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Opel OnStar Connectivity and Service Assistant Gets Detailed
Opel OnStar Connectivity and Service Assistant Gets Detailed

22 May 2015, 12:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Opel OnStar, the personal connectivity and service assistant, is coming to Europe in mid-June on all models in the German manufacturer's lineup

 
The Android-based FLEXConnect Infotainment System from Mitsubishi Electric Equips a Cadillac
The Android-based FLEXConnect Infotainment System from Mitsubishi Electric Equips a Cadillac

19 May 2015, 16:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Mitsubishi Electric announces its new generation of FLEXConnect In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems. FLEXConnect.IVI provides a intuitive user interface

 
Google's Self-Driving Car Gets the Green Light, Will Hit Public Roads This Summer
Google's Self-Driving Car Gets the Green Light, Will Hit Public Roads This Summer

15 May 2015, 11:57 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Some of us have hoped the moment will not happen too soon, others have dreamed about it. Either way, Google's self-driving car will hit public roads this summer

 
World’s First Throw-and-Shoot Drone Is Better than Your Personal Cameraman
World’s First Throw-and-Shoot Drone Is Better than Your Personal Cameraman

14 May 2015, 17:16 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Drones that follow you by themselves is a thing now. There are more than one on the market, but this one seems rather promissing

 
Dubai Wants to Send UAE’s First Outer Space Mission to Mars by 2020
Dubai Wants to Send UAE’s First Outer Space Mission to Mars by 2020

14 May 2015, 14:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Dubai has been spending the last years developing with a pace few nations have experienced. They now decided to enter the space competition

 
World’s First Solar Bike Path Turns Out to Be Better Than Expected, Engineers Claim
World’s First Solar Bike Path Turns Out to Be Better Than Expected, Engineers Claim

13 May 2015, 17:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / We are slowly switching our cars to electric vehicles, but we still produce a lot of electricity by burning coal. What if we could use the words instead?

 
Watch the Tracked Light-Tank Used in Mad Max: Fury Road Hit 70 MPH in Real Life
Watch the Tracked Light-Tank Used in Mad Max: Fury Road Hit 70 MPH in Real Life

12 May 2015, 12:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Mad Max: Fury Road is a couple of days away from hitting the big screens, but since we still have to wait we figured a nice scoop would do the job

 
Google’s Self-Driving Car: 1.7 Million Miles and 11 Minor Accidents in 6 Years
Google’s Self-Driving Car: 1.7 Million Miles and 11 Minor Accidents in 6 Years

12 May 2015, 08:31 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / It's been six years since Google's first autonomous car hit the road. After early rumors leaked, the director of the program released the first conclusions

 
Slovakian Flying Car Crashes During Test Flight, the Pilot Is Uninjured
Slovakian Flying Car Crashes During Test Flight, the Pilot Is Uninjured

11 May 2015, 16:02 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Slovakian flying car AeroMobil is still in the research and development phase. Yet, the fact a prototype crashed is not really the best sign

 
Mando Footloose Self-Charging e-Bike Has the Looks, But No Chain – Video
Mando Footloose Self-Charging e-Bike Has the Looks, But No Chain – Video

10 May 2015, 08:33 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Mando Footloose is an e-bike that finally does what these commuters should, which is turning pedaling power into electricity

 
US’s First Production Green Vehicle Powered by Air Gets $5 Million Investment
US’s First Production Green Vehicle Powered by Air Gets $5 Million Investment

7 May 2015, 13:00 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / AIRPod uses compressed air to spin the wheels. Until now, it was rather a sci-fi type of thing in the US, but it turns out we might see it on the streets

 
Robocops to Join Dubai Police Force by the End of the Decade
Robocops to Join Dubai Police Force by the End of the Decade

6 May 2015, 11:24 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Robocop was one of the movies most of us remember. The remake wasn't half as good, but the idea of a robotic police officer comes to people's delight

 
How Porsche Plans to Revolutionise Turbo Engines with Variable Compression Ratio
How Porsche Plans to Revolutionise Turbo Engines with Variable Compression Ratio

4 May 2015, 11:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Variable Compression Ratio Engines have been some sort of a Holy Grail, and now Porsche proposes a viable solution for this

 
Unmanned Tracked Vehicle with a 50 Caliber Gun Reminds Us of The Terminator – Video
Unmanned Tracked Vehicle with a 50 Caliber Gun Reminds Us of The Terminator – Video

3 May 2015, 10:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Terminator was one of the most popular movie franchise to outline the danger of future machines over humanity. Simetimes it looks like we're going that way

 
BAE Systems Are Using Formula One Technology to Make their Tanks Better
BAE Systems Are Using Formula One Technology to Make their Tanks Better

1 May 2015, 08:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Tanks are military heavy machinery, we know. But if it weren't for the killing factor, we're certain people would talk more about them

 
Russia’s Mind-Controlled Exoskeletons Could Be Used by the Military in Five Years
Russia’s Mind-Controlled Exoskeletons Could Be Used by the Military in Five Years

30 Apr 2015, 14:24 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Military is one of the ways technology has evolved ever since the invention of electricity. That hasn't changed much since, apparently

 
Elon Musk Teases Us With "The Missing Piece(s)," Home and Utility Battery Launch Imminent
Elon Musk Teases Us With "The Missing Piece(s)," Home and Utility Battery Launch Imminent

30 Apr 2015, 07:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Elon Musk and Tesla Motors fans, rejoice! As we speak, the Palo Alto-based company makes final preparations for the unveiling of a home and "utility battery"

 
Tiny Robots Use Spider-Man Abilities to Haul Weight 2,000 Times Heavier
Tiny Robots Use Spider-Man Abilities to Haul Weight 2,000 Times Heavier

29 Apr 2015, 13:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Imagine a world where tiny bots would haul trucks or even buildings. There is a team working on that type of technology as we speak

 
The “Breathalyzer” for Weed Has Been Invented, and Some Won't Like It
The “Breathalyzer” for Weed Has Been Invented, and Some Won't Like It

29 Apr 2015, 09:36 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Police officers have been using the breathalyzer to stop DUI motorists from causing accidents. But what if there's a similar device for marijuana smokers?

 
FlexPV Is an Open Source Vehicle Development Kit that Turns You into an Inventor
FlexPV Is an Open Source Vehicle Development Kit that Turns You into an Inventor

28 Apr 2015, 15:35 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Imagine a wheel that you could use to build your own vehicle. It's a device that integrates motor, battery and controller