Volvo Trucks Develops All-Around Visibility Tech That Predicts Traffic Scenarios Beforehand
7 Oct 2014, 11:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / So you thought that the Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 is the most technologically advanced heavy-duty truck in existence? Well you should think again… That sci-fi German contraption is b...
EV Recharging Turning Cheaper: Pole Sockets and Smart Cables
7 Oct 2014, 10:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Electric vehicles are the most reasonable cars to drive around town and its outskirts for now. They’re simple, easy to use, cheap to maintain and nothing comes out of their rear ends. The only...
Sikorsky Unveils the S-97 RAIDER - Sleek, Fast and Deadly
6 Oct 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The future of helicopters is here and it comes with three rotors, according to Sikorsky Aircraft. The US company recently unveiled the first two S-97 RAIDER prototypes also marking the start of...
Newly Built Californian Homes Should Be Electric Vehicle Ready
3 Oct 2014, 16:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Adapting an old house to accommodate wiring that can handle the 240v/40 A needed to recharge an electric vehicle might discourage people from taking the big step. That’s why new homes should n...
Hexoskin Is a Hi-Tech Shirt Formula 1 Drivers Need
3 Oct 2014, 16:05 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / We know all about smart watches, reality headsets, fitness bands and so on, but what would you think if we were to tell you there’s a Canadian startup working on a wearable Hi-Tech shirt that ...
Apple CarPlay Now Available for Pioneer NEX Media Devices
3 Oct 2014, 14:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Apple and Google are trying to integrate smartphones with you car and soon enough, automakers might even ditch their costly infotainment systems. Who wouldn’t like swipe a finger over the same...
PathFindIR II In-Car Thermal Vision Camera Reveals Everything at Night
3 Oct 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Driving in daylight is one thing, but when the night comes, the situation changes totally. The headlamps will allow you to see about 500 feet (152 m) ahead in total darkness and most of the times th...
Meet Orbiter 3b, The UAV that Proves Military Drones Are Still Cool
2 Oct 2014, 17:18 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Israeli-based company Aeronautics have recently unveiled their latest unmanned aerial vehicle. Called Orbiter 3b, the military drone takes off from a catapult that can be mounted on a vehicle, has v...
How About Self-Adjusting Motorcycle Mirrors?
3 Oct 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Someone should start building self-adjusting motorcycle mirrors that detect the rider's position and provide the best visibility in all scenarios
Toyota to Unveil Cutting-Edge Technology in Japan
30 Sep 2014, 13:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota is putting its money up on fuel cell technology to create a sustainable future transportation system as well as on linked cars and communities to make it more efficient. The company will ...
Solar Steam Boiler System Makes Electricity 24/7
29 Sep 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If electric vehicles are said to be the future, then we need a reliable and ecological way to create electricity. Solar panels seem to be the answer, but then what do you do when it’s cloudy o...
Google Glass Texting While Driving Is Almost As Dangerous as Using a Phone
29 Sep 2014, 09:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You’re probably thinking that Google Glass will help you a lot with staying in touch with friends while driving and still be safe. Well, you’re somehow wrong as a study reveals the devic...
Uber Driver Accused of Hammer Attack by Passenger
29 Sep 2014, 08:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Well, we got protests from the regular taxi drivers against the Uber service so far, with some countries and cities banning the app but now comes the users’ turn to be upset as one rider got a...
The Alternative to EV Wireless Charging - PowerHydrant
29 Sep 2014, 08:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As electric vehicles start to gain more market share, different companies are trying to find ways to improve EV owners experience. Many are investing in wireless charging, but that comes with a slig...
2015 Corvette's Valet Mode Feature Is Illegal in 12 States
28 Sep 2014, 23:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been recalled recently over some issues with the airbags and parking brake cables, vehicles equipped with the Valet Mode Performance Data Reco...
Robotic Octopus Is Cool and Almost Useless
26 Sep 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Nature inspired the mankind to create all sorts of machine and devices and just when you thought we mined every bit of information from the animal/vegetable world, boom - we started copying them by ...
A Wearable Drone that Flies Off Your Wrist Is in Development
26 Sep 2014, 16:40 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Imagine your watch could transform into a remote-controlled quadcopter with just a shake of your hand. This is pretty much what one of the finalists of Intel’s Make It Wearable competition, in...
Hollywood Gets Green Light for Using Drones on Set
26 Sep 2014, 15:42 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has recently announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted exemptions to six aerial photo and video production companies. Even though seve...
Argentina Uses Drones to Catch Wealthy Tax Evaders
26 Sep 2014, 14:53 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Buenos Aires province’s tax agency said that Argentinian authorities have been using unmanned aerial vehicles to search for, take pictures and film belongings that had not been detailed on...
Five-Stroke Engine Works and Might Enter Production
26 Sep 2014, 13:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sounds a bit crazy to make an engine that uses an odd number of strokes, right? We have 2, 4 and even 6-stroker engines so far, with the latter being still a prototype that injects water in the cyl...