Biker Jacket Helps Autonomous Vehicles Correctly See Cyclists in All Conditions
10 Sep 2019, 13:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Philip Siwek won bronze at the 2019 IDEA International Design Conference in Chicago with his retroreflective 2D barcode cycling jacket aimed to boost safety
How Ford Keeps Bugs Off Their Autonomous Cars’ Sensors
6 Sep 2019, 13:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A lot of thought and technology went into creating the perfect bug-squashing system that keeps sensors clean of insect gunk
Automakers Say Technology to Prevent Hot Car Deaths Will Be Built-In by 2025
5 Sep 2019, 12:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Trade groups promise rear-seat reminder systems to prevent more tragedies. Safety organizations say reminders are not enough, monitoring should be included
Man Delivers Handwritten Letter by Flying in Jet-Powered Suit Over the Solent
3 Sep 2019, 11:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Richard Browning takes his “Iron Man” suit for a mission initially scheduled for 1934, breaks his own record for speed and distance in the process
Ford Has a Patent to Put a Movie Projector Into the SUV Liftgate
2 Sep 2019, 20:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Originally filed in 2017, the patent mentions a video projector mounted to the liftgate, which could also work as floodlight in secondary mode
With Autonomous Vehicles We’re “Heading Towards Hell,” Says Expert
2 Sep 2019, 15:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kevin Delaney says a “good path” for driverless cars must be established and progress should take place in waves. Otherwise, everything will go wrong
Study: Drivers of New Cars Are Annoyed by “Nagging” Tech, Turn It Off
29 Aug 2019, 17:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Carmakers strive to make their vehicles smarter and safer, but they need to focus more on getting the technology right, J.D. Power says after new study
British Startup Claims Battery Breakthrough That Charges an EV in 6 Minutes
29 Aug 2019, 11:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dr. Jean De La Verpilliere of Echion Technologies says their solution can go into production next year, will be incorporated into existing production of EVs
Andrew Yang Wants Giant Mirrors in Space to Tackle Climate Change
29 Aug 2019, 11:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Presidential candidate unveils climate plan, setting 2049 as deadline achieve n net-zero carbon emissions and the option of putting foldable mirrors in space
Cyborgs Will Take Over, Replace Humans on Earth, Says Futurist James Lovelock
27 Aug 2019, 12:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / New book “Novacene” explores a future that has already started, in which artificial intelligence will become the final era of life on our planet
Hacker Finds Vulnerability Allowing Him to Lock Down Up to 25,000 Cars at Once
26 Aug 2019, 20:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Researchers from Pen Test Partners reveal vulnerability in SmarTrack immobilizer, which turns it on permanently without the car owner even knowing
Chicago Police Turns to Samsung’s DeX in-Vehicle Solution as PC Replacement
26 Aug 2019, 15:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / All officers with the 11th precinct will get the in-car system by the end of the year, which will allow them to use their Samsung Galaxy as a PC
Designer Makes Clothes That Trick Surveillance Cameras Into Seeing You as a Car
25 Aug 2019, 20:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kate Rose shows off new collection at DefCon 2019, including items covered with license plate images to fool systems that tracks civilians
Fighting Robots Videos Pulled Off YouTube for Showing “Animal Cruelty”
23 Aug 2019, 12:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dozens of videos of Battlebots were erroneously banned from the platform upon “review” because AI thought they showed animals fighting
Jaguar Land Rover Looks Forward To 3D Head-Up Display Technology
20 Aug 2019, 12:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Immersive 3D in-car experiences sound nice and all, but when was the last time your Jaguar and Land Rover was reliable? Yup, that's the big question
Ultimate Nerd Has Tesla Model 3 Keycard Chip Implanted Into Her Arm
15 Aug 2019, 21:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Amie DD is now able to unlock and start her car with just her arm, thanks to a yearlong project that saw her get a new “biohack”: the RFID chip of a Tesla
BMW Charging $80 Per Year For Apple CarPlay, $300 For Lifetime Subscription
26 Jul 2019, 12:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / $80 per year or $300 for a lifetime subscription. Is BMW trying to milk the cash cow or are the higher-ups in Munich oblivious to other automakers?
Audi Improves A8 With Predictive Active Suspension
19 Jul 2019, 18:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Predictive active suspension is coming to the Audi A8 this August for the 2020 model year, and it costs 5,450 euros in Germany
BMW Demonstrates Level 4 Autonomous Driving In the 7 Series
27 Jun 2019, 20:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2021 BMW iNext might be the first BMW with Level 3 autonomous driving, but the 7 Series is capable of Level 4 autonomous right now
Uconnect Market Launched Because FCA Customers “Live Busy Lives”
25 Jun 2019, 13:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Uconnect Market sounds great at first, but this in-car commerce platform also poses a risk in terms of sensitive data theft