Car Tech
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Google may be hard at work trying to bring self-driving vehicles to public roads, but it's the government that is eagerly pushing for unmanned vehicles to rumble across the ground. The military has been working with unmanned vehicles for many year now. Drones take to the skies to handle a variety of tasks. Still, there's a need for ground-based vehicles to venture into the unmanned arena as the benefits could massive, with human risk dropping significantly when a machine takes over the task. ALSO SEE: EU Secret Plan Leaked-Police To Remotely Stop Cars? The Autonomous Mobility Appliqué...
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EU Secret Plan Leaked--Police To Remotely Stop Cars?
Not the longest, nor the most action-packed, the Mustang versus Charger car chase in the movie Bullitt is generally regarded as one of the best of all time. It wouldn't have been so great, however, were it set in an Orwellian future Europe where police could shut down cars remotely, eliminating the...
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Audi Tests Cleaner e-Fuels With Glass Engine
Plenty of high-end sports cars feature glass panels into the engine bay, letting you glimpse the works of mechanical art beneath. Glass engines though are altogether rarer, for obvious reasons. But that does present a problem when you want to inspect the combustion process a little closer in...
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New Quant Performance Sedan Concept Coming To 2014 Geneva Motor Show
A new performance sedan concept bearing the Quant name has been confirmed for the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, this time with the addition of e-Sportlimousine also in its name. The new concept is the creation of a company called nanoFLOWCELL, which has developed what it says is an entirely new energy...
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Honda Releases Concept Model Data For 3D Printing, Including New Acura NSX
Users can download data and make miniature replicas of Honda concept cars.
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Nissan Reveals ZEOD RC’s 400-HP 3-Cylinder Engine, Confirms 2015 LMP1 Entry
Nissan and its motorsport partner NISMO have finally revealed the engine that will feature in its 2014 ZEOD RC electrified race car, which will compete in the Garage 56 experimental entry in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The engine is a turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder putting out an...
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Ford will continue researching autonomous cars, with help from MIT and Stanford.
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2015 Subarus Get Updated EyeSight Safety System
Subaru has announced the debut of a new and improved version of its EyeSight vehicle safety system, which it is making available on its 2015 lineup. EyeSight is a camera-based vehicle monitoring system that enhances safety performance and further reduces the burden on the driver. MUST WATCH: How A...
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GM 8-Speed In Corvette Z06 Shifts Faster Than Porsche PDK; Here's How
With the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 that was introduced this past week at the Detroit Auto Show, GM raises the threat level to the bragging rights of virtually every other supercar in the world. And while performance numbers are still months away, there were plenty of interesting details...
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Want To Drive Better On Track? Ferrari Telemetry Can Help
Modern Ferraris already do a pretty good job of making you feel like a top-level racing driver. With Manettino switches for selecting different driving modes, near-instantaneous gear shifts and ultra-modern displays, Ferrari cockpits get pretty close to that race car feel. For those who want their...
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Manual Gearbox Thwarts Car Thieves In Massachusetts; Suspects Flee
If you're going to steal a car, don't be stupid. Not that we recommend stealing cars, naturally. But it might be a good idea to make sure you know how to drive the the car you're planning to steal. That's the lesson presumably learned on Tuesday night by three men, one of them said to be carrying a...
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Michelin EverGrip Tires Get Better With Age: Video
Tire tests, designed to explore the grip limits, traction, economy and noise of tires, are a vital consumer service. However capable your car is, it needs good tires to ensure it's as capable and safe in all conditions as possible. ALSO SEE: Polaris Airless Tires Go On Sale Testing has one major...
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If you haven't seen the new Porsche 911 Targa doing its roof dance, you're missing out on one of the coolest things to come from this year's 2014 Detroit Auto Show. But it's not the first roof that goes through heroics so you don't have to. In fact, Porsche's solution for the new 911 Targa is remarkably similar to the mechanism on the Honda Del Sol TransTop. A factory option in Europe and Japan during the car's mid-1990s run, the TransTop could lift, insert, and close the Targa-style top, or reverse the process, with only a little driver interaction. Of course, our question in the headline is...
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2015 Ford F-150 Details, Live Photos & Video: 2.7-Liter EcoBoost & 700-Pound Weight Loss
The all-new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck, the latest version of America’s best-selling vehicle, has been revealed on the eve of the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The new workhorse is radically different to anything we’ve seen before in the full-size pickup market, as it features a body...
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Mazda Shows Next-Gen Mazda Connect Interface At 2014 CES
Mazda has been a bit slow in the car connectivity department and is in catch-up mode. This week it turned up to the Consumer Electronics Show for the first time in order to showcase its next-generation Mazda Connect interface. Unfortunately, there's not much to report on but Mazda promises the new...
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1960s-Era Lotus Racing Simulator Goes Up For Sale
Think racing simulators are a recent invention, conjured up with the advent of photo-realistic video games? Think again. The Lotus 20/22 race simulator recently sold on eBay (via Bring A Trailer) dates back to 1960--pre-dating the sort of simulators we're familiar with by decades. Of course, you've...
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Hyundai Previews Next-Gen Blue Link Interface At 2014 CES
There’s much more to Hyundai’s next-generation Blue Link interface than an ability to connect with wearable smart devices like Google Glass. The new interface also features a destination search powered by Google, a custom assistant app, and Apple’s Siri-powered Eyes Free mode...
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2014 CES: Live Coverage
We are currently live at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas bringing you all the latest in the way of automotive technology news right from the show floor. Here's a look at what's been announced so far: Audi's been making some noise at CES this year and has just revealed the...
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We suspect--and this is just a hunch--that cutting-edge infotainment won't be first on the list of priorities for buyers of the new 2015 Ford Mustang. Nevertheless, in-car entertainment is an essential aspect of modern vehicles and Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] would have been foolish to hamstring the latest 'Stang with out-of-date technology, so instead it's home to the latest generation of Ford's SYNC AppLink technology. DON'T MISS: 2015 Ford Mustang's Secret Feature Is Burnout Control: Exclusive Announced at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show this week, where the Mustang was named car of the...
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AT&T Bringing High-Speed Internet To Future Tesla Models
Tesla Motors can count itself among the more advanced automakers on the road, its Model S sedan gaining plaudits from around the globe and a loyal fanbase the envy of many a manufacturer. Its future vehicles will become even more advanced thanks to a new partnership between Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]...
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2015 Audi TT Interior Previewed At CES
The next generation of Audi's TT sports car is on its way soon, and this preview of the car's interior flaunts Audi's emphasis on high tech as much as high style. A fully digital instrument display leads the driver's focus, replacing the need for a central MMI monitor, according to Audi--though we...
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Volvo Announces Updated Sensus Connect Infotainment System At 2014 CES
Volvo has announced an update for its Sensus Connect infotainment system that enables it to deliver new cloud-based services, offering drivers and passengers of Volvo cars a vast array of new app services such as paying for parking from the car, locating new restaurants at any given destination...
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Cosworth PDR System Could Move Beyond The 2015 Corvette
The Cosworth Performance Data Recorder could find its way into the aftermarket.
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Mercedes Turns To QR Codes To Help First Responders
For most of us, QR codes are just a quick way of getting extra details from an advertisement or transferring clients from a business card to a website. They're useful, but hardly life-changing. Those fitted to the latest Mercedes-Benz models--and now able to be retrofitted to the last few decades...
Antony Ingram