such a show. All of us have probable dreamt at least once to do such things like jumping with a c...
iPhone, the New Car Key
14 Oct 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new feature, this time intended for motorists, is getting ready to join the gazillion applications already developed for the iPhone: the Viper SmartStart. This one can turn your iPhone into a car ...