Toyota Shows Off Advanced Active Safety Vehicle at 2013 CES
8 Jan 2013, 12:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 2013 Consumer Electronics Electronics Show, which has started today, and lasts until Friday 11 January, is the venue chosen by Toyota to show off what they are calling the most advanced vehicle ...
Audi Gets License to Test Self Driving Cars in Nevada
8 Jan 2013, 12:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Google may have obtained a license to test out its autonomous in the US (in Nevada) first, Audi is the first actual automaker to do the same. Now, while you may not have heard about this fact ...
Toyota Modifies Power Button for Safety Reasons
8 Jan 2013, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The ignition key is slowly becoming extinct, and while there are still many cars which still use (and will still keep on using) old-fashioned keys, the age of the power button is approaching. Howeve...
Carbon Fiber Tech from Lexus LFA to Be Used in Other Models
8 Jan 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Lexus LFA has officially gone out of production, and it will truly be missed. Aside from the exorbitant price tag, there was really nothing wrong with it, and it was one of the best-engineered a...
Japanese Company AGC Now Offering UV- and IR-Proof Automotive Glass
27 Dec 2012, 15:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Getting a nice tan is very important for many people around the world, who flock to the beach every summer. However, they don`t seem to realize that they get bombarded by the Sun’s rays much m...
What About Creating Small Tornados to Create Electricity?
27 Dec 2012, 14:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tornados are usually thought of as being highly-unwanted and destructive, and throughout history, they have wreaked havoc around the world. However, under controlled conditions, they can be created ...
UAV Quadcopter Confuses French Police
27 Dec 2012, 09:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Poking a bit of fun is always a good idea, if it is innocent fun, and if the recipients are some French cops, aboard a Peugeot 308 squad car, it`s even more fun! While attending the LeWeb 2012 Co...
DMV Grants Self-Driving License to Continental to Carry Out Tests in Nevada
21 Dec 2012, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Google isn`t the only company out to capitalize on the self-driving trend which is slowly being adapted and adopted for all manner of vehicles. Even some more mainstream cars can be left to their ow...
2013 Toyota Avalon - World’s First to Use Qi Wireless In-Car Charging
20 Dec 2012, 09:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While wireless charging is becoming increasingly common, especially for home use, we are not at all surprised to see the technology make an appearance in a car. However, it`s not a GM product, as we...
Hiriko Folding EV Set for Production in 2013
19 Dec 2012, 16:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Hiriko Fold folding electric vehicle, one of the more interesting additions to the world of EVs, is set to go into production in the spring of 2013. The production version of the EV will be reve...
Rear-View Cameras May Be Added to the List of Mandatory Safety Kit in 2014
18 Dec 2012, 10:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Rear-view cameras are becoming increasingly common on most new cars, and while they are not standard yet, they may very well be as of 2014. Apparently, as many as 300 people die every year in the US...
Volvo Teams Up With Ericsson to Create Cloud-Based Vehicle Infotainment System
17 Dec 2012, 14:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the general quality and technical prowess of Volvo cars has gone up in recent years, and their cars are as safe as ever, the Swedish manufacturer just isn’t able to deliver a competent i...
New App Will Allow New Yorkers to E-Hail Cabs!
17 Dec 2012, 09:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those for whom whistling and raising their hand is too much of an old-fashioned way of hailing a cab in New York, there will soon be a new and much more modern way of doing it for those who have...
Downsizing - How to Keep Performance at Low Displacement
16 Dec 2012, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This year has seen an explosion in the number of turbocharged small displacement petrol engines available under the bonnets of new cars. Ford, Fiat, the Volkswagen Group brands, some of the GM brand...
Geely Gets Permission to Use Volvo Technologies
11 Dec 2012, 16:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo is now owned by Chinese automaker Geely, yet the oriental investors have so far not bee allowed to use any Volvo technologies in their cars. Well, that’s all about to change, with the si...
Apple Maps Deemed ‘Potentially Life Threatening’ in Austraila
10 Dec 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The internet is now full of negative reviews on Apple’s Maps service, which is very buggy (as in full of bugs) for pretty much any user outside the US. Now, the app has been deemed as potentia...
NHTSA May Make Black Boxes Mandatory for Light Vehicles
7 Dec 2012, 12:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As new cars come packed with more and more technology, it was only a matter of time before data-logging black boxes (or Event Data Recorders - EDRs) would become mandatory. Well, now the National Hi...
NHTSA Says Stability Control Saved 2,200 Lives from 2008 to 2010
3 Dec 2012, 15:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’re sure you are well aware of the benefits of having Electronic Stability Control (ESC or ESP) fitted to your car, as it dramatically reduces the chances of skidding off the road, in situat...
Cadillac XTS Digital Dials Allow Drivers to Choose Display Theme
3 Dec 2012, 12:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some manufacturers have already ditched conventional analog dials altogether, in favor of an LCD screen, which replaces everything, looks more modern and is customizable, for specific needs. We firs...
The Brilliant Simplicity of Mazda SKYACTIV
2 Dec 2012, 13:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an age when automakers are being pushed to reduce emissions and use less of the precious oil-based fuels we are extracting out of the ground and processing at great cost (both financial and...