Automotive Grade Linux Set to Take On Apple CarPlay & Android Auto
4 Jul 2014, 08:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Apple revealed the quirky CarPlay in-vehicle infotainment interface and Google responded with Android Auto, the newly unveiled Automotive Grade Link is ready to deliver open source solutions f...
Craig Vetter 2014 Fuel Challenge This Weekend
3 Jul 2014, 14:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One weekend before the last MotoGP race of the first half of the 2014 championship, we get some intense, though different kind of motorcycle action: the 2014 Craig Vetter Fuel Challenge. Younger ...
Molten-Air Batteries Might Give EVs 7,000 Miles Range
3 Jul 2014, 12:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Some automakers are investing a lot into creating fuel cell vehicles, but unless they don’t come up with a very cheap way to get hydrogen, standard electric vehicles seem a better alternative ...
2015 Cadillac ATS Receives ZF Lenksysteme Electric Power Steering
2 Jul 2014, 19:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although electric power steering systems don't have as many fans as the good ol' hydraulic assist, automotive technology is a fickle friend and this change is slowly but steadily becoming ...
Subaru Launches Interactive 360 Degree Racing Videos in New App
2 Jul 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you thought your new smartphone is “the shieeet” because it can make panoramic photos, you should know that the technology for making spherical videos is also out there. And Subaru de...
World’s First Smartphone-Controlled Aircraft Is Cheap and Fun
2 Jul 2014, 16:18 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Toby Rich, a German company based-in Bremen that creates smartphone gadgets, has designed the world’s first smartphone-controlled aircraft. The SmartPlane is bluetooth-paired with its remote a...
Smaller Ducati 90-Degree Engine Confirmed for MotoGP Bikes
2 Jul 2014, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things seem to be on the move at Ducati, as the Ducati Corse boss Gigi Dall’Igna has confirmed the generic layout of the new engine the Borgo Panigale group plans to use in the future champion...
2014 Suzuki DL650A V-Strom Recalled for Chain-Related Crash Risk
2 Jul 2014, 14:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. is recalling a small number of their new 650cc V-Strom bikes to fix a problem with the drive chain, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports. Suzuki s...
World’s Most Expensive Surfboard Is $1.3 Million and Reaches 35mph
1 Jul 2014, 16:58 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / And just when you thought some things can never get that expensive, it hits you. Master surfboard craftsman Roy Stuart has recently released his latest design, the Rampant. Having a flexible design ...
This Six-wheeled Snowboard of the Streets Will Change All Board Sports · Video
1 Jul 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A young team of skating and snowboarding enthusiasts from San Francisco have designed what could be the ground-breaking toy to make the winter sport possible all year long. With its innovative desig...
Is Ducati Hiding Something?
1 Jul 2014, 15:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Each time things seem to work a bit out of the ordinary, the rumor mill starts spinning faster and faster and all sorts of weird questions pop up. The latest such question came last Sunday, after th...
Gibbs Reveals Two-Up Quadski XL Amphibian
1 Jul 2014, 12:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Gibbs Sports reveals a new version of their amazing Quadski amphibian ATV, and this time you can bring a passenger with you and share the jaw-dropping on-land and on-water fun. The Quadski XL is her...
Automotive Tech Breakthroughs '80s People Would Never Believe
30 Jun 2014, 18:07 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / There’s no denying how far cars have advanced since the 1980s, but it’s still entertaining to look at how modern cars incorporate technology not even fathomable just 30 years ago. Althou...
Germans Will Park Their Car Through an Autonomus Robot Named Ray
30 Jun 2014, 16:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A German-based company claims they’ve designed the best four-wheel robot that will park the car for you. The system is already functional in Dusseldorf International Airport, and according to ...
The Ayrton Senna Signature Collection Made by Veho Unveiled
30 Jun 2014, 15:30 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Instituto Ayrton Senna, a non-profit organization that struggles to improve the quality of education in Brazil, and that was inspired by the great three-time F1 world champion, alongside worldwi...
Cal Crutchlow with Suzuki in 2015, Closer to Reality after Official Discussions
30 Jun 2014, 15:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the hiatus between Cal Crutchlow and Ducati is drawing nearer with each passing weekend. Despite his finish in the first top 10 riders after the Dutch MotoGP round at Assen last Saturd...
The Bonneville Salt Flats Receive New Salt
29 Jun 2014, 13:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It may sound a bit funny to some, but the Bonneville Salt Flats need some replenishment from time to time. The most iconic place on Earth for land speed record setting and breaking on both the autom...
Pall-V One Is a Hybrid Car and Gyroplane James Bond Would Love
28 Jun 2014, 19:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While some people keep chasing celebrity diets and lifestyles, or watch football matches yet taking another sip of their 6-pack of beer, innovative engineers think of new ways to break mankind&rsquo...
Renault Rolls Out Free Safety Adventure Game for Children
27 Jun 2014, 09:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Seems interesting and a bit funny how Renault is that concerned about safety while its new Megane range only got a three-star Euro NCAP rating. However, the automaker claims children and teenagers m...
2014 MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Receives All-New Akrapovic Exhaust, Rossi Has to Wait
27 Jun 2014, 07:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha updates the exhausts use for the two factory bikes it fields in MotoGP, but this weekend, it looks like only Jorge Lorenzo will be racing with the new silencers in the Dutch Grand Prix at Ass...