Car Safety
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Already responsible for developing more luxurious and higher performing vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover, the Special Vehicles Operations division has now been tasked with building armored cars for the British automaker. And the first off the list is an armored Land Rover Range Rover which dons the Sentinel badge we last saw on an armored Jaguar XJ. ALSO SEE: 2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn Drops Top Ahead Of Frankfurt Debut: Video The Range Rover Sentinel is based on the luxurious Range Rover Autobiography and benefits from VR8 ballistic and blast protection certification. This means it can withstand...
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FIA Will Test Closed Cockpits
In the wake of Justin Wilson's tragic death last week, the conversation about closed cockpits in open-wheel racing has been renewed. Formula One's governing body, the FIA, will begin evaluating potential closed cockpit designs for single-seat racecars. It's a surprisingly controversial topic that...
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Tesla Model S Hacked... Wait... Tesla Model S Fixed
Last year, some hackers in China proved that the Tesla Model S was a hackable machine. In the wake of some more recent hackable automotive news, it shouldn't be quite as surprising that such a connected car like the Model S is exploitable. Still, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] seems to be far more in...
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Hacker Working With GM To Fix OnStar Vulnerabilities: Video
Connected cars promise better safety and security, but like anything connected to a network, they can be susceptible to attacks from hackers. And General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is just the latest automaker in the news due to cyber security concerns. ALSO SEE: BMW Offers EnLighten App Connectivity...
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FCA Responds To Hackers' Scary Breach Of 2014 Jeep Cherokee: Video
On Tuesday, Wired posted an account of writer Andy Greenberg's ongoing experiment to demonstrate the potential of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee to be remotely hacked. During this round, partners Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek were able to access the vehicle's climate control, entertainment...
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Samsung Builds A Truck You Can See Through, Sort Of
We've seen some pretty interesting applications of camera tech lately—see Land Rover's Transparent Hood and Jaguar's 360 Virtual Urban Windscreen. Yet Samsung's Safety Truck seems particularly clever. Compared with the Jaguar Land Rover applications, Samsung's effort is decidedly simple...
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The Porsche 918 Spyder has been, arguably, the most successful of the new breed of hybrid hypercars, selling more than the McLaren P1 and Ferrari LaFerrari combined. While its performance may, in some ways, be the lowest of the three, it’s nonetheless an incredibly impressive car. ALSO SEE: Batkid Begins: This Movie Trailer Will Melt Your Car-Loving Heart But it has one flaw, at least: its radiator wiring harness. Or so it seems. Porsche is recalling all 918 Spyders built, including the 223 vehicles that have been delivered to the U.S., for a small tweak that will prevent the electric...
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NHTSA Aims To Speed Implementation Of Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communication
Today's cars are, without a doubt, safer than they've ever been. But with ever-increasing congestion—along with seemingly infinite distractions—the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking to speed implementation of vehicle-to-vehicle technology (V2V), which would focus...
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Mercedes-Benz Hits Milepost In Construction Of Mammoth New Crash Test Facility
Mercedes-Benz has been crash testing all its models for over half a century, and along the way, the company has developed plenty of groundbreaking tech. From seatbelts that tense up before a crash, to systems that will alert drowsy drivers, to technology that will actually stop the vehicle to...
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Truck Lovers Beware: Texas A&M Back With A New Truck-Killing Barrier
Remember Texas A&M’s previous truck-decapitating barrier? Well, the university’s Transportation Institute has developed a new barrier, but rather than stop a vehicle dead in its tracks this new one is aimed at saving lives. MUST WATCH: Texas A&M Barrier Decapitates Trucks In...
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MINI Hints At Future Tech With Augmented Vision Concept: Video
Augmented Reality, where your normal view is ‘augmented’ by computer-generated sensory input, typically via a headset- or glasses-type device, hasn’t quite caught on in the mainstream just yet, but we’re starting to see more and more companies dabble in the field. One of...
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Lexus Safety System+ To Debut On 2016 RX Crossover, Toyota Safety Sense On 2016 RAV4 Hybrid
Lexus and Toyota will debut new safety systems in New York.
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A new video shows teenage drivers engaging in dangerous behavior.
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Ford’s New Road Sign Detection Tech Helps You Dodge Speeding Tickets
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is introducing a semi-autonomous feature that will help you avoid copping a speed ticket. The technology is called the “Intelligent Speed Limiter” and it works by reading speed limit signs using a camera at the front of the car, and then slowing the...
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Coming With Nanny System To Watch Over Teen Drivers
Chevrolet is set to unveil an all-new Malibu at next month’s 2015 New York Auto Show, and in the lead up to the car’s arrival the bowtie brand has been dropping a number of details about the upcoming mid-sizer. Today, Chevy revealed that its new Malibu, which goes on sale later this...
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Elon Musk: Autonomous Cars May Lead To Driving Being Outlawed
Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk has come out and stated what many opponents of autonomous cars may be secretly fearing: driving becoming outlawed. Musk made the comments at a conference held by tech company Nvidia on Tuesday. “In the distant future, I think people may outlaw driving...
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GM Working On Headlights That Track Your Eye Movements
General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] European subsidiary Opel is developing a new type of headlight that actually tracks the movement of your eyes and then shines in the direction you are looking at, within a set range. The new feature will form part of Opel’s adaptive headlights in the...
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Jaguar Land Rover Previews Bicycle And Motorcycle Detection System: Video
Jaguar Land Rover has been showing off some of its upcoming safety technology in recent months, with previous highlights including an innovative transparent hood system and a similar transparent pillar system. Now the British automaker has revealed a bicycle and motorcycle detection system that...
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Audi has developed high-beam headlights that can detect other vehicles on the road and dim part of the light beam so that they don’t blind other drivers while at the same time continue to cast their full light in the areas surrounding the other vehicles. This works because the light beams are created using numerous LEDs—about 25 per headlight unit—spread over a grid, and these can then be individually controlled depending on the situation. ALSO SEE: Lamborghini Huracán Driver Hits 208 MPH Before Crash: Video The technology is called the Matrix LED and at present only...
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Chevy Previews Tech That Can Warn Of Car Trouble Before It Happens
Chevrolet is using this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show to preview a new connected car service that can predict and notify you when certain components of your car need attention—in many cases before performance is impacted. The service will be made available on several 2016 model...
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2015 Dodge Challenger Not Quite As Safe As Before?
Dodge is pretty damn proud of its all-new 2015 Challenger, and they should be because it's a great car. The interior refinements are a nice step forward, while every engine offered has plenty of pluses. Additionally, you know, HELLCAT... and all that. Still, there's something worth pointing out...
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2016 Cadillac CT6 to feature video-streaming rearview mirror
Cadillac is set to unveil a new flagship sedan at the 2015 New York Auto Show in April, and today we learned of one of the cooler features that will appear on the car. The new car will be a fullsize sedan called the CT6 and it will come with a video-streaming rearview mirror that should make...
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2015 Jaguar F-Type, XF, XJ Recalled For Steering Failure, Fire Risk
Like a modern update on a classic horror movie, it appears that the ghost of Lucas Electrical may have just returned to haunt the modern brand: Jaguar is recalling some of its 2015 model year XJ, XF, and F-Types built between late August and mid-September, and it's partially due to an issue with...
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BMW To Present Self-Parking Technology At 2015 CES
At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, BMW gave us our first taste of its new ActiveAssist autonomous technology in the form of a 2-Series prototype that could handle itself while driving at the limit. At next year’s show, which runs from January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas, BMW will show an...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran