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Self-Inflating Tire Snatches Tire Technology of the Year Award
Self-Inflating Tire Snatches Tire Technology of the Year Award

24 Feb 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Self Inflating Tire, also known as SIT, a technology designed by Coda Development has just won the Tire Technology of the Year award at the Tire Technology Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2...

 
BMW to Help Drivers with AI-Like ILENA System
BMW to Help Drivers with AI-Like ILENA System

24 Feb 2009, 14:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Years of research were put into developing systems that would allow drivers to better their driving skills with the aid of the car itself. But now, as the moment in which such systems draws ever clo...

 
Olympic Volkswagen Passat Lingyu Fuel Cell Fleet Demostrations
Olympic Volkswagen Passat Lingyu Fuel Cell Fleet Demostrations

23 Feb 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen Group of America announced today that 16 Passat Lingyu vehicles will participate in fleet demonstrations at the California Fuel Cell Partnership in Sacramento. The fuel cell vehicles are ...

 
Authentic Vertu Nurburgring Racetrack Mobile Phone for Sale on eBay
Authentic Vertu Nurburgring Racetrack Mobile Phone for Sale on eBay

23 Feb 2009, 11:42 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Petrolheads who want more than an ordinary mobile phone to show their passion for races now have the chance to purchase an authentic Vertu Nurburgring racetrack mobile phone on eBay (via mobilephone...

 
Pamper Your Vehicle with the Touchless Car Cover
Pamper Your Vehicle with the Touchless Car Cover

23 Feb 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although you might think that car covers are extremely old-fashioned and that they damage the paint of your vehicle in time, we suggest you think twice after taking a look at The Touchless Car Cover...

 
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar - Off-roading Made Easy
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar - Off-roading Made Easy

23 Feb 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tires are undoubtedly some of the most important components when going off-road, together with all-wheel drive capability and extraordinary driving skills. Well, the guys over at The Goodyear Tire &...

 
Chrysler ENVI Goes to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show
Chrysler ENVI Goes to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show

20 Feb 2009, 17:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler will showcases its electric vehicle future at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show when it premieres the Chrysler 200C EV Concept and the Dodge Circuit EV Prototype developed by ENVI, which is an in-h...

 
Ford Debuts 6-Speed SelectShift Tranny for EcoBoost
Ford Debuts 6-Speed SelectShift Tranny for EcoBoost

19 Feb 2009, 15:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford today introduced a new 6-speed SelectShift automatic transmission that will be exclusively available with the new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine. In essence, the transmission box is especially ma...

 
CO2-Fuel Converter Powered by Sunlight Shows Potential
CO2-Fuel Converter Powered by Sunlight Shows Potential

19 Feb 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The automakers' efforts to come up with an all electric engine for the masses are admirable, but obviously not enough. Although low CO2 emission engines are being developed all over the world i...

 
Audi Australia and PDM Launch First Holographic Virtual Assistant
Audi Australia and PDM Launch First Holographic Virtual Assistant

17 Feb 2009, 08:38 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The creepy future when people will be replaced by robots seems closer than we have expected. Keeping that in mind, Audi and PDM, Australia’s number one Out-of-Home Digital media company, have ...

 
World, Meet the Cockpit of the Future
World, Meet the Cockpit of the Future

14 Feb 2009, 17:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever wondered what the future will look like? Well, there’s no need to wait anymore, at least for car enthusiasts who hoped to experience the functions future cars may bring. Researchers at th...

 
Bugatti's Diva Espresso Machine Gets Swarwoski Crystals
Bugatti's Diva Espresso Machine Gets Swarwoski Crystals

14 Feb 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although the combination luxury-sport is not always the most appropriate one, some designers insist in convincing the public that Swarwoski crystals match with all sort of kitchen gadgets. Thus, ...

 
Let's Get Loud as Jaguar Equips Its 2010 Line with HD Radio
Let's Get Loud as Jaguar Equips Its 2010 Line with HD Radio

11 Feb 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Turn on the radio and let the music play as Jaguar is equipping its 2010 product line with HD Radio technology. Because the British luxury automaker likes to keep the pace with the ultimate technolo...

 
IceController Defrosts the Windshield in Seconds
IceController Defrosts the Windshield in Seconds

10 Feb 2009, 15:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Defrosting the windshield is one of the, let's say, uncomfortable things to be done during the cold season, despite all those sprays and devices promising only milk and honey. Well, it may seem...

 
Alternators Out, Thermoelectrics to Improve MPG
Alternators Out, Thermoelectrics to Improve MPG

10 Feb 2009, 15:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The era of the alternators may soon come to an end, as thermoelectric technology becomes a more and more viable energy source. The phenomenon, which uses temperature difference to create an electric...

 
Automotive Industry in Need for Speed
Automotive Industry in Need for Speed

10 Feb 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The real life automotive industry is on its knees. Sales are down, forecasts look like an excerpt from “Hostel”, everybody runs for their pockets. What is there to do in such a hostile e...

 
Acer Ferrari 1200 Notebook Brings You in Pole Position
Acer Ferrari 1200 Notebook Brings You in Pole Position

9 Feb 2009, 15:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since we're sure the 22-inch Acer limited-edition Ferrari monitor unveiled by the Taiwanese hardware manufacturer last October wasn't enough, here's another goody for Scuderia fans: t...

 
Louis Vuitton Designs Luggage Line for Infiniti's New Concept Car
Louis Vuitton Designs Luggage Line for Infiniti's New Concept Car

9 Feb 2009, 15:22 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It looks like a popular trend among automakers is to link their name to a luxury fashion designer in order to make their vehicles even more attractive. If Audi announced it would wear Prada, Infinit...

 
Ford Crash Tests with Balloons
Ford Crash Tests with Balloons

9 Feb 2009, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford is testing an array of new “active” crash-avoidance and driver-aid technologies it will introduce in 2009 by driving prototypes into large, car-shaped balloons to help customers avo...

 
Driving Lessons from Leafcutter Ants
Driving Lessons from Leafcutter Ants

9 Feb 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In case you want to spend less time in traffic and arrive earlier at your destination, then you should seriously consider taking lessons from... leafcutter ants. As incredible as it may seem, this i...